Patents by Inventor Yukitoshi Fujinami
Yukitoshi Fujinami 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: 10266787Abstract: A grease composition contains a calcium sulfonate complex grease and an additive. The additive includes an overbased metal sulfonate and an antioxidant. The overbased metal sulfonate is preferably an overbased calcium sulfonate. The antioxidant is preferably an aminic antioxidant.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Sekiguchi, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Yusuke Nakanishi, Kouji Takane
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Patent number: 10240103Abstract: A bearing grease composition contains a (A) thickener and a (B) base oil, in which the (A) thickener is a urea thickener represented by a formula (I) below, and, in observation of a transmission image in the bearing grease composition, a transmission-image-area ratio of an aggregation part having a transmission image area exceeding 40 ?m2 in the urea thickener is 15% or less relative to a total observation area. R1NHCONHR2NHCONHR3??(I) In the formula, R1 and R3 each independently represent: an (a1) monovalent chain hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; an (a2) monovalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; and the like, and R2 represents an (a4) divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji Takane, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Hiroki Sekiguchi, Yusuke Nakanishi, Yoshiyuki Suetsugu
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Publication number: 20160002558Abstract: A bearing grease composition contains a (A) thickener and a (B) base oil, in which the (A) thickener is a urea thickener represented by a formula (I) below, and, in observation of a transmission image in the bearing grease composition, a transmission-image-area ratio of an aggregation part having a transmission image area exceeding 40 ?m2 in the urea thickener is 15% or less relative to a total observation area. R1NHCONHR2NHCONHR3??(I) In the formula, R1 and R3 each independently represent: an (a1) monovalent chain hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; an (a2) monovalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; and the like, and R2 represents an (a4) divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji TAKANE, Yukitoshi FUJINAMI, Hiroki SEKIGUCHI, Yusuke NAKANISHI, Yoshiyuki SUETSUGU
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Patent number: 9206371Abstract: A bearing grease contains a base oil and a thickener. The base oil is a base oil mixture containing a polyalphaolefin and an ester. The bearing grease is used in an atmosphere of a fluorine compound refrigerant containing no hydrogen. A bearing using the bearing grease does not cause elution of grease for a long time. Further, since there is no need for a collecting system unlike lubricating oil, the arrangement around the bearing can be made compact. Thus, the bearing can be easily applied in a form of an energy recovery equipment to a vehicle or various industrial machineries.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignees: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., IHI CorporationInventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Fumihiko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9139795Abstract: A biodegradable lubricating oil composition includes (A) an ester represented by a formula (1) below, the ester having a kinematic viscosity in a range from 300 mm2/s to 1000 mm2/s at 40 degrees C. and an acid value of 0.5 mgKOH/g or less; (B) an ester being obtained by reacting a straight-chain saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid with a polyhydric alcohol, the ester having an acid value of 0.5 mgKOH/g or less; and (C) a phosphate amine salt being obtained by reacting an acidic phosphate with an alkylamine. In the formula, Ra is a hydrocarbyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, Rb is a hydrocarbyl group having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, Rc is an acyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 3 to 15.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Tahei Okada, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Takuya Ohno
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Publication number: 20150252283Abstract: A grease composition contains a calcium sulfonate complex grease and an additive. The additive includes an overbased metal sulfonate and an antioxidant. The overbased metal sulfonate is preferably an overbased calcium sulfonate. The antioxidant is preferably an aminic antioxidant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Sekiguchi, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Yusuke Nakanishi, Kouji Takane
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Patent number: 9090848Abstract: The grease composition for a clean environment includes, a base oil, a thickener and a extreme-pressure agent, in which a kinetic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is 100˜300 mm2/s, the thickener comprising a lithium complex soap, a content of the thickener is 10˜40 mass % with respect to the total amount of the grease composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: THK CO., LTD., IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Nogami, Terumoto Hayami, Hiroshi Sampei, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Kouji Takane
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Patent number: 9062270Abstract: Bearing grease includes an ether base oil and a urea thickener, and is used in an atmosphere of a fluorine compound-based refrigerant. No grease is eluted for a long period in a bearing with use of the bearing grease. Moreover, since a collection system is unnecessary unlike a lubricating oil, the surroundings of the bearing can be made compact. Accordingly, the bearing with use of the bearing grease is easily applicable to automobiles and a variety of industrial machinery as an energy collection apparatus using the Rankine cycle.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignees: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., IHI CorporationInventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Fumihiko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20150159110Abstract: A bearing grease contains a base oil and a thickener. The base oil is a base oil mixture containing a polyalphaolefin and an ester. The bearing grease is used in an atmosphere of a fluorine compound refrigerant containing no hydrogen. A bearing using the bearing grease does not cause elution of grease for a long time. Further, since there is no need for a collecting system unlike lubricating oil, the arrangement around the bearing can be made compact. Thus, the bearing can be easily applied in a form of an energy recovery equipment to a vehicle or various industrial machineries.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., IHI CorporationInventors: Yukitoshi FUJINAMI, Fumihiko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8987177Abstract: A biodegradable lubricating oil composition includes (A) an ester being obtained by reacting a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, a straight-chain aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol together, the ester having a kinematic viscosity in a range from 400 mm2/s to 1000 mm2/s at 40 degrees C. and an acid value of 0.5 mgKOH/g or less; (B) an ester being obtained by reacting a straight-chain saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid with a polyhydric alcohol, the ester having an acid value of 0.5 mgKOH/g or less; and (C) a phosphate amine salt being obtained by reacting an acidic phosphate with an alkylamine.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tahei Okada, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Takuya Ohno
