Patents by Inventor Koyo Murakami

Koyo Murakami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7150294
    Abstract: A fuel cell hose which is superior in flexibility (low-temperature flexing property) and in barrier properties against hydrogen gas or water, and causes no defects such as buckling or cracking when press-fitting of a connector. The hose comprises an inner layer 1 in contact with fluid and an outer layer 3 formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer, the inner layer being formed by a material (A) comprising a polyolefin resin and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer and the outer layer being formed by a material (B) comprising a polyamide resin and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Katayama, Koyo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20050189030
    Abstract: A fuel cell hose which is superior in flexibility (low-temperature flexing property) and in barrier properties against hydrogen gas or water, and causes no defects such as buckling or cracking when press-fitting of a connector. The hose comprises an inner layer 1 in contact with fluid and an outer layer 3 formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer, the inner layer being formed by a material (A) comprising a polyolefin resin and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer and the outer layer being formed by a material (B) comprising a polyamide resin and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Katayama, Koyo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20040155459
    Abstract: A first adapter is configured so as to include a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body of the first adapter is formed with a tube connecting portion on one axial side thereof and a hose connecting portion on an opposite axial side thereof. A first resin tube is connected to the tube connecting portion. A rubber hose is fitted on the hose connecting portion of the first adapter so as to overlap a connecting end portion of the first resin tube. And then a tightening band is tighten around an outer periphery of the rubber hose on the tube connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Kazutaka Katayama, Takahiro Nishiyama, Koyo Murakami
  • Patent number: 6602565
    Abstract: A method of producing a fuel hose having superior adhesive reliability with superior initial adhesive strength between a tubular fluororesin inner layer and a thermoplastic resin outer layer and with restrained deterioration in adhesive strength after heat aging and immersion into fuel under severe conditions such as an inside of an engine compartment. The method includes plasma treatment on a peripheral surface of the tubular fluororesin inner layer, at least one treatment of water treatment and silane coupling agent treatment on the plasma treated surface and formation of the thermoplastic resin outer layer on the treated peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Katayama, Hiroaki Ito, Takahiro Nishiyama, Koyo Murakami, Tomonori Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 6267148
    Abstract: A conductive polyamide resin composition containing 6-15 parts of conductive carbon black and 0.3-5 parts of secondary aromatic amines for 100 parts by weight of polyamide resins is excellent in formability and a tube manufactured using the composition is excellent in conductivity, heat-aging resistance and oxygenated-gasoline resistance as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Katayama, Hiroaki Itoh, Koyo Murakami
  • Patent number: 5919326
    Abstract: The fuel hose of this invention is a fuel hose comprising a tubular fluororesin inner ply and, as laminated onto the peripheral surface thereof, a thermoplastic resin or rubber outer ply, the tubular fluororesin inner ply having been molded from a fluororesin with an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.6 and the peripheral surface layer of the fluororesin inner ply having been modified into the following treated layer (A).(A) a layer with a distribution of oxygen atoms and having an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.12 and an O/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of oxygen atoms (O) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not less than 0.08.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Yokoe, Kazuhiro Kato, Koyo Murakami, Eiichi Daikai, Hiroaki Ito
  • Patent number: 5776570
    Abstract: A fuel hose comprising an outer rubber layer wherein polysulfide is crosslinked so that polysulfide bonding density is not less than 4.times.10.sup.-5 mol/cm.sup.3 and acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber having a carboxyl group is contained, and an inner polyamide resin layer which is laminated on the inside face of the outer rubber layer and bonded thereon by heat treatment. Since the polyamide resin powder is melted by the heat treatment and the polysulfide bonding decomposes so that the resultant residue after decomposition combines with polyamide molecules, resulting in a direct and strong bonding of the outer rubber layer and the inner polyamide resin layer. Moreover, since the special acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber is mixed therein, it is possible to set up the heat treatment condition at a rather mild one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Koyo Murakami, Hiroaki Ito, Tetsuji Narasaki
