Patents by Inventor Shoichi Tominaga

Shoichi Tominaga 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: 6878677
    Abstract: The invention provides a refrigerator oil composition comprising a base oil of a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil, and containing (a) a partial ester of a polyalcohol and a fatty acid and (b) an acid phosphate or its amine salt; and a refrigerator oil composition comprising a base oil of a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil, and containing any of (a) acid phosphates or their amine salts, (b) acetylene glycol alkylene oxide adducts, (c) potassium salts of fatty acids, etc., (d) organic acids, and (e) fatty acid amides. The refrigerator oil compositions have good lubricity and are especially effective for reducing the friction in both the oil region and the extreme-pressure region in the sliding area between aluminium materials and steel materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Sakanoue, Masahiko Takesue, Youichiro Jido, Minoru Takagi, Shoichi Tominaga, Hiroshi Nagakawa