Patents by Inventor Masaki NANKO

Masaki NANKO 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).

  • Publication number: 20240101759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following Formula. R1-[B]-[A]-CH2—R2—CH2-[C]-[D]-R3 (R2 is a perfluoropolyether chain; [A] is Formula (2-1); [B] is Formula (2-2); [C] is Formula (3-1); [D] is Formula (3-2); R3 is Formula (4); and R1 is a terminal group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke YAGYU, Tsuyoshi KATO, Naoya FUKUMOTO, Ayano ASANO, Masaki NANKO, Yutaka TANJI, Shoko UETAKE
  • Patent number: 11905365
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula: R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 (in the formula, R3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain; R1 and R5 each independently represent any of an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an organic group having a double bond or a triple bond, and a hydrogen atom; —R2—CH2—R3 is represented by -[A]-[B]—O—CH2—R3; R3—CH2—R4— is represented by R3—CH2—O—[C]-[D]-; [A] is represented by Formula (4), [B] is represented by Formula (5), [C] is represented by Formula (6), and [D] is represented by Formula (7)):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Resonac Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Nanko
  • Patent number: 11820953
    Abstract: This fluorine-containing ether compound is a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by formula (1). R1—X—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4??(1) (In formula (1), R1 is an alkenyloxy group of 2 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkynyloxy group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms. R2 is represented by formula (2) shown below. In formula (2), a represents an integer of 1 to 3. X is represented by formula (3) shown below. In formula (3), b represents an integer of 1 to 5, Y is a divalent linking group that is bonded to a carbon atom in formula (2), and R represents an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or H. R3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain. R4 represents a terminal group containing two or three polar groups, wherein each polar group is bonded to a different carbon atom, and the carbon atoms to which the polar groups are bonded are bonded to each other via a linking group containing a carbon atom to which a polar group is not bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Natsumi Shibata, Tsuyoshi Kato, Daisuke Yagyu, Shunya Suzuki, Masaki Nanko, Naoya Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 11639330
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing ether compound that can be suitably used as a material for a lubricant for a magnetic recording medium, capable of forming a lubricant layer having excellent chemical substance resistance and wear resistance even when the thickness is small. A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula (1): R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5??(1) In the formula (1), R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain. R2 and R4 are divalent linkage groups having a polar group, and may be the same or different. R1 and R5 are terminal groups bonded to R2 or R4, which may be the same or different, and at least one of R1 and R5 is an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms wherein one or more hydrogen atoms of the organic group is substituted with a cyano group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Masaki Nanko, Naoya Fukumoto, Daisuke Yagyu, Yuta Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kato, Hiroyuki Tomita, Katsumi Murofushi, Shohei Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20230120626
    Abstract: There is provided a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula. R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—OCH2CH(OH)CH2O—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 (in the formula, R3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain; R2 and R4 represent a divalent linking group having a polar group and may be the same or different from each other; R1 and R5 represent a terminal group bonded to an oxygen atom of R2 or R4 and may be the same or different from each other; and at least one of R1 and R5 is an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and at least one of hydrogens included in the organic group is substituted by a cyano group).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Naoya FUKUMOTO, Tsuyoshi KATO, Katsumi MUROFUSHI, Daisuke YAGYU, Masaki NANKO, Natsumi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230090239
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula: R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 (in the formula, R3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain; R1 and R5 each independently represent any of an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an organic group having a double bond or a triple bond, and a hydrogen atom; —R2—CH2—R3 is represented by -[A]-[B]—O—CH2—R3; R3—CH2—R4— is represented by R3—CH2—O—[C]-[D]-; [A] is represented by Formula (4), [B] is represented by Formula (5), [C] is represented by Formula (6), and [D] is represented by Formula (7)):
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventor: Masaki NANKO
  • Patent number: 11441491
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection device for engines, configured using a technique which can extend service life while good responsiveness is maintained. This fuel injection device for engines is provided with: a control rack supported so as to be slidable in an axial direction and configured so that the amount of fuel delivered under pressure by a fuel pumping mechanism can be adjusted by changing the sliding position of the control rack in the axial direction; an actuator which can move forward and backward an operation section; and a link lever which is supported in a rockable manner by a support shaft and which rocks as the operation section of the actuator moves forward and backward, thereby sliding the control rack. The fuel injection device for engines is further provided with an actuator-side connection section for connecting the operation section of the actuator to the link lever. The actuator-side connection section is disposed coaxially with the operation section of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Takagishi, Masaki Nanko, Ryota Iwano, Hiroyuki Machiyama, Kenichi Nakaguchi, Yusei Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20220169941
