Patents by Inventor Shota KATO

Shota KATO 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: 12275910
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition may have a high flash point, a low pour point, and excellent electrical insulation, while having excellent cooling performance. Such a lubricating oil composition may include a base oil (A), wherein the base oil (A) includes at least one synthetic oil (A1) selected from a polyalkylene glycol having a specific degree of polymerization and a polyvinyl ether having a specific degree of polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Kojima, Yukio Yoshida, Kenichi Ogata, Shota Kato, Keiichi Narita
  • Publication number: 20250059459
    Abstract: A viscosity index improver composition which has an excellent viscosity index improving effect. A viscosity index improver composition which includes a poly(meth)acrylate (A) including a constituent unit (Y) derived from a monomer (y) having a diol functional group, and a poly(meth)acrylate (B) including a constituent unit (Z) derived from a monomer (z) having a boronic acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shota KATO, Yukio YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 12195691
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive composition that is suitable as a load bearing additive, and is excellent in wear resistance, extreme pressure property, and thermal stability, and a lubricating oil composition containing the lubricating oil additive composition. A lubricating oil additive composition containing a poly(meth)acrylate-based copolymer (X) containing a structural unit (a) derived from a particular alkyl (meth)acrylate (A), a structural unit (b) derived from a particular hydroxy group containing (meth)acrylate (B), and a structural unit (c) derived from a particular phosphorus-containing (meth)acrylate (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Yoshida, Shota Kato, Hideto Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20240182810
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition, including a base oil (P) and a copolymer (X). The copolymer (X) contains the following structural units (a) to (c): structural unit (a): a structural unit derived from a monomer (A) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, structural unit (b): a structural unit derived from a monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a polar group, and structural unit (c): a structural unit derived from a monomer (C) having a polymerizable functional group and a cyclic structural group. The copolymer (X) has a mass-average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 50,000, a content of the copolymer (X) in terms of resin content is 0.10% by mass to 2.5% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition, and the lubricating oil composition has a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of 8.2 mm2/s or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji SUNAHARA, Shoichiro FUJITA, Masaya KUBOTA, Shota KATO
  • Publication number: 20240150670
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive composition containing a polymer-based compound may be excellent in solubility in a mineral oil and wear resistance, and favorable as a friction modifier. A lubricating oil composition may contain the additive composition. Such a lubricating oil additive composition may contain a copolymer (X) containing: (a) a structural unit derived from a monomer (A) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms; (b) a structural unit derived from a monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a polar group; and (c) a structural unit derived from a monomer (C) having a polymerizable functional group and a cyclic structure group. The copolymer (X) may have a content of the structural unit (a) of 43% by mol or more based on the total structural units of the copolymer (X), and a mass average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 90,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shota KATO, Yukio YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240124638
    Abstract: A polymer composition contains a comb-shaped polymer (X) containing the following structural units (a) to (c): (a): a structural unit derived from a short-chain alkyl (meth)acrylate (A) having a short-chain alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; (b): a structural unit derived from a long-chain alkyl (meth)acrylate (B) having a long-chain alkyl group having 6 to 32 carbon atoms; and (c): a structural unit derived from a macromonomer (C), a content of the structural unit (a) being 70% by mass or more based on the total structural units of the comb-shaped polymer (X); and a hetero atom-containing base oil (Y). The hetero atom-containing base oil (Y) has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 25 mm2/s or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yoriyuki TAKASHIMA, Taeko NAKANO, Shota KATO
  • Publication number: 20240026242
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive composition that is suitable as a load bearing additive, and is excellent in wear resistance, extreme pressure property, and thermal stability, and a lubricating oil composition containing the lubricating oil additive composition. A lubricating oil additive composition containing a poly(meth)acrylate-based copolymer (X) containing a structural unit (a) derived from a particular alkyl (meth)acrylate (A), a structural unit (b) derived from a particular hydroxy group containing (meth)acrylate (B), and a structural unit (c) derived from a particular phosphorus-containing (meth)acrylate (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio YOSHIDA, Shota KATO, Hideto KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230272297
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition may have a high flash point, a low pour point, and excellent electrical insulation, while having excellent cooling performance. Such a lubricating oil composition may include a base oil (A), wherein the base oil (A) includes at least one synthetic oil (A1) selected from a polyalkylene glycol having a specific degree of polymerization and a polyvinyl ether having a specific degree of polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Akio KOJIMA, Yukio YOSHIDA, Kenichi OGATA, Shota KATO, Keiichi NARITA
  • Publication number: 20230265353
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition may be superior in cooling performance, ensure electrical insulation, and have a high flash point. Such a lubricating oil composition may include a base oil (A) including an ester-based synthetic oil (A1), the content of the ester-based synthetic oil (A1) is 30% by mass to 100% by mass based on the total amount of the base oil (A), the ester-based synthetic oil (A1) is one or more of an ester (A1-1) of a monohydric alcohol and a monobasic acid and an ester (A1-2) of a monohydric alcohol and a polybasic acid, and the base oil (A) satisfies requirements (1) to (3): Requirement (1): the kinematic viscosity at 40° C. is 2.00 mm2/s to 4.00 mm2/s. Requirement (2): the specific heat at 20° C. is 1.75 kJ/(kg·K) or less. Requirement (3): the density at 20° C. is 0.850 g/cm3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shota KATO, Keiichi NARITA, Hiroaki KOSHIMA, Kenichi OGATA
  • Publication number: 20230074611
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a fluorescent compound that emits a fluorescent light. The fluorescent compound has a property of deteriorating with relevance to a deterioration of the lubricating oil composition. A deterioration measurement device having a light emitter that emits an irradiation light toward a measurement target object including a fluorescent compound, a light receiver, and a sensor. A deterioration measurement system having a lubricating oil composition and a deterioration measurement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato YOKOMIZO, Koki ITO, Hidenori TORII, Shota KATO, Genki OKUYAMA