Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Shibuya

Nobuhiro Shibuya 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: 8998183
    Abstract: A suspension apparatus 100 includes a leaf spring 110 in which a front end and a rear end are rotatably supported by a frame 2 of a car and an intermediate portion thereof in a longitudinal direction is attached to an axle 3; and a stay 160 having an engaging portion 161 for blocking rotation of a portion to a rear of a breaking point of the leaf spring 110 when the leaf spring 110 is broken at a portion to a rear of the intermediate portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Akeda, Nobuhiro Shibuya, Mitsuru Enomoto
  • Patent number: 8973933
    Abstract: A suspension device for suspension of an axle by an intermediate portion of a single leaf spring has first restriction device which restricts, upon breakage of the leaf spring at a position behind the intermediate portion of the spring, the rear portion of the leaf spring from tilting downwardly relative to a shackle, and a second restriction device for restriction of the shackle from pivotally moving backward beyond a predetermined angle. The first restriction device is constituted by a stopper plate on the shackle for support of the rear portion of the leaf spring from below upon breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Hino Motors, Ltd., NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Horikiri, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Enomoto, Mamoru Akeda, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Patent number: 8662511
    Abstract: A suspension device for suspension of an axle 2 by an intermediate portion of a single leaf spring 5 has first restriction means which restricts, upon breakage of the leaf spring 5 at a position behind the intermediate portion of the spring, the rear portion of the leaf spring 5 from tilting downwardly relative to a shackle 6, and a second restriction means (retainer pawl 13) for restriction of the shackle 6 from pivotally moving backward beyond a predetermined angle. The first restriction means is constituted by a bush 12 with projections 12b which is arranged at a connection between the shackle 6 and the rear end of the leaf spring 5 for integral rotation with the rear end of the leaf spring 5 and engages with the shackle 6 at a predetermined rotary position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hino Motors, Ltd., NHK Spring Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Mitsuru Enomoto, Naoshi Sato, Yoshiharu Sugawara, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20130140786
    Abstract: A suspension device for suspension of an axle 2 by an intermediate portion of a single leaf spring 5 has first restriction means which restricts, upon breakage of the leaf spring 5 at a position behind the intermediate portion of the spring, the rear portion of the leaf spring 5 from tilting downwardly relative to a shackle 6, and a second restriction means (retainer pawl 13) for restriction of the shackle 6 from pivotally moving backward beyond a predetermined angle. The first restriction means is constituted by a stopper plate 12 (stopper) on the shackle 6 for support of the rear portion of the leaf spring 5 from below upon breakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: HINO MOTORS, LTD., HORIKIRI, Inc., NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Enomoto, Mamoru Akeda, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20130127133
    Abstract: A suspension device for suspension of an axle 2 by an intermediate portion of a single leaf spring 5 has first restriction means which restricts, upon breakage of the leaf spring 5 at a position behind the intermediate portion of the spring, the rear portion of the leaf spring 5 from tilting downwardly relative to a shackle 6, and a second restriction means (retainer pawl 13) for restriction of the shackle 6 from pivotally moving backward beyond a predetermined angle. The first restriction means is constituted by a bush 12 with projections 12b which is arranged at a connection between the shackle 6 and the rear end of the leaf spring 5 for integral rotation with the rear end of the leaf spring 5 and engages with the shackle 6 at a predetermined rotary position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: NHK SPRING CO., LTD., HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Enomoto, Naoshi Sato, Yoshiharu Sugawara, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20120043707
    Abstract: A suspension apparatus 100 includes a leaf spring 110 in which a front end and a rear end are rotatably supported by a frame 2 of a car and an intermediate portion thereof in a longitudinal direction is attached to an axle 3; and a stay 160 having an engaging portion 161 for blocking rotation of a portion to a rear of a breaking point of the leaf spring 110 when the leaf spring 110 is broken at a portion to a rear of the intermediate portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru Akeda, Nobuhiro Shibuya, Mitsuru Enomoto
  • Patent number: 7914887
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin film (i) which has a degree of dimensional change through heating and cooling (?) in the range of from ?2% to 2% as measured by thermomechanical analysis in the range of from room temperature to 135° C., or which has a degree of thermal shrinkage of 1.8% or lower upon heating at 130° C. for 30 minutes or longer; and a label paper employing the same. The label paper has suitability for heated-roll fixing type electrophotographic printers and is satisfactory in curling after printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Yupo Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Shibuya, Ichiro Ohkawachi
  • Publication number: 20080248269
    Abstract: A slide member of the present invention is characterized in that it has: a substrate, which is made of a metal; an intermediate layer, which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the substrate, and which is composed a first resinous composition including a thermoplastic polyimide resin and a polyaryl ketone resin; and a superficial layer, which is formed on the intermediate layer, and which is composed of a second resinous composition including a polyaryl ketone resin. Since the slide member of the present invention is such that it is possible to form it at low temperature, the deterioration of the substrate is suppressed; moreover, it is a slide member having a superficial layer, which includes a polyaryl ketone resin which is good in terms of the adhesiveness to a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Shibuya, Toshihisa Shimo, Hidetaka Hayashi, Hirohiko Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6911253
    Abstract: A porous resin film which comprises 30 to 90 wt % of a thermoplastic resin containing a hydrophilic thermoplastic resin component; and 70 to 10 wt % of an inorganic or organic fine powder was disclosed. The porous resin film of the present invention is valuable as an ink-jet recording medium since the film shows excellent ink absorbing and drying properties even when a large amount of ink is discharged thereon, and thus can produce thereon a high-definition image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Yupo Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Akihiko Ohno, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Patent number: 6811837