    Abstract: This fluorine-containing ether compound is a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by formula (1). R1—X—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4??(1) (In formula (1), R1 is an alkenyloxy group of 2 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkynyloxy group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms. R2 is represented by formula (2) shown below. In formula (2), a represents an integer of 1 to 3. X is represented by formula (3) shown below. In formula (3), b represents an integer of 1 to 5, Y is a divalent linking group that is bonded to a carbon atom in formula (2), and R represents an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or H. R3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain. R4 represents a terminal group containing two or three polar groups, wherein each polar group is bonded to a different carbon atom, and the carbon atoms to which the polar groups are bonded are bonded to each other via a linking group containing a carbon atom to which a polar group is not bonded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Natsumi SHIBATA, Tsuyoshi KATO, Daisuke YAGYU, Shunya SUZUKI, Masaki NANKO, Naoya FUKUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11261394
    Abstract: A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kato, Daisuke Yagyu, Naoya Fukumoto, Masaki Nanko, Masumi Kuritani, Katsumi Murofushi
  • Patent number: 11180457
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing ether compound capable of forming a lubricant layer having excellent wear resistance even when the thickness is thin, and suitable as a material of a lubricant for a magnetic recording medium. The fluorine-containing ether compound is a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5; wherein R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; R1 is a terminal group bonded to R2; R5 is a terminal group bonded to R4; R1 is an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group; R5 is a group containing a heterocyclic ring; R2 is represented by the following formula (2); R4 is represented by the following formula (3); and a in the formula (2) and b in the formula (3) are each independently an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K. K.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kato, Daisuke Yagyu, Naoya Fukumoto, Yuta Yamaguchi, Masumi Kuritani, Katsumi Murofushi, Masaki Nanko, Hiroyuki Tomita
  • Publication number: 20210239055
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection device for engines, configured using a technique which can extend service life while good responsiveness is maintained. This fuel injection device for engines is provided with: a control rack supported so as to be slidable in an axial direction and configured so that the amount of fuel delivered under pressure by a fuel pumping mechanism can be adjusted by changing the sliding position of the control rack in the axial direction; an actuator which can move forward and backward an operation section; and a link lever which is supported in a rockable manner by a support shaft and which rocks as the operation section of the actuator moves forward and backward, thereby sliding the control rack . The fuel injection device for engines is further provided with an actuator-side connection section for connecting the operation section of the actuator to the link lever. The actuator-side connection section is disposed coaxially with the operation section of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Takagishi, Masaki Nanko, Ryota Iwano, Hiroyuki Machiyama, Kenichi Nakaguchi, Yusei Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20210188766
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing ether compound that can be suitably used as a material for a lubricant for a magnetic recording medium, capable of forming a lubricant layer having excellent chemical substance resistance and wear resistance even when the thickness is small. A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula (1): R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5??(1) In the formula (1), R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain. R2 and R4 are divalent linkage groups having a polar group, and may be the same or different. R1 and R5 are terminal groups bonded to R2 or R4, which may be the same or different, and at least one of R1 and R5 is an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms wherein one or more hydrogen atoms of the organic group is substituted with a cyano group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Masaki NANKO, Naoya FUKUMOTO, Daisuke YAGYU, Yuta YAMAGUCHI, Tsuyoshi KATO, Hiroyuki TOMITA, Katsumi MUROFUSHI, Shohei NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11041448
