Patents by Inventor Youichiro Sugimori
Youichiro Sugimori 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).
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Patent number: 7135441Abstract: A grease composition is disclosed, wherein a metallic soap-base thickener containing a long-fiber material having a major axis part length of at least 3 ?m is blended with a base oil obtained by mixing a lubricating oil having a polar group within the molecule structure and a non-polar lubricating oil, which can improve the initial sound (cage sound) of bearing at the starting of operation in a low-temperature environment and is effective on the reduction of fretting damage (abrasion) or torque, and also a rolling bearing and a linear acting apparatus each obtained by packing the grease composition are disclosed, which exhibit excellent low-temperature acoustic property and are reduced in the fretting damage (abrasion) or torque.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2001Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Atsushi Yokouchi, Hisao Sumiya, Michiharu Naka
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Patent number: 6682223Abstract: A ball bearing is described, which comprises an outer ring having on its inner periphery an outer raceway, an inner ring having on its outer periphery an inner raceway, plural balls rotatably disposed between the outer raceway and the inner raceway, a cage holding the plural balls in a freely rotatable manner, and a grease packed in a space between the outer raceway and the inner raceway, wherein the inner peripheral surface of each pocket of the cage contains a spherical part consisting of a spherical concave surface whose radius of curvature is slightly larger than that of each ball and a curved part which has the radius of curvature being larger than that of the spherical part and is smoothly continuous from the end of the spherical part toward the end thereof on the opening side of the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Yasushi Mutoh, Michiharu Naka, Takashi Ogawa, Yasuhisa Terada, Hiroshi Ishiwada
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Patent number: 6568856Abstract: A rolling bearing to exhibit outstanding initial (cage) acoustic characteristics at the start of operation under a low temperature atmosphere, suppress fretting damages (abrasions) and reduce bearing torque by making the radius of curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the inner raceway and the radius of curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the outer raceway equal to 51.0% to smaller than 60.0% of the diameter of the rolling element, and packing a grease composition comprising a base oil that is a mixture of a lubricant containing a polar group in its molecular structure and a non-polar lubricant and a metallic soap-based thickener containing a long-fiber material with a major axis part length of at least 3 &mgr;m.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Hisao Sumiya, Michiharu Naka, Takashi Ogawa, Yasuhisa Terada
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Publication number: 20030077015Abstract: A ball bearing is described, which comprises an outer ring having on its inner periphery an outer raceway, an inner ring having on its outer periphery an inner raceway, plural balls rotatably disposed between the outer raceway and the inner raceway, a cage holding the plural balls in a freely rotatable manner, and a grease packed in a space between the outer raceway and the inner raceway, wherein the inner peripheral surface of each pocket of the cage contains a spherical part consisting of a spherical concave surface whose radius of curvature is slightly larger than that of each ball and a curved part which has the radius of curvature being larger than that of the spherical part and is smoothly continuous from the end of the spherical part toward the end thereof on the opening side of the pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Yasushi Mutoh, Michiharu Naka, Takashi Ogawa, Yasuhisa Terada, Hiroshi Ishiwada
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Publication number: 20030012470Abstract: A rolling bearing to exhibit outstanding initial (cage) acoustic characteristics at the start of operation under a low temperature atmosphere, suppress fretting damages (abrasions) and reduce bearing torque by making the radius of curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the inner raceway and the radius of curvature of the cross-sectional shape of the outer raceway equal to 51.0% to smaller than 60.0% of the diameter of the rolling element, and packing a grease composition comprising a base oil that is a mixture of a lubricant containing a polar group in its molecular structure and a non-polar lubricant and a metallic soap-based thickener containing a long-fiber material with a major axis part length of at least 3 &mgr;m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2001Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Hisao Sumiya, Michiharu Naka, Takashi Ogawa, Yasuhisa Terada
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Patent number: 6500788Abstract: An improved lubricating grease composition is herein disclosed, which comprises a base oil and a thickening agent, wherein the base oil comprises 50 to 100% by weight of a carbonate ester compound represented by the following general formula (I): R1O—CO—OR2 (I) wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, on the basis of the total weight of the base oil. The lubricating grease composition shows remarkably improved acoustic life and an improved frictional coefficient, as compared with those observed for conventional grease compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignees: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd., NSK Ltd.Inventors: Atushi Shibayama, Hiroshi Kimura, Youichiro Sugimori, Masao Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6482780Abstract: A grease composition for rolling bearing comprising a metal soap-based thickening agent containing a long fiber-like material having a major axis length of at least 3 &mgr;m incorporated in a base oil comprising a lubricant having a polar group in its molecular structure and a non-polar lubricant blended in combination.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignees: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd., NSK Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Yokouchi, Jun Kuraishi, Youichiro Sugimori, Yasunobu Fujita, Michiharu Naka, Atsushi Shibayama, Hiroshi Kimura
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Publication number: 20020142920Abstract: A grease composition is disclosed, wherein a metallic soap-base thickener containing a long-fiber material having a major axis part length of at least 3 &mgr;m is blended with a base oil obtained by mixing a lubricating oil having a polar group within the molecule structure and a non-polar lubricating oil, which can improve the initial sound (cage sound) of bearing at the starting of operation in a low-temperature environment and is effective on the reduction of fretting damage (abrasion) or torque, and also a rolling bearing and a linear acting apparatus each obtained by packing the grease composition are disclosed, which exhibit excellent low-temperature acoustic property and are reduced in the fretting damage (abrasion) or torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Atsushi Yokouchi, Hisao Sumiya, Michiharu Naka
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Publication number: 20010002388Abstract: An improved lubricating grease composition is herein disclosed, which comprises a base oil and a thickening agent, wherein the base oil comprises 50 to 100% by weight of a carbonate ester compound represented by the following general formula (I): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2001Publication date: May 31, 2001Applicant: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atushi Shibayama, Hiroshi Kimura, Youichiro Sugimori, Masao Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6235690Abstract: An improved lubricating grease composition is herein disclosed, which comprises a base oil and a thickening agent, wherein the base oil comprises 50 to 100% by weight of a carbonate ester compound represented by the following general formula (I): R1O—CO—OR2 (I) wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, on the basis of the total weight of the base oil. The lubricating grease composition shows remarkably improved acoustic life and an improved frictional coefficient, as compared with those observed for conventional grease compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignees: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd., NSK Ltd.Inventors: Atushi Shibayama, Hiroshi Kimura, Youichiro Sugimori, Masao Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5575570Abstract: A cage for a rolling bearing; the cage is obtained by molding a resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a heat-resistant and oil-resistant resin and from 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin and immersing the resulting molded article in a lubricating oil. Also is disclosed is a rolling bearing with the cage fitted therein and having been subjected to oil plating.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 1996Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Takahiko Uchiyama, Youichiro Sugimori, Toshimi Takajo, Michiharu Naka, Masao Yamamoto, Emiko Shiraishi, Atushi Yokouchi
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Patent number: RE48187Abstract: A grease composition for rolling bearing comprising a metal soap-based thickening agent containing a long fiber-like material having a major axis length of at least 3 ?m incorporated in a base oil comprising a lubricant having a polar group in its molecular structure and a non-polar lubricant blended in combination.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignees: NSK LTD., KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Yokouchi, Jun Kuraishi, Youichiro Sugimori, Yasunobu Fujita, Michiharu Naka, Atsushi Shibayama, Hiroshi Kimura