Patents by Inventor Shoichi Seko

Shoichi Seko 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: 6802649
    Abstract: In sliding bearing, wherein an overlay, which consists of at least one solid lubricant and a binder resin, covers an aluminum-alloy bearing layer bonded on backing metal, the overlay consists of an upper layer, which contains the solid lubricant essentially consisting of MoS2, and a lower layer, which contains one or both of solid lubricant and hard additive. The solid lubricant of the lower layer is MoS2 and its content is relatively lower than in the upper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimio Kawagoe, Hiroshi Ito, Toru Desaki, Yasuaki Goto, Yoshio Fuwa, Shoichi Seko
  • Publication number: 20030059137
    Abstract: In sliding bearing, wherein an overlay, which consists of at least one solid lubricant and a binder resin, covers an aluminum-alloy bearing layer bonded on backing metal, the overlay consists of an upper layer, which contains the solid lubricant essentially consisting of MoS2, and a lower layer, which contains one or both of solid lubricant and hard additive. The solid lubricant of the lower layer is MoS2 and its content is relatively lower than in the upper layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Kimio Kawagoe, Hiroshi Ito, Toru Desaki, Yasuaki Goto, Yoshio Fuwa, Shoichi Seko
  • Patent number: 4714132
    Abstract: A suspension of a vehicle includes a subframe coupled with a car body through four elastic insulators. Four insulators are disposed in the front leftward and rightward portion and the rear leftward and rightward portion of the subframe. A suspension arm is coupled vertically pivotably on an inner end thereof with the subframe. A wheel carrier is coupled vertically pivotably with an outer end of the suspension arm. A strut bar disposed longitudinally of the car body is coupled vertically pivotably with the wheel carrier on one end thereof and with the car body on the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hattori, Shoichi Seko