Patents by Inventor Rika Yauchihara

Rika Yauchihara 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: 6232275
    Abstract: There is disclosed a lubricating oil composition for automatic transmissions which comprises a base oil comprising at least one oil selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic oil each having a specific kinematic viscosity and a % CA; (A) a non-boron based succinic acid imide (e.g. polybutenylsuccinic acid imide) and a boron based succinic acid imide each in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the whole composition; (B) a condensation product of a branched chain fatty acid having 8 to 30 carbon atoms (e.g. isostearic acid) and an amine (e.g. tetraethylene-pentamine) in an amount of 0.05 to 2% by weight based on the same; and (C) a dialkyl hydrogenphosphite (e.g. dioleyl hydrogenphosphite) in an amount of 0.1 to 1% by weight based on the same, and optionally at least one member selected from viscosity index improvers, antioxidants, metal deactivators, defoaming agents, detergents, extreme pressure agents and rust preventives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignees: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ichihashi, Masayuki Kato, Takao Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Murakami, Kazuo Umesato, Rika Yauchihara