Patents by Inventor Masanori Taniguchi
Masanori Taniguchi 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).
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Patent number: 10823277Abstract: A sliding component comprises a base member, a plated layer, and a lubricant agent. The plated layer includes a metallic material and is disposed on the base member. The lubricant agent includes a fatty acid containing a carboxyl group. The lubricant agent contacts the plated layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Tooru Iwai, Masanori Taniguchi
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Patent number: 10584401Abstract: A rolled aluminum alloy material is provided with excellent strength and press workability and with which a poor and patchy appearance is less likely to occur after the alumite treatment. The rolled aluminum alloy material can be utilized for components of a bicycle crank. The rolled aluminum alloy material has a component composition comprising 0.6-1.4 wt % of Mg, 0.3-1.0 wt % of Si, 0.1-0.5 wt % of Cu, 0.02-0.4 wt % of Cr, and 0.1-0.6 wt % of Mn, and Al and inevitable impurities as the remainder.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kazunori Kobayashi, Wataru Yamaguchi, Masanori Taniguchi, Toru Iwai
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Patent number: 10428886Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor including a center rotational axis is provided with an outer member including a braking portion extending in a rotation direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor and an inner member located at an inner side of the outer member in a radial direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor and coupled to the outer member. At least one of the outer member and the inner member includes a displacement reducing structure configured to reduce displacement of the braking portion in an axial direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Yusuke Hosomi, Noriko Masuta, Masahiro Nakakura
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Patent number: 10352382Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor, having a rotational center axis, comprises an outer portion having plural layers including first and second braking surfaces in opposite axial directions. The plural layers include a first layer made of a copper or a copper alloy.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Oi, Masanori Taniguchi, Toru Iwai, Masahiro Nakakura, Noriko Masuta, Yusuke Hosomi
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Publication number: 20190011037Abstract: A sliding component comprises a base member, a plated layer, and a lubricant agent. The plated layer includes a metallic material and is disposed on the base member. The lubricant agent includes a fatty acid containing a carboxyl group. The lubricant agent contacts the plated layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Tooru IWAI, Masanori TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10132371Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor that further increases heat dissipation has a rotation axis. The bicycle disc brake rotor includes at east one outer circumferential portion, which includes at least one brake surface, and first and second inner circumferential parts, which are coupled to the outer circumferential portion. Each of the first and second inner circumferential parts is at least partially located radially inward from the outer circumferential portion with respect to the rotation axis. The first and second inner circumferential parts are arranged to form a gap in between in an axial direction that extends parallel to the rotation axis. At least one of the first and second inner circumferential parts includes at least one cooling enhancement section. The cooling enhancement section includes at least one opening that is in communication with the gap.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Toru Iwai
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Patent number: 10100888Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor is provided. The bicycle disc brake rotor includes a friction disc having a center axis and including a first braking surface and a second braking surface. The bicycle disc brake rotor also includes a mounting adapter attached to a bicycle wheel and coupled to the friction disc through a coupling structure, wherein the coupling structure includes a first mating surface pair comprising a first adapter surface and a first disc surface, and a second mating surface pair comprising a second adapter surface and a second disc surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Shingo Sakurai, Masahiro Nakakura, Yusuke Hosomi
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Publication number: 20180290712Abstract: A bicycle sprocket is provided that is configured to limit a chain separation. The bicycle sprocket includes a sprocket body and a plurality of teeth. The sprocket body has a rotational center axis. The plurality of teeth includes a first tooth having a first width extending in a rotational center axis direction, and a second tooth having a second width extending in the rotational center axis direction. The second width is smaller than the first width. The plurality of teeth includes a base body and a nickel plating layer. The nickel plating layer covers at least a portion of the base body. The nickel plating layer includes at least one of phosphorus and boron.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Masanori TANIGUCHI, Wataru YAMAUCHI, Toru IWAI, Toyoshi YOSHIDA, Dai YOKOZAWA
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Publication number: 20180031061Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor, having a rotational center axis, comprises an outer portion having plural layers including first and second braking surfaces in opposite axial directions. The plural layers include a first layer made of a copper or a copper alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Takeshi Oi, Masanori Taniguchi, Toru Iwai, Masahiro Nakakura, Noriko Masuta, Yusuke Hosomi
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Publication number: 20170328428Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor is provided. The bicycle disc brake rotor includes a friction disc having a center axis and including a first braking surface and a second braking surface. The bicycle disc brake rotor also includes a mounting adapter attached to a bicycle wheel and coupled to the friction disc through a coupling structure, wherein the coupling structure includes a first mating surface pair comprising a first adapter surface and a first disc surface, and a second mating surface pair comprising a second adapter surface and a second disc surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Shingo Sakurai, Masahiro Nakakura, Yusuke Hosomi
