Patents by Inventor Masato Kaneko

Masato Kaneko 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: 8916060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000, and a dehydrating agent. The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and excellent in stability without degradation and alteration due to hydrolysis under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8906250
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator including a base oil and an acid scavenger, and a compressor using the composition are provided, where the acid scavenger is a polyalkylene glycol derivative represented by a formula (1) as follows: R1—[(OR2)e—OR3]f??(1) and the base oil is at least one compound selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl ether, polyalkylene glycol and an ether-base compound represented by a formula (2) as follows, Ra-[(ORb)n-(X)—(ORc)k]x-Rd??(2) where meanings of respective signs are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato, Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Hoshida, Masato Takamatsu, Masahiro Suzuki, Shuichi Yasuda, Masataka Muto, Shozo Ikejima, Masahito Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8894875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000, an epoxy compound having 8 or more carbon atoms The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and is excellent in stability, and does not have an unpleasant odor under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8765005
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerating machine oil composition including a base oil which contains at least one substance selected from the group consisting of monoether compounds, alkyleneglycol diethers, and polyoxyalkyleneglycol diethers having an average repetition number of an oxyalkylene group of 2 or less as a main component, and has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 1 to 8 mm2/s. The refrigerating machine oil composition is preferably applied to refrigerators whose sliding parts are composed of an engineering plastic or provided with an organic coating film or an inorganic coating film. The refrigerating machine oil can improve energy-saving performance due to its low viscosity, has high sealing property and excellent load capacity, and is suitably used in various refrigeration applications, especially in closed-type refrigerators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8715522
    Abstract: A refrigerator oil composition contains base oil and polyalkylene glycol (PAG) block copolymer. The PAG block polymer is represented by the following formula (1). R1[(OR2)m(OE)nOR3]1??(1) In the formula: R1 represents a hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkenyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; E represents an ethylene group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; m and n each represent a positive integer, a ratio of m to n (m/n) being 99/1 to 50/50; and l represents an integer in a range of 1 to 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Tokiai, Masato Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8703662
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerators comprising a base oil which comprises as a main component a polyol ester compound obtained from a polyhydric alcohol selected from among pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane, and neopentyl glycol and a C4 to C20 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and which has an acid value of 0.02 mgKOH/g or less and a hydroxyl value of 5 mgKOH/g or less. A compressor using the lubricating composition. The lubricating oil composition is applicable to such refrigerators that use a refrigerant having a specific structure, such as an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, and being usable in current car air conditioner systems, and has excellent compatibility with the refrigerant, good sealing properties, capability of imparting a low coefficient of friction to sliding members and, yet, excellent stability. The compressor uses the lubricating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Hoshida, Masaki Inoue, Shozo Ikejima, Masataka Muto, Masahito Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8673169
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator is provided by adding base oil with biphenols selected from 4,4?-methylenebis(2,6-di-t-butyl-phenol), 2?2-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-t-butylphenol), 2,2?-methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-t-butylphenol) and 4,4?-butylidenebis(3-methyl-6-t-butylphenol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokue Sato, Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8603354
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator which uses a base oil including as the main component at least one kind of oxygen-containing compounds selected from polyoxyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, copolymers of poly(oxy)alkylene glycols or monoethers thereof and polyvinyl ethers, polyol esters, and polycarbonates. The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator is used for a refrigerator that uses, as a refrigerant, a fluorine-containing organic compound, which is a refrigerant applicable to current car air conditioner systems or the like and has a specific polar structure, and has favorable sealing property, a low coefficient of friction factor in a sliding part, and excellent stability as well as excellent compatibility with the refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130313469
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator which uses a base oil including as the main component at least one kind of oxygen-containing compounds selected from polyoxyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, copolymers of poly(oxy)alkylene glycols or monoethers thereof and polyvinyl ethers, polyol esters, and polycarbonates. The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator is used for a refrigerator that uses, as a refrigerant, a fluorine-containing organic compound, which is a refrigerant applicable to current car air conditioner systems or the like and has a specific polar structure, and has favorable sealing property, a low coefficient of friction factor in a sliding part, and excellent stability as well as excellent compatibility with the refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Masato KANEKO
  • Patent number: 8568609
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator is formed by adding an organic compound that includes a double bond in the molecule such as ?-olefin or conjugated diene to a base oil. Capable of being stably used for a long time in the presence of oxygen, the lubricating oil composition for refrigerator according to the invention is suitable for an open-type car air-conditioner, an electric driven car air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, an air conditioning device, a refrigerator, a vending machine, a showcase, various hot-water supply systems or a heating/cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokue Sato, Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8491811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000, a metal deactivator, and at least one kind phosphorous compound selected from a phosphate and a phosphite. The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and is excellent in anti-seizure property and corrosion stability under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8491810