    Abstract: The invention provides a porous resin film having a good absorption of water content as a solvent for aqueous ink or aqueous paste and a recording medium comprising the porous resin film. The recording medium is characterized by the capability of absorbing an ink without density unevenness even during ink jet recording if the ejected amount of ink is great. The invention lies in a porous resin film comprising: a thermoplastic resin in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight; and an inorganic and/or organic finely divided powder in an amount of 10 to 70% by weight, wherein the inorganic and/or organic finely divided powder is surface-treated with a surface treating agent (A) made of a copolymer of diallylamine salt or alkyl diallylamine salt (a1) with a nonionic hydrophilic vinyl monomer (a2) and an anionic surface treating agent (B), and the porous resin film has a liquid absorption capacity of not smaller than 0.5 ml/m2 as measured by “Japan TAPPI No. 51-87”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Yupo Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Seiichiro Iida, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20030157313
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin film (i) which has a degree of dimensional change through heating and cooling (a) in the range of from −2% to 2% as measured by thermomechanical analysis in the range of from room temperature to 135° C., or which has a degree of thermal shrinkage of 1.8% or lower upon heating at 130° C. for 30 minutes or longer; and a label paper employing the same. The label paper has suitability for heated-roll fixing type electrophotographic printers and is satisfactory in curling after printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Shibuya, Ichiro Ohkawachi
  • Patent number: 6586106
    Abstract: Described is a thermoplastic resin film having on a surface thereof a hydroxy-modified imine polymer containing repeating units represented by the following general formula (I) in an amount of 5 mol % or more based on the total of repeating units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Yupo Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Shibuya, Kazuhisa Kitamura, Ayako Shibata, Yasuo Kitani, Kazuhide Hayama
  • Publication number: 20030072935
    Abstract: A porous resin film containing a thermoplastic resin, an inorganic and/or organic finely divided powder and a hydrophilicizer, and having a liquid absorption capacity of not smaller than 0.5 ml/m2 may be incorporated in a recording medium to provide good absorption of water present as a solvent for aqueous ink or aqueous paste and ink absorption without density unevenness during solid printing of large amounts of ink during ink jet recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Seiichiro Iida, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20030071884
    Abstract: The invention provides a porous resin film having a good absorption of water content as a solvent for aqueous ink or aqueous paste and a recording medium comprising the porous resin film. The recording medium is characterized by the capability of absorbing an ink without density unevenness even during ink jet recording if the ejected amount of ink is great. The invention lies in a porous resin film comprising: a thermoplastic resin in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight; and an inorganic and/or organic finely divided powder in an amount of 10 to 70% by weight, wherein the inorganic and/or organic finely divided powder is surface-treated with a surface treating agent (A) made of a copolymer of diallylamine salt or alkyl diallylamine salt (a1) with a nonionic hydrophilic vinyl monomer (a2) and an anionic surface treating agent (B), and the porous resin film has a liquid absorption capacity of not smaller than 0.5 ml/m2 as measured by “Japan TAPPI No. 51-87”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Seiichiro Iida, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20030017321
    Abstract: The present invention provides (1) a porous resin film having good water absorption from aqueous inks or aqueous pastes, (2) a recording medium which can absorb an ink without density unevenness even during solid printing or the like if the ejected amount of ink is great in ink jet recording, and (3) a porous resin film constituting such a recording medium having excellent properties. In other words, the present invention lies in a porous resin film comprising a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic and/or organic finely divided powder surface-treated with a specific surface treating agent and having a liquid absorption capacity of not smaller than 0.5 ml/m2 as measured by “Japan TAPPI No. 51-87” and a recording medium comprising the porous resin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Seiichiro Iida, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20020054991
    Abstract: Described is a thermoplastic resin film having on a surface thereof a hydroxy-modified imine polymer containing repeating units represented by the following general formula (I) in an amount of 5 mol % or more based on the total of repeating units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Shibuya, Kazuhisa Kitamura, Ayako Shibata, Yasuo Kitani, Kazuhide Hayama
  • Publication number: 20020012786
    Abstract: A porous resin film which comprises 30 to 90 wt % of a thermoplastic resin containing a hydrophilic thermoplastic resin component; and 70 to 10 wt % of an inorganic or organic fine powder was disclosed. The porous resin film of the present invention is valuable as an ink-jet recording medium since the film shows excellent ink absorbing and drying properties even when a large amount of ink is discharged thereon, and thus can produce thereon a high-definition image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: Yupo corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Akihiko Ohno, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20010018125
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin film (i) which has a degree of dimensional change through heating and cooling (&agr;) in the range of from −2% to 2% as measured by thermomechanical analysis in the range of from room temperature to 135° C., or which has a degree of thermal shrinkage of 1.8% or lower upon heating at 130° C. for 30 minutes or longer; and a label paper employing the same. The label paper has suitability for heated-roll fixing type electrophotographic printers and is satisfactory in curling after printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Shibuya, Ichiro Ohkawachi
  • Patent number: 6217687
    Abstract: A process for treating a surface of a thermoplastic resin film (i) which includes subjecting the surface of the thermoplastic resin film (i) to a first oxidation treatment, coating the oxidized surface with a surface modifier, subsequently stretching the film, subjecting that surface of the thermoplastic resin film (i) which has been coated with the surface modifier to a second oxidation treatment, and then coating the oxidized surface with a surface modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Oji-Yuka Synthetic Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayako Shibata, Nobuhiro Shibuya
  • Patent number: 6194506
    Abstract: A printing resin film excellent in ink dryability and transferability, and comprising a resin composition comprising (A) from 25 to 65% by weight of a calcium carbonate powder having an oil absorption of from 70 to 200 ml/100 g as determined by JIS-K5101-1991 and (B) from 35 to 75% by weight of a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Oji-Yuka Synthetic Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Ochiai, Nobuhiro Shibuya, Toshiyuki Hirabe