Patents by Inventor Makoto Nitta

Makoto Nitta 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: 10232665
    Abstract: A wheel cover includes: a cover body having an engagement hole and configured to cover a design face of a wheel; and a cover fastener that is inserted through the engagement hole. A primary attachment member of the cover fastener includes: a supporter that supports a periphery of the engagement hole; a cylindrical portion that is inserted in a hub hole formed in the wheel; a coupler that couples the supporter and the cylindrical portion; and a hook extending from the cylindrical portion to an outer circumferential side of the cylindrical portion, the hook being contactable with an inner circumferential portion of the hub hole at a position spaced apart from an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. A secondary attachment member of the cover fastener has an insertion portion that is inserted in a space formed between the hook and the outer circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Takeda, Masanobu Mizui, Noriyoshi Matsui, Makoto Nitta, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Yasuo Noji
  • Publication number: 20170341463
    Abstract: A wheel cover includes: a cover body having an engagement hole and configured to cover a design face of a wheel; and a cover fastener that is inserted through the engagement hole. A primary attachment member of the cover fastener includes: a supporter that supports a periphery of the engagement hole; a cylindrical portion that is inserted in a hub hole formed in the wheel; a coupler that couples the supporter and the cylindrical portion; and a hook extending from the cylindrical portion to an outer circumferential side of the cylindrical portion, the hook being contactable with an inner circumferential portion of the hub hole at a position spaced apart from an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. A secondary attachment member of the cover fastener has an insertion portion that is inserted in a space formed between the hook and the outer circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko TAKEDA, Masanobu MIZUI, Noriyoshi MATSUI, Makoto NITTA, Hiromichi YAMAZAKI, Yasuo NOJI
  • Patent number: 8492565
    Abstract: To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1×102 Pa to 1.1×105 Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210° C. to 250° C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50° C./hr for a period of at least ¼ of the time for the temperature rise from 60° C. to 210° C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Makoto Nitta, Naoki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130012682
    Abstract: To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1×102 Pa to 1.1×105 Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210° C. to 250° C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50° C./hr for a period of at least ¼ of the time for the temperature rise from 60° C. to 210° C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Makoto Nitta, Naoki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8299273
    Abstract: To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1×102 Pa to 1.1×105 Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210° C. to 250° C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50° C./hr for a period of at least ¼ of the time for the temperature rise from 60° C. to 210° C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Makoto Nitta, Naoki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20100305299
    Abstract: To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1×102 Pa to 1.1×105 Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210° C. to 250° C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50° C./hr for a period of at least ¼ of the time for the temperature rise from 60° C. to 210° C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Makoto Nitta, Naoki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 7842824
    Abstract: To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1×102 Pa to 1.1×105 Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210° C. to 250° C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50° C./hr for a period of at least ¼ of the time for the temperature rise from 60° C. to 210° C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Makoto Nitta, Naoki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 7459570
    Abstract: There is provided biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride containing biphenyltetracarboxylic monoanhydride in an amount of not more than 0.4%. By using the biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as a raw material, it is possible to produce polyimide or polyamic acid having an increased molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Takeshi Sano, Makoto Nitta
  • Publication number: 20080281073
    Abstract: It is to provide a high purity oxydiphthalic anhydride with which, in production of a polyimide containing an oxydiphthalic anhydride, one having sufficiently high strength can be produced, and an industrially simple process for producing it. A high purity oxydiphthalic anhydride, which has a content of fine insoluble particles having a projected area diameter of from 5 to 20 ?m, of at most 3,000 particles per 1 g, and has a light transmittance at 400 nm of at least 98.5% in a light path length of 1 cm when dissolved in acetonitrile at a concentration of 4 g/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nagayama, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Jun Takahara, Makoto Nitta, Hiroshi Mikami
  • Publication number: 20080214841
    Abstract: There is provided biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride containing biphenyltetracarboxylic monoanhydride in an amount of not more than 0.4%. By using the biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as a raw material, it is possible to produce polyimide or polyamic acid having an increased molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Takeshi Sano, Makoto Nitta
  • Publication number: 20080063849
    Abstract: To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1×102 Pa to 1.1×105 Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210° C. to 250° C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50° C./hr for a period of at least ¼0 of the time for the temperature rise from 60° C. to 210° C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Makoto Nitta, Naoki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20040199010
    Abstract: There is provided biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride containing biphenyltetracarboxylic monoanhydride in an amount of not more than 0.4%. By using the biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as a raw material, it is possible to produce polyimide or polyamic acid having an increased molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mikami, Takeshi Sano, Makoto Nitta
  • Patent number: 6053998
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rust-preventing cover in which sufficient strength during mounting is ensured and which can be easily removed when not needed. The method of manufacturing a rust-preventing cover is carried out by a WFM manufacturing method rather than a conventional DFM manufacturing method. A mixed aqueous solution having paper fibers as a main material thereof is stored in a water tank. A porous rust-preventing cover mold is immersed therein. Then, the mixed aqueous solution is sucked by a vacuum pump. In this way, a paper fiber surface layer, which later becomes a rust-preventing cover, is formed on a surface of a mold main body of the rust-preventing cover mold at portions to which masking has not been applied. By adjusting a suction time of the vacuum pump, a rust-preventing cover of an arbitrary thickness which corresponds to a thickness required during mounting can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Nihon Sekiso Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Nitta, Haruyuki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 5735370
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement of a rust preventive cover which improves a mounting operation of the rust preventive cover by enabling a visual check of a condition of engagement between the rust preventive cover and a dust cover. The rust preventive cover covers a disk rotor provided in a disk brake for a vehicle. The rust preventive cover is mounted to a dust cover provided on an inner side of the disk rotor with respect to the vehicle. A plurality of protruding portions protrude inwardly from a wall of the rust preventive cover. An opening is formed in each of the protruding portions. An engaging portion is formed on an outer end of the dust cover so that the engaging portion engages with the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Nitta, Takahiro Itoh