Patents by Inventor Makato Kano

Makato Kano 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).

  • Sliding element, sliding structure including the sliding element, and method for producing microscopic surface structure in the sliding element
    Publication number: 20030128903
    Abstract: A sliding structure including first and second sliding elements made of metal and including first and second sliding surfaces relatively slidable via a lubricating oil film therebetween, in which at least one of the first and second sliding surfaces having a microscopic surface structure including a base portion, dimples inward recessed from the base portion and separated from one another, and a peripheral portion defining the opening area of each of the dimples and extending along a periphery of each of the dimples. A ratio of a sum of opening areas of the dimples to an area of the at least one of the first and second surfaces is in a range of 5% to 60%. The peripheral portion has a height smaller than a thickness of the lubricating oil film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiteru Yasuda, Makato Kano, Yutaka Mabuchi, Shinji Asano, Kenshi Ushijima