Patents by Inventor Nobuo Ushioda

Nobuo Ushioda 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: 10669507
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil additive containing a vicinal diol and a particular detergent blend typically is low viscosity base oils whereby exhibiting improved fuel economy. In this respect, disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of base oil of lubricating viscosity; a friction modifier which is selected from the group consisting of C10-C30 alkane 1,2-diols and C10-C30 alkene 1,2-diols; an overbased alkyl alkaline earth metal hydroxybenzoate detergent having a metal ratio less than 3.0; and an overbased alkyl calcium sulfonate or an overbased alkyl calcium hydroxybenzoate having a metal ratio of 3.5 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuo Ushioda
  • Publication number: 20170066991
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil additive containing a vicinal diol and a particular detergent blend typically is low viscosity base oils whereby exhibiting improved fuel economy. In this respect, disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of base oil of lubricating viscosity; a friction modifier which is selected from the group consisting of C10-C30 alkane 1,2-diols and C10-C30 alkene 1,2-diols; an overbased alkyl alkaline earth metal hydroxybenzoate detergent having a metal ratio less than 3.0; and an overbased alkyl calcium sulfonate or an overbased alkyl calcium hydroxybenzoate having a metal ratio of 3.5 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Nobuo Ushioda
  • Patent number: 9102896
    Abstract: A fuel economical lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines comprises a base oil and an additive composition comprising an overbased metal-containing detergent and a molybdenum-containing friction modifier, in which the overbased metal-containing detergent comprises calcium salicylate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 14-18, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 14-18, and calcium sulfonate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 20-24, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 20-24, and/or calcium salicylate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 20-28, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 20-28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Japan LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Ushioda, Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20150087567
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil additive containing a vicinal diol and a particular detergent blend typically is low viscosity base oils whereby exhibiting improved fuel economy. In this respect, disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of base oil of lubricating viscosity; a friction modifier which is selected from the group consisting of C10-C30 alkane 1,2-diols and C10-C30 alkene 1,2-diols; an overbased alkyl alkaline earth metal hydroxybenzoate detergent having a metal ratio less than 3.0; and an overbased alkyl calcium sulfonate or an overbased alkyl calcium hydroxybenzoate having a metal ratio of 3.5 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuo Ushioda
  • Publication number: 20140171349
    Abstract: A fuel economical lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines comprises a base oil and an additive composition comprising an overbased metal-containing detergent and a molybdenum-containing friction modifier, in which the overbased metal-containing detergent comprises calcium salicylate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 14-18, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 14-18, and calcium sulfonate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 20-24, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 20-24, and/or calcium salicylate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 20-28, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 20-28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Cheveron Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Ushioda, Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Ogasawara