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000; and an organic carboxylic acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol in which the ester contains two or more free hydroxyl groups. The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and is excellent in wear resistance and also corrosion prevention property under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8486871
    Abstract: A lubricating oil for a compression-type refrigerator using a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing in the molecule an alkylene glycol unit or a polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a polyvinyl ether unit and having a molecular weight in the range of 300 to 3,000, and a refrigeration apparatus using the lubricating oil. The present invention can provide a lubricating oil for a compression-type refrigerator having good compatibility in the atmosphere of a hydrofluorocarbon and a high viscosity index, and a refrigeration apparatus using such a lubricating oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nagao, Izumi Terada, Nobuaki Shimizu, Masato Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8480919
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerators including (A) a base oil containing as a main component a polyol ester compound obtained from a polyhydric alcohol selected from among pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane and neopentyl glycol and a C4 to C20 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, (B) a phosphorus-based additive comprised of a phosphoric acid triester and/or a phosphorous acid triester, and (C) at least one acid scavenger selected from among glycidyl esters, glycidyl ethers and ?-olefin oxides. The lubricating oil composition is applicable to such refrigerators that use a refrigerant having a specific structure, such as an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, and being usable in current car air conditioner systems, and has excellent compatibility with the refrigerant, good sealing properties, capability of imparting a low coefficient of friction to sliding members and, yet, excellent stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8465665
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator oil composition which satisfies both sludge dispersibility and prevention of wear and seizing of sliding parts made of aluminum and/or iron, and a compressor and a refrigeration apparatus using the refrigerator oil composition. The refrigerator oil composition is characterized by comprising a base oil which is at least one member selected from mineral oils and synthetic oils, and at least one polyamide compound having two or more amide groups in the molecule and being present in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by mass based on the total amount of the refrigerator oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8460571
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricant composition for a refrigerator, which is characterized by using a substance mainly containing a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative and having a hydroxyl number of 5 mgKOH/g or less, as a base oil. Also provided is a compressor using such the lubricant composition for a refrigerator. The lubricant composition for a refrigerator is used for a refrigerator which uses a refrigerant having a specific structure such as an unsaturated fluorohydrocarbon and being usable in current air-conditioning systems for cars or the like. The lubricant composition for a refrigerator exhibits excellent compatibility with the refrigerant, while having excellent stability. The compressor uses such the lubricant composition for a refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Hoshida, Masaki Inoue, Shozo Ikejima, Masataka Muto, Masahito Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8449789
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator, the refrigerator using a refrigerant which has a low global warming potential and is applicable to, in particular, current car air conditioning systems or the like, that is, the refrigerant including at least one kind of fluorine-containing organic compounds selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A) or including a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, CpOqFrRs??(A) where: R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; p represents an integer of 1 to 6, q represents an integer of 0 to 2, r represents an integer of 1 to 14, and s represents an integer of 0 to 13; and provided that, when q represents 0, p represents 2 to 6 and one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds are included in molecules, in which a base oil contained in the composition includes as a main component a polyvinyl ether derivative having a hydroxyl value of 17 mgKOH/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato
  • Patent number: 8425796
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerating machine oil which contains a base oil mainly containing at least one substance selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil, a synthetic alicyclic hydrocarbon compound, and a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon compound and having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 1 to 8 mm2/s. The refrigerating machine oil is applied to refrigerators including a sliding part formed of an engineering plastic or including an organic coating film or an inorganic coating film. The refrigerating machine oil enables to improve energy-saving performance due to its low viscosity, has a low frictional coefficient and good sealing property, and is suitably used in various refrigeration applications, especially in closed-type refrigerators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8409464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000, and an organic carboxylic acid alkali metal salt. The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and excellent in wear resistance and storage stability under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8349205
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator, the refrigerator using a refrigerant which has a low global warming potential and is applicable to, in particular, current car air conditioning systems or the like, that is, the refrigerant including at least one kind of fluorine-containing organic compounds selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A) or including a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, CpOqFrRs??(A) where: R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; p represents an integer of 1 to 6, q represents an integer of 0 to 2, r represents an integer of 1 to 14, and s represents an integer of 0 to 13; and provided that, when q represents 0, p represents 2 to 6 and one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds are included in molecules, in which the composition comprises a base oil including as a main component a polyvinyl ether-based compound having an alkylene glycol unit, or a polyoxyalkylene glycol unit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato