Patents by Inventor Naoyuki Sakai
Naoyuki Sakai 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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Publication number: 20050235874Abstract: Image-recording, hydrophilic colorants represented by the below-described formula (1) are disclosed. These colorants can be provided as colorants capable of forming images excellent in print quality such as chroma, gloss, density, light fastness and abrasion fastness, and also as hydrophilic colorants capable of affording inks excellent in physical properties such as long-term storability and press stability. [organic pigment]?[linking group]?[hydrophilic compound]??(1) wherein the [organic pigment] is a hydrophobic pigment having no hydrophilic group by itself, the [linking group] is a group linking the [organic pigment] and the [hydrophilic compound] with each other and blocking an effect of the [hydrophilic compound] on the [organic pigment], and the [hydrophilic compound] is an anionic, cationic and/or nonionic, hydrophilic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Hideyuki Koiso, Naoyuki Sakai, Yoshiyuki Zama, Atsushi Nogami, Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Seishichi Sasaki, Hiroaki Saikatsu
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Publication number: 20050167225Abstract: A friction clutch has a plurality of iron inner clutch plates and a plurality of iron outer clutch plates. Both the clutch plates have sliding surfaces which are friction-engaged each other. A thin carbon film in a diamond form, which functions as a solid lubricant, is formed on each of the sliding surfaces of the outer clutch plates by a known method such as the Chemical Vapor Deposition method. A known nitride treatment or quenching and tempering treatment is applied to the sliding surfaces of the inner clutch plates. A coupling device has a pilot clutch mechanism with the friction clutch and an electromagnetic actuator. As a result, the friction clutch is resistant to wear and the coupling device is excellent in durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi Sakai, Junji Ando, Akiyoshi Tashiro, Naoyuki Sakai, Toshiyuki Saito
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Publication number: 20050164101Abstract: An aqueous pigment dispersion is produced by ultrafinely dispersing a pigment dispersion mixture, which has been obtained by mixing at least a pigment and a dispersant in an aqueousmedium, with microbeads having diameters of not smaller than 0.02 mm but smaller than 0.2 mm. A color composition for a color filter is produced by dispersing a mixture of a pigment, a dispersant, a resin varnish and a solvent with the microbeads in a mill.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2005Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Tsuchiya, Masanori Takakamo, Tohru Hosoda, Akio Yoshida, Michiei Nakamura, Naoyuki Sakai, Dai Watanabe, Hideyuki Koiso, Kenji Ogawa
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Patent number: 6920968Abstract: A friction clutch has a plurality of iron inner clutch plates and a plurality of iron outer clutch plates. Both the clutch plates have sliding surfaces which are friction-engaged each other. A thin carbon film in a diamond form, which functions as a solid lubricant, is formed on each of the sliding surfaces of the outer clutch plates by a known method such as the Chemical Vapor Deposition method. A known nitride treatment or quenching and tempering treatment is applied to the sliding surfaces of the inner clutch plates. A coupling device has a pilot clutch mechanism with the friction clutch and an electromagnetic actuator. As a result, the friction clutch is resistant to wear and the coupling device is excellent in durability.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshifumi Sakai, Junji Ando, Akiyoshi Tashiro, Naoyuki Sakai, Toshiyuki Saito
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Publication number: 20050159555Abstract: A graft copolymer is formed by copolymerization of (A) a macromonomer and (B) a monomer. The macromonomer (A) is a polymer of (a) an ester monomer between an addition-polymerizable, unsaturated carboxylic acid and an aliphatic alcohol and (b) an addition-polymerizable monomer having an acidic group. The polymer contains an addition-polymerizable group at an end thereof, and has an acid value of from 100 to 300. The monomer (B) is an addition-polymerizable monomer. Units of the macromonomer (A) amount to from 20 to 50 wt. % of the whole graft copolymer, and units of the monomer (B) amount to from 50 to 80 wt. % of the whole graft copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Naoyuki Sakai, Hideyuki Koiso, Michiei Nakamura
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Publication number: 20050115755Abstract: A vehicle drive device 20 is composed of an electric motor 20a, a differential gear 20d for distributing and transmitting the drive power from the electric motor 20a to right and left drive wheels, and a clutch 20c for making intermittent the coupling capable of transmitting the drive power between the differential gear 20d side and the electric motor 20a side. The clutch 20c is of the type having a self-locking function and is arranged coaxially of the differential gear 20d at one side of the differential gear 20d.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi Sakai, Naoyuki Sakai, Akihiro Ohno, Hiroshi Takuno, Hiroshi Kushino
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Patent number: 6864652Abstract: A drive system for an automotive vehicle of the front-and-rear wheel drive type, comprising a primary drive mechanism for drive of a set of front road wheels and an ancillary drive mechanism for drive of a set of rear roar wheels, wherein the front road wheels are driven by operation of the primary drive mechanism at a two-wheel drive mode and wherein the front and rear road wheels are driven by operation of both the primary and ancillary drive mechanisms at a four-wheel drive mode. In the drive system, a drive power applied to the primary road wheels is restricted to a predetermined value when the vehicle is driven by the primary and ancillary drive mechanisms at the front-and-rear wheel drive mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seitoku Kubo, Tadanobu Kumagai, Toshifumi Sakai, Naoyuki Sakai, Akihiro Ohno
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Patent number: 6821334Abstract: A process produces a sulfonated solid particle by burning sulfur to yield gaseous sulfur dioxide, subjecting the gaseous sulfur dioxide to catalytic oxidation to yield gaseous sulfur trioxide, and sulfonating a dry powdery or granular solid particle with the gaseous sulfur trioxide in a gas phase-solid phase reaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michiel Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Atsushi Nogami, Naoyuki Sakai, Hideyuki Koiso
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Publication number: 20040198869Abstract: A water-based pigment ink contains a pigment, a hydrophilic dispersant, an aqueous medium, an alkali agent for solubilizing the hydrophilic dispersant in the aqueous medium, and a hydrophilic compound having at least one structural unit of “hydrophobic molecular chain-hydrophilic molecular chain-hydrophobic molecular chain” in a structure thereof. The water-based pigment ink is suited especially as an ink for ink-jet printers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Naoyuki Sakai, Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Dai Watanabe, Kenji Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Atsushi Nogami, Kazuo Kanou, Tohru Hosoda
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Publication number: 20040134736Abstract: A drive power transmission device is disclosed having a drive mechanism for transmitting a drive power between first and second rotary members rotatable relatlve to each other, by the operation of an electromagnetic type dutch mechanism which brings a friction clutch into connection. A magnetic path generated around an electromagnet of the electromagnetic type clutch mechanism includes a clutch magnetic path in which a magnetic flux passes to reciprocate plural times across th friction clutch, and diamond-like carbon surface treatment is given on a part or all of the friction contact surfaces of the friction clutch to form a hard amorphous carbon film thereon. Thus, the transmission device can be constructed using a smaller number of the outer and inner plates for the electromagnetic type clutch mechanism, so that it can take a small construction with a longer durability life.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junji Ando, Naoyuki Sakai, Akiyoshi Tashiro
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Publication number: 20030227270Abstract: A drive system for an automotive vehicle of the front-and-rear wheel drive type, comprising a primary drive mechanism for drive of a set of front road wheels and an ancillary drive mechanism for drive of a set of rear roar wheels, wherein the front road wheels are driven by operation of the primary drive mechanism at a two-wheel drive mode and wherein the front and rear road wheels are driven by operation of both the primary and ancillary drive mechanisms at a four-wheel drive mode. In the drive system, a drive power applied to the primary road wheels is restricted to a predetermined value when the vehicle is driven by the primary and ancillary drive mechanisms at the front-and-rear wheel drive mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Seitoku Kubo, Tadanobu Kumagai, Toshifumi Sakai, Naoyuki Sakai, Akihiro Ohno
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Publication number: 20030217904Abstract: A friction clutch includes an iron inner clutch plate and two iron outer clutch plates. Each clutch plate has a sliding surface that friction-engages with the other clutch plates. A diamond-like carbon film containing silicon, which functions as a solid lubricant, is formed on the sliding surface of each outer clutch plate through a conventional method such as plasma chemical vapor deposition. The diamond-like carbon film contains 1 wt % to 80 wt % of silicon. A coupling device includes a pilot clutch mechanism that has the friction clutch and an electromagnetic actuator. As a result, the friction clutch has an improved resistance to wear, and the coupling device is durable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junji Ando, Naoyuki Sakai, Toshifumi Sakai, Hajime Fukami, Toshiyuki Saito, Koji Nishi, Kazuyuki Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Mori, Hideo Tachikawa
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Publication number: 20030134938Abstract: A process produces a sulfonated solid particle by burning sulfur to yield gaseous sulfur dioxide, subjecting the gaseous sulfur dioxide to catalytic oxidation to yield gaseous sulfur trioxide, and sulfonating a dry powdery or granular solid particle with the gaseous sulfur trioxide in a gas phase-solid phase reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Applicant: Dainichiseika Color & Chem. Mfg Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Atsushi Nogami, Naoyuki Sakai, Hideyuki Koiso
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Publication number: 20030106759Abstract: A friction clutch has a plurality of iron inner clutch plates and a plurality of iron outer clutch plates. Both the clutch plates have sliding surfaces which are friction-engaged each other. A thin carbon film in a diamond form, which functions as a solid lubricant, is formed on each of the sliding surfaces of the outer clutch plates by a known method such as the Chemical Vapor Deposition method. A known nitride treatment or quenching and tempering treatment is applied to the sliding surfaces of the inner clutch plates. A coupling device has a pilot clutch mechanism with the friction clutch and an electromagnetic actuator. As a result, the friction clutch is resistant to wear and the coupling device is excellent in durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi Sakai, Junji Ando, Akiyoshi Tashiro, Naoyuki Sakai, Toshiyuki Saito
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Patent number: 6510932Abstract: A driving force transmission system comprising: a coupling case and a shaft arranged rotatably relative to each other; a pilot clutch and a main clutch for controlling a torque transmission between the coupling case and the shaft; an electromagnet for controlling the actions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch; and oil retaining the functions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch. This system further comprises a coupling case, a shaft, a rotor, and X-ring and an O-ring isolating a coupling oil chamber, in which the pilot clutch and the main clutch are arranged, liquid-tight from the surrounding space.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Shinji Ogawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Mitsuru Ohba, Fumitomo Tsuchiya, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Kano, Satoshi Ashida, Toshifumi Sakai, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Naoyuki Kokubo, Masayuki Shimada, Naoyuki Sakai, Takashi Hosokawa, Akio Suzuki, Moritaka Isomura
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Publication number: 20020027056Abstract: A driving force transmission system comprising: a coupling case and a shaft arranged rotatably relative to each other; a pilot clutch and a main clutch for controlling a torque transmission between the coupling case and the shaft; an electromagnet for controlling the actions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch; and oil for retaining the functions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch. This system further comprises a coupling case, a shaft, a rotor, an X-ring and an O-ring for isolating a coupling oil chamber, in which the pilot clutch and the main clutch are arranged, liquid-tight from the surrounding space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Shinji Ogawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Mitsuru Ohba, Fumitomo Tsuchiya, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Kano, Satoshi Ashida, Toshifumi Sakai, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Naoyuki Kokubo, Masayuki Shimada, Naoyuki Sakai, Takashi Hosokawa, Akio Suzuki, Moritaka Isomura
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Patent number: 6315099Abstract: A driving force transmission system comprising: a coupling case and a shaft arranged rotatably relative to each other; a pilot clutch and a main clutch for controlling a torque transmission between the coupling case and the shaft; an electromagnet for controlling the actions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch; and oil for retaining the functions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch. This system further comprises a coupling case, a shaft, a rotor, an X-ring and an O-ring for isolating a coupling oil chamber, in which the pilot clutch and the main clutch are arranged, liquid-tight from the surrounding space.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Shinji Ogawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Mitsuru Ohba, Fumitomo Tsuchiya, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Kano, Satoshi Ashida, Toshifumi Sakai, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Naoyuki Kokubo, Masayuki Shimada, Naoyuki Sakai, Takashi Hosokawa, Akio Suzuki, Moritaka Isomura
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Patent number: 6158561Abstract: On a frictional engage surface of one of inner and outer clutch plates constructing a wet-type multi-disk clutch, a plurality of convex ridges are formed at an infinitesimal predetermined interval distance. Lubricating oil is kept between the convex ridges, so that the wedge operation in oil can be reduced, whereby the torque transfer characteristic can be improved. Further, a height of the convex ridge is set equal to or more than 1 .mu.m and the interval distance of the convex ridge is set equal to or less than 600 .mu.m, preferably.In the configuration of the clutch plate, it is made of steel as a substrate. Further, a nitrogen diffusion layer, a nitrided layer and an oxidation tunic is formed on said nitrided layer are formed on the substrate in its order therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1999Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignees: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoyuki Sakai, Kunihiko Suzuki, Naoyuki Kokubo, Takashi Hosokawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Akihiko Ikeda, Mitsuru Ohba
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Patent number: 6109408Abstract: A driving force transmission system comprising: a coupling case and a shaft arranged rotatably relative to each other; a pilot clutch and a main clutch for controlling a torque transmission between the coupling case and the shaft; an electromagnet for controlling the actions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch; and oil for retaining the functions of the pilot clutch and the main clutch. This system further comprises a coupling case, a shaft, a rotor, an X-ring and an O-ring for isolating a coupling oil chamber, in which the pilot clutch and the main clutch are arranged, liquid-tight from the surrounding space.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1998Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Shinji Ogawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Mitsuru Ohba, Fumitomo Tsuchiya, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Kano, Satoshi Ashida, Toshifumi Sakai, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Naoyuki Kokubo, Masayuki Shimada, Naoyuki Sakai, Takashi Hosokawa, Akio Suzuki, Moritaka Isomura
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Patent number: 5913972Abstract: An aqueous pigment dispersion is formed of a pigment, an aqueous medium and a dispersant resin. The dispersant resin contains a hydrophobic moiety and a hydrophilic moiety in its molecule. The hydrophobic moiety is a polyester linkage chain formed of ester linkages as primary linkages. The hydrophilic moiety is a water-soluble resin containing sulfonic groups or their salts. The water-soluble resin can be produced, for example, by reacting a polyol with maleic acid and/or fumaric acid to synthesize an unsaturated polyester resin and then adding acid sulfurous acid or its salt to the unsaturated polyester resin to form groups represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or a lower aliphatic quaternary ammonium group. The aqueous pigment dispersion is useful as a water-based ink for writing or recording equipments such as writing instruments, printers, copying machines, fax machines and printing machines.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1997Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuo Kanou, Jiro Amano, Naoyuki Sakai