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Publication number: 20150045273Abstract: A grease of the invention includes: a base oil containing hydrocarbon; and diurea that is represented by a formula (1) below as a thickener and is in a range from 15 mass % to 25 mass % based on a total amount of a composition, the grease exhibiting a worked penetration in a range from 170 to 295. R1NHCONHR2NHCONHR3 ??(1) In the formula, R1 and R3 are mutually different and represent a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms; and R2 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Sekiguchi, Kentaro Koumura, Yoshiyuki Suetsugu, Yusuke Nakanishi, Yukitoshi Fujinami
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Patent number: 8722602Abstract: Grease which includes a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a specific diester compound of a glycol with a branched carboxylic acid, and a specific diurea compound as a thickener. The grease is excellent in low-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency. In particular, when used in a rotation transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement performance (intermeshing) at low temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Hitoshi Hata, Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi
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Publication number: 20140121144Abstract: A bearing grease contains a base oil and a thickener. The base oil is a base oil mixture containing a polyalphaolefin and an ester. The bearing grease is used in an atmosphere of a fluorine compound refrigerant containing no hydrogen. A bearing using the bearing grease does not cause elution of grease for a long time. Further, since there is no need for a collecting system unlike lubricating oil, the arrangement around the bearing can be made compact. Thus, the bearing can be easily applied in a form of an energy recovery equipment to a vehicle or various industrial machineries.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: IHI Corporation, IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Fumihiko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8703678Abstract: A grease which comprises a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a diester compound having a total carbon number of 28 to 40 and represented by the general formula (I): R1OOC—(R2)n—COOR3??(I) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a C4 to C20 monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R2 represents a C1 to C20 divalent hydrocarbon group and n is 0 or 1. The grease is excellent in both low-temperature performance and high-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency even under high centrifugal force (acceleration). In particular, when the grease is used in a rotational transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement property (intermeshing ability) at low temperatures and a prolonged bearing life at high temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Tahei Okada, Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi
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Publication number: 20140080744Abstract: Bearing grease includes an ether base oil and a urea thickener, and is used in an atmosphere of a fluorine compound-based refrigerant. No grease is eluted for a long period in a bearing with use of the bearing grease. Moreover, since a collection system is unnecessary unlike a lubricating oil, the surroundings of the bearing can be made compact. Accordingly, the bearing with use of the bearing grease is easily applicable to automobiles and a variety of industrial machinery as an energy collection apparatus using the Rankine cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Fumihiko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8673830Abstract: A grease composition includes: a poly-?-olefin having a kinematic viscosity at 40 degrees C. of 60 to 320 mm2/s, the poly-?-olefin being contained in an amount of 50 mass % or more relative to a whole composition; a thickener that is a lithium salt of a hydroxyl-free fatty acid having 10 to 22 carbon atoms; and an ashless dithiocarbamate and/or zinc dithiocarbamate that are contained in an amount of 0.1 to 1.5 mass % in terms of sulfur relative to a whole composition. In the grease composition, a phosphorous content is 0.05 mass % or less relative to the whole composition, and a worked penetration is in a range from 265 to 310.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Shigeo Hara, Hiroyuki Kitano, Kensaku Fujinaka, Hironori Yoshimura, Yasushi Ohara
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Publication number: 20140045733Abstract: The grease composition for a clean environment includes, a base oil, a thickener and a extreme-pressure agent, in which a kinetic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is 100˜300 mm2/s, the thickener comprising a lithium complex soap, a content of the thickener is 10˜40 mass % with respect to the total amount of the grease composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Nogami, Terumoto Hayami, Hiroshi Sampei, Yukitoshi Fujinami, Kouji Takane
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Publication number: 20130102506Abstract: A lubricating base oil includes at least one of ionic liquids containing a compound represented by a formula (1): Z+A?, in which Z+ represents a cation and A? represents an anion, in which Z+ is a cyclic quaternary ammonium ion having two different side chains and A? is a conjugated amide ion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Yoshida, Yukitoshi Fujinami
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Publication number: 20130012416Abstract: Provided are a grease composition which inhibits simultaneously a bearing wear and a fretting wear under a high load to make it possible to elongate a life of the bearing; a grease composition which can inhibit a fretting wear caused by a change in a load in a thrust direction in addition to an usual fretting wear caused by small vibration in an oscillating direction; and a grease composition which is excellent in low-temperature characteristics. The grease compositions contain a base oil and a thickener, wherein the base oil contains a poly-?-olefin (component A) which has a kinetic viscosity of 300 mm2/s or more at 40° C. and which is produced by using a metallocene catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Tahei Okada, Takuya Ono
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Patent number: 8258089Abstract: Provided is a grease composition with a long service life under high-temperature conditions, considerable low-evaporability, and incombustibility. The invention provides a grease composition comprising, as a base oil, an ionic liquid formed of a cation and an anion and having an ion concentration of 1 mol/dm3 or more as measured at 20° C., and a thickener, wherein the grease composition has a dropping point of 260° C. or higher.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Hideto Kamimura