  • Patent number: 5771939
    Abstract: A fuel hose comprising an outer rubber layer wherein polysulfide is crosslinked so that polysulfide bonding density is not less than 4.times.10.sup.-5 mol/cm.sup.3 and phenol based resin is contained, and an inner polyamide resin layer which is laminated on the inside face of the outer rubber layer and bonded thereon by heat treatment. Since the polyamide resin powder is melted by the heat treatment and the polysulfide bonding decomposes so that the resultant residue after decomposition combines with polyamide molecules, resulting in a direct and strong bonding of the outer rubber layer and the inner polyamide resin layer. Moreover, since the phenol based resin is mixed therein, it is possible to set up the heat treatment condition at a rather mild one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koyo Murakami, Hiroaki Ito, Tetsuji Narasaki
  • Patent number: 5770285
    Abstract: A fuel hose comprising an outer rubber layer wherein polysulfide is crosslinked so that polysulfide bonding density is not less than 4.times.10.sup.-5 mol/cm.sup.3, and an inner polyamide resin layer which is laminated on the inside face of the outer rubber layer and bonded thereon by heat treatment. Since the polyamide resin powder is melted by the heat treatment and the polysulfide bonding decomposes so that the resultant residue after decomposition combines with polyamide molecules, resulting in a direct and strong bonding of the outer rubber layer and the inner polyamide resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koyo Murakami, Hiroaki Ito, Tetsuji Narasaki
  • Patent number: 5718957
    Abstract: The fuel hose of this invention is a fuel hose comprising a tubular fluororesin inner ply and, as laminated onto the peripheral surface thereof, a thermoplastic resin or rubber outer ply, the tubular fluororesin inner ply having been molded from a fluororesin with an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.6 and the peripheral surface layer of the fluororesin inner ply having been modified into the following treated layer (A).(A) a layer with a distribution of oxygen atoms and having an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.12 and an O/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of oxygen atoms (O) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not less than 0.08.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Yokoe, Kazuhiro Kato, Koyo Murakami, Eiichi Daikai, Hiroaki Ito
  • Patent number: 5622757
    Abstract: A fuel hose comprising an outer rubber layer wherein polysulfide is crosslinked so that polysulfide bonding density is not less than 4.times.10.sup.-5 mol/cm.sup.3 and an epoxy compound having epoxy equivalent at not more than 300 is contained, and an inner polyamide resin layer which is laminated on the inside face of the outer rubber layer and bonded thereon by heat treatment. Since the polyamide resin powder is melted by the heat treatment and the polysulfide bonding decomposes so that the resultant residue after decomposition combines with polyamide molecules, resulting in a direct and strong bonding of the outer rubber layer and the inner polyamide resin layer. Moreover, since the special epoxy compound is mixed therein, it is possible to set up the heat treatment condition at a rather mild one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koyo Murakami, Hiroaki Ito, Tetsuji Narasaki
  • Patent number: 5618629
    Abstract: A flexible partition member for a hydraulic accumulator, which divides an interior of a shell of the accumulator into two sections that provide a gas chamber and a liquid chamber, respectively. The flexible partition member includes an integrally layered composite portion which includes at least one gas-barrier layer and at least one elastic layer, each gas-barrier layer containing a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol, and each elastic layer containing as a major component thereof a polyamide resin selected from the group consisting of nylon 6, nylon 66, nylon 6-10 and nylon 6-12. The integrally layered composite portion includes two adjacent layers which include a gas-barrier layer and an elastic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Takamatsu, Koyo Murakami
  • Patent number: RE38087
    Abstract: The fuel hose of this invention is a fuel hose comprising a tubular fluororesin inner ply and, as laminated onto the peripheral surface thereof, a thermoplastic resin or rubber outer ply, the tubular fluororesin inner ply having been molded from a fluororesin with an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.6 and the peripheral surface layer of the fluororesin inner ply having been modified into the following treated layer (A). (A) a layer with a distribution of oxygen atoms and having an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.12 and an O/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of oxygen atoms (O) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not less than 0.08.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Yokoe, Kazuhiro Kato, Koyo Murakami, Eiichi Daikai, Hiroaki Ito