Additional Nitrogen Bonded Directly To The -c(=x)- Group (e.g., Ueas, Etc.) Patents (Class 508/552)
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Patent number: 12221588Abstract: There is provided a grease composition which is supplied between a plurality of lips provided in a sealing device that seals between a pair of members that rotate relative to each other, wherein the grease composition comprises a base oil (A), a thickening agent (B) and a rust preventive agent (C); a kinematic viscosity of the base oil (A) at 40° C. is 30 to 80 mm2/s; the thickening agent (B) is a diurea compound represented by Formula (1); and the composition comprises 5 to 15% by mass of the thickening agent (B) and 0.1 to 2.0% by mass of the rust preventive agent (C) based on the total of the grease composition. R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3??(1) wherein R2 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and R1 and R3 are a linear or branched alkyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms. Thus, a grease composition is provided, which can suppress a torque difference due to a rotation direction and exhibits excellent sealing properties.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP., KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Shibayama, Koki Ando, Hiroyuki Saito, Michitaka Yoshihara
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Patent number: 12139688Abstract: This ball screw grease composition for a rack-assisted electric power steering contains a thickener, a base oil, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a Ca sulfonates, fatty acids, and triglycerides, wherein the kinematic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is 4-100 mm2/s, and the worked penetration of the composition is 265-385.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Minami Soma, Tsuyoshi Kochi, Tomonobu Komoriya
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Patent number: 12084626Abstract: A spring part, in particular for a driving device, includes a spring body extending around a central axis. The spring body comprises several spring windings which run radially around a spring axis and are made of at least a base material. The base material is surrounded at least by a first protective layer, and the spring body is at least partially covered on the outside by a lubricant. A method for manufacturing a spring part includes the steps of providing a spring body with several spring windings made of a base material and coating the base material at least with a first protective layer. The method includes the step of applying a lubricant formed as a silicone-based lubricant to the outside of the coated spring body.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: EDSCHA ENGINEERING GMBHInventors: Peter Mrowka, Christian Bartschies, Gerhard Bauer, Jochen Bals
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Patent number: 12077721Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition for a speed reducer part of an on-vehicle electric component, the grease composition containing a base oil and a thickener, wherein the base oil is poly-?-olefin or a mixed oil of poly-?-olefin and mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of 4 to 19 mm2/s at 100° C. and a pour point of ?30° C. or lower, the thickener is a mixture of a diurea compound expressed by formula (1) and a diurea compound expressed by formula (2) R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R1??(1) R3—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3??(2) wherein R1 is a straight-chain alkyl group having 8 or 18 carbon atoms, R2 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and R3 is an aryl group having 6 to 7 carbon atoms, and a penetration of the grease composition is 220 to 280.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Yamazaki, Yoshiyuki Nagasawa, Daisuke Tsutsui, Osamu Nakamura, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Tsubasa Ishizeki
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Patent number: 11952549Abstract: Examples of the ester oil include diester oils such as dibutyl sebacate, dioctyl sebacate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, dioctyl adipate, diisodecyl adipate, ditridecyl adipate, ditridecyl phthalate, and methyl acetyl ricinolate; aromatic ester oils such as trioctyl trimellitate, tridecyl trimellitate, and tetraoctyl pyromellitate; polyol ester oils such as trimethylolpropane caprylate, trimethylolpropane pelargonate, pentaerythritol-2-ethylhexanoate, and pentaerythritol pelargonate; carbonate oil; complex ester oil which is an oligoester of polyhydric alcohol and mixed fatty acid including dibasic acid and monobasic acid; etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, ENEOS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Miyake, Kiyomi Sakamoto, Yusuke Ayame, Go Tatsumi
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Patent number: 11760951Abstract: The present invention addresses a problem of providing a grease composition containing a urea-based thickener and capable of appropriately maintaining the kinematic friction force in lubrication parts. The grease composition contains a base oil (A) and a urea-based thickener (B), wherein the base oil (A) has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 100 mm2/s or more, and the particles containing the urea-based thickener (B) in the grease composition satisfy the following requirement (I). Requirement (I): the area-based arithmetic average particle diameter of the particles is 2.0 ?m or less, as measured by a laser diffraction/scattering method.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO. , LTD.Inventor: Go Watanabe
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Patent number: 11713432Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automotive slide member including a first slide portion having a first lubricant applied between first portions of a first friction slide mechanism, and a second slide portion having a second lubricant applied between second portions of a second friction slide mechanism. The first slide portion is arranged at a part to be touched by an operator who attaches the automotive slide member to an automobile or a user of the automobile. The second slide portion is arranged at a part that is not touched by the operator who attaches the automotive slide member to the automobile or the user of the automobile. The second lubricant contains a relatively larger amount of conductive carbon than that of the first lubricant.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Sudo, Youji Kanehara, Koushi Yamada, Kenichiro Sakurai, Ko Tanimura, Tomonobu Komoriya
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Patent number: 10954462Abstract: Bottlebrush poly(alpha olefin)s of high carbon number, greater than 12 such as poly(octadecene), are used as a thickener for a synthetic base oil grease lubricant that is based on oligomerized alpha olefin with carbon number from 7 to 12, such as oligo(decene). Dispersion aids are not required in the present lubricants because poly(octadecene) can be dissolved in oligo(decene). The lubricant is a solid grease formed by percolation/network of the poly(octadecene) crystals, at a sufficient concentration, after the crystallization of poly(octadecene), and water resistant having oxidation/high temperature stability.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Andy H. Tsou, Carlos R. Lopez-Barron, John R. Hagadorn
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Patent number: 10947477Abstract: Provided is a grease composition including a thickener and a base oil, in which the thickener is a urea compound represented by formula (1) R1-NHCONH—R2-NHCONH—