    Abstract: A technology that can extend the life of a fuel injection device of an engine while maintaining its good responsiveness is provided. A fuel injection device 100 for an engine includes: a control rack 55 supported to be slidable in an axial direction and capable of adjusting of a fuel pressure-feed amount of a fuel pressure-feed mechanism unit 51, based on its slide-position relative to the axial direction; an actuator 40 capable of reciprocating its operating unit 41; and a link lever 20 swingably supported by a pivot shaft member 25 and configured to swing in association with reciprocation of the operating unit 41 of the actuator 40 thereby causing the control rack 55 to slide, wherein the fuel injection device includes an actuator-side connecting part 20A connecting an operating unit 41 of the actuator 40 to the link lever 20, and the actuator-side connecting part 20A is positioned on the same axis as the operating unit 41 of the actuator 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Takagishi, Masaki Nanko, Ryota Iwano, Hiroyuki Machiyama, Kenichi Nakaguchi, Yusei Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20210062102
    Abstract: A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KATO, Daisuke YAGYU, Naoya FUKUMOTO, Masaki NANKO, Masumi KURITANI, Katsumi MUROFUSHI
  • Publication number: 20200375477
    Abstract: A fuel injection pump for a diesel engine, including: a control rack an in a rack chamber formed between a pump head and a pump housing, and configured to adjust a fuel injection amount; a transmission shaft rotatably supported by a transmission shaft hole formed in the pump housing; and a lubricating oil passage formed in the pump housing, and configured to pressure-feed lubricating oil between the transmission shaft and the transmission shaft hole. The transmission shaft has an oil passage therein through which passage the lubricating oil pressure-fed to the lubricating oil passage partially passes, a first opening of the oil passage is communicated with the lubricating oil passage, and a second opening of the oil passage is formed on the outer circumferential surface of an upper portion of the transmission shaft, nearby the control rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Nanko, Yuji Shiba, Ryosuke Okamoto, Tetsu Hattori
  • Publication number: 20200284208
    Abstract: A technology that can extend the life of a fuel injection device of an engine while maintaining its good responsiveness is provided. A fuel injection device 100 for an engine includes: a control rack 55 supported to be slidable in an axial direction and capable of adjusting of a fuel pressure-feed amount of a fuel pressure-feed mechanism unit 51, based on its slide-position relative to the axial direction; an actuator 40 capable of reciprocating its operating unit 41; and a link lever 20 swingably supported by a pivot shaft member 25 and configured to swing in association with reciprocation of the operating unit 41 of the actuator 40 thereby causing the control rack 55 to slide, wherein the fuel injection device includes an actuator-side connecting part 20A connecting an operating unit 41 of the actuator 40 to the link lever 20, and the actuator-side connecting part 20A is positioned on the same axis as the operating unit 41 of the actuator 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Takagishi, Masaki Nanko, Ryota Iwano, Hiroyuki Machiyama, Kenichi Nakaguchi, Yusei Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20200283392
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing ether compound capable of forming a lubricant layer having excellent wear resistance even when the thickness is thin, and suitable as a material of a lubricant for a magnetic recording medium. The fluorine-containing ether compound is a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5; wherein R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; R1 is a terminal group bonded to R2; R5 is a terminal group bonded to R4; R1 is an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group; R5 is a group containing a heterocyclic ring; R2 is represented by the following formula (2); R4 is represented by the following formula (3); and a in the formula (2) and b in the formula (3) are each independently an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KATO, Daisuke YAGYU, Naoya FUKUMOTO, Yuta YAMAGUCHI, Masumi KURITANI, Katsumi MUROFUSHI, Masaki NANko, Hiroyuki TOMITA
  • Patent number: 10718305
    Abstract: A fuel injection pump for a diesel engine, including: a control rack arranged in a rack chamber formed between a pump head and a pump housing, and configured to adjust a fuel injection amount; a transmission shaft rotatably supported by a transmission shaft hole formed in the pump housing; and a lubricating oil passage formed in the pump housing, and configured to pressure-feed lubricating oil between the transmission shaft and the transmission shaft hole. The transmission shaft has an oil passage therein through which passage the lubricating oil pressure-fed to the lubricating oil passage partially passes, a first opening of the oil passage is communicated with the lubricating oil passage, and a second opening of the oil passage is formed on the outer circumferential surface of an upper portion of the transmission shaft, nearby the control rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Nanko, Yuji Shiba, Ryosuke Okamoto, Tetsu Hattori
  • Publication number: 20180335005
    Abstract: A fuel injection pump (1) for a diesel engine (30), including: a control rack (20) an in a rack chamber (5) formed between a pump head (3) and a pump housing (2), and configured to adjust a fuel injection amount; a transmission shaft (49) rotatably supported by a transmission shaft hole (2C) formed in the pump housing; and a lubricating oil passage (2D) formed in the pump housing, and configured to pressure-feed lubricating oil between the transmission shaft and the transmission shaft hole. The transmission shaft has an oil passage (40) therein through which passage the lubricating oil pressure-fed to the lubricating oil passage partially passes, a first opening of the oil passage is communicated with the lubricating oil passage, and a second opening (42A) of the oil passage is formed on the outer circumferential surface of an upper portion of the transmission shaft, nearby the control rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki NANKO, Yuji SHIBA, Ryosuke OKAMOTO, Tetsu HATTORI