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Publication number: 20170284489Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor including a center rotational axis is provided with an outer member including a braking portion extending in a rotation direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor and an inner member located at an inner side of the outer member in a radial direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor and coupled to the outer member. At least one of the outer member and the inner member includes a displacement reducing structure configured to reduce displacement of the braking portion in an axial direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Masanori TANIGUCHI, Yusuke HOSOMI, Noriko MASUTA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Publication number: 20170204923Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor that further increases heat dissipation has a rotation axis. The bicycle disc brake rotor includes at east one outer circumferential portion, which includes at least one brake surface, and first and second inner circumferential parts, which are coupled to the outer circumferential portion. Each of the first and second inner circumferential parts is at least partially located radially inward from the outer circumferential portion with respect to the rotation axis. The first and second inner circumferential parts are arranged to form a gap in between in an axial direction that extends parallel to the rotation axis. At least one of the first and second inner circumferential parts includes at least one cooling enhancement section. The cooling enhancement section includes at least one opening that is in communication with the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Masanori TANIGUCHI, Toru IWAI
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Publication number: 20170097058Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor having a rotational center axis is provided including an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion includes a first member having a first thermal conductivity and a second member having a second thermal conductivity that is higher than the first thermal conductivity. The second member is attached to the first member. The inner portion is disposed radially inwardly from the outer portion with respect to the rotational center axis. The inner portion is a separate member from the first and second members. The inner portion is attached to or contacts the second member of the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Masahiro NAKAKURA, Yusuke HOSOMI, Ryosuke YAMAMOTO, Masanori TANIGUCHI, Toru IWAI
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Patent number: 9593727Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor having a rotational center axis is provided including an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion includes a first member having a first thermal conductivity and a second member having a second thermal conductivity that is higher than the first thermal conductivity. The second member is attached to the first member. The inner portion is disposed radially inwardly from the outer portion with respect to the rotational center axis. The inner portion is a separate member from the first and second members. The inner portion is attached to or contacts the second member of the outer portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masahiro Nakakura, Yusuke Hosomi, Ryosuke Yamamoto, Masanori Taniguchi, Toru Iwai
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Patent number: 9377089Abstract: A chain tensioning device is basically provided with a main body, a chain guide, a rotary fluid damper unit and a rotational resistance adjustment device. The main body is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The chain guide is pivotally coupled to the main body to rotate around a rotational axis with respect to the main body. The rotary fluid damper unit is operatively connected between the main body and the chain guide to provide rotational resistance to the chain guide around the rotational axis. The rotational resistance adjustment device is operatively connected to the rotary fluid damper unit to change a rotational resistance setting of the rotary fluid damper unit with the rotational resistance adjustment device in an operative state.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Sota Yamaguchi, Toyoto Shirai, Masanori Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20150376741Abstract: A rolled aluminum alloy material is provided with excellent strength and press workability and with which a poor and patchy appearance is less likely to occur after the alumite treatment. The rolled aluminum alloy material can be utilized for components of a bicycle crank. The rolled aluminum alloy material has a component composition comprising 0.6-1.4 wt % of Mg, 0.3-1.0 wt % of Si, 0.1-0.5 wt % of Cu, 0.02-0.4 wt % of Cr, and 0.1-0.6 wt % of Mn, and Al and inevitable impurities as the remainder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Kazunori KOBAYASHI, Wataru YAMAGUCHI, Masanori TANIGUCHI, Toru IWAI
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Publication number: 20070145755Abstract: An elongated shock absorbing material having a base section extending lengthwise of the shock absorbing material and two, vertically spaced apart upper and lower ribs extending in the lengthwise direction of the shock absorbing material and also forwardly from one surface of the base section. A cut-away or indented portion extending in the lengthwise direction of the shock absorbing material is formed, for example, in each of the upper and lower ribs at outer side, distal ends thereof or each of edges of top and bottom faces of the base section. The elongated shock absorbing material may be used as a bumper core disposed between a fascia and a reinforcement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicants: JSP CORPORATION, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Shioya, Keiichi Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Yoneyama, Masanori Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Hariya
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Patent number: 6385944Abstract: A coin packaging apparatus has a structure facilitating confirmation of the correction or incorrectness of packaging paper when the wrong packaging paper is set, and facilitates replacement of the packaging paper.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1999Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Kazuma Sugahara, Masaaki Suzuki, Fumio Kibihara
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Patent number: 5435777Abstract: A coin packaging apparatus facilitates a change operation of the type of coins processed, can correspond to any type of coin, and is an apparatus which feeds coins one by one from a circular plate and conveys them along a coin passage and in which required processing, such as totaling and separation of the coins to be packaged, is performed. The coins are fed to a coin stacking portion where a required number of coins are stacked and packaged by a coin packaging portion. A coin passage width adjustment device steplessly adjusts the width of the coin passage, a coin passage height adjustment device steplessly adjusts the height of the coin passage, and a coin stacking portion inner diameter adjustment device steplessly adjusts the inner diameter of the coin stacking portion. A coin information input portion receives coin information, including at least the diameter and thickness of coins to be proposed. A coin information coin passage width information P.sub.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1992Date of Patent: July 25, 1995Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ichiro Takatani, Yusuke Inuki, Yoshinobu Kobayashi, Masanori Taniguchi