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: 7833951
    Abstract: The invention provides a water-soluble metal working lubricant which is suitably employed particularly in press-working of aluminum material and which is excellent in both working properties and degreasing properties. The water-soluble metal working lubricant includes 85 mass % or less of water (A); 5 to 75 mass % of a metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid (B) wherein carboxylic acid residue has 8 or more carbon atoms in total and the acid/alkali ratio by mole is 1:0.5 to 1.1; 1 to 50 mass % of at least one metal salt (C) selected from among an organic phosphate ester metal salt, an organic phosphite ester metal salt, an organic phosphonate metal salt, and an organic borate ester metal salt, each having an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms in total; and 10 to 80 mass % of a non-ionic surfactant (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Hayashi, Katsuhiko Shiotsuki, Mitsuru Osawa, Masato Kaneko, Hideo Kanamori
  • Publication number: 20100281912
    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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: 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: 7824567
    Abstract: There is provided a refrigerating machine oil composition comprising a base oil containing a polyvinyl ether and/or a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative as a main component and having a kinematic viscosity of 1 to 8 mm2/s as measured at 40° C. The refrigerating machine oil composition is preferably applied to refrigerators having a sliding portion which is made of an engineering plastic material, or provided thereon with an organic coating film or an inorganic coating film. The refrigerating machine oil composition has a low viscosity, an improved energy saving performance, a good sealability and an excellent compatibility with a refrigerant and, therefore, can be suitably used in various refrigerating application fields, in particular, in closed-system refrigerators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100252773
    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: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20100252772
    Abstract: A process to lubricate a refrigerator preferably having a sliding portion which is made of an engineering plastic material, or provided thereon with an organic coating film or an inorganic coating film is provided. The process includes contacting sliding parts of the refrigerator with a refrigerating machine oil composition having a base oil containing a polyvinyl ether and/or a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative as a main component and having a kinematic viscosity of 1 to 8 mm2/s as measured at 40° C. The refrigerating machine oil composition has a low viscosity, an improved energy saving performance, a good sealability and an excellent compatibility with a refrigerant and, therefore, the process can be suitably used in various refrigerating application fields, in particular, in closed-system refrigerators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20100237274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition for a compression type refrigerator, containing a base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 1,000 mm2/s at 40° C. The base oil contains the following compounds (1) to (6) each having a molecular weight of 150 to 5,000 and a tertiary or quaternary carbon: (1) an alicyclic hydrocarbon, (2) a branched carboxylic acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol, (3) an alicyclic polycarboxylic acid ester, (4) polybutene, (5) an alkyl benzene and/or an alkyl naphthalene, and (6) a paraffinic mineral oil showing a 13C-NMR spectrum in which an area of peaks at chemical shifts in the range of 30 to 100 ppm accounts for 5 to 40% of the entire peak area and/or a naphthenic mineral oil having a naphthene content of 30 to 70% by mass. The composition has excellent traction performance, lubricating properties and stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Ota, Masato Kaneko, Hitoshi Hata, Toshiyuki Tsubouchi
  • Publication number: 20100234256
    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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokue Sato, Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100176333
    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 1 represents an integer in a range of 1 to 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeo Tokiai, Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100175421
    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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20100147016
    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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20100139311
    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: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nagao, Izumi Terada, Nobuaki Shimizu, Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100132397
    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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100133463
    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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7718083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator oil composition including: a base oil (A) composed of at least one selected from a polyalkylene glycol, a polyol ester, a poly-?-olefin, an alkylbenzene, and an mineral oil; an organic sulfur compound (B) having a sulfur content of 35% by mass or less; and a refrigerant (C) composed of at least one selected from carbon dioxide gas, a hydrocarbon, and ammonia, in which the refrigerator oil composition has a total sulfur content of 0.01 to 0.1% by mass with respect to a total amount of the components (A) and (B). The refrigerator oil composition is novel, and is free from an environmental problem such as the ozone layer destruction or the global warming, can retain its lubrication property for a long period of time, and does not cause the clogging of a capillary in a refrigeration cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100108936
    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: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100071406
    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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100037648
    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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100025621
    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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100029522
    Abstract: A refrigerator oil composition includes: a synthetic base oil; and a partial hydrocarbyl ether of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol condensate, in which the aliphatic polyhydric alcohol condensate includes a condensate of 4 to 20 molecules of a hindered glycol and/or an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups. The refrigerator oil composition is preferably used in a compression refrigerator that uses a hydrofluorocarbon, a natural refrigerant such as a hydrocarbon, carbon dioxide, or ammonia, a mixed refrigerant of fluoroiodomethane and propene, an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon, a fluorinated ether, a fluorinated alcohol, a fluorinated ketone, or a mixture thereof as a refrigerant, has a low coefficient of friction, and is excellent in energy-saving property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeo Tokiai, Masato Kaneko, Hiroaki Koshima
  • Publication number: 20100028049
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a cylindrical photoconductor; a laser scanning section that includes a polygonal mirror and allows a laser beam to reflect off the polygonal mirror and then irradiate a peripheral surface of the photoconductor, so that an electrostatic latent image is formed; an image development section for developing the electrostatic latent image; and a toner storage section for storing the toner to be supplied to the image development section, wherein the image development section is disposed lower than a central axis of the photoconductor, the toner storage section is disposed above the image development section so as to form a space therebetween, and the laser scanning section is disposed so that the rotation axis of the polygonal mirror extends in a vertical direction, and the laser beam reflected from the polygonal mirror reaches to the photoconductor through the space and irradiates a portion of the peripheral surface, which is higher than the central axis of the photoconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Koji Wakamoto, Junya Masuda, Masato Kaneko