Patents by Inventor Kunihiro Iguchi

Kunihiro Iguchi 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: 5861565
    Abstract: A synchronizer ring performing synchronous sliding operation with and separating operation from a rotating object member, is composed of an Fe sintered alloy. The Fe sintered alloy comprises carbon of from 1.2 wt. % to 2.0 wt. %, copper of from over 15.0 wt. % to 25.0 wt. %, and the balance being iron and incidental impurities. A free Cu phase is precipitated in a matrix of the synchronizer ring. The synchronizer ring has a high scuffing resistance, an excellent friction characteristic, and sufficient abrasion resisting property and strength, and moreover, provides an easy manufacture thereof by means of a size working and is stable in quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Omiya, Kunihiro Iguchi, Tetsuo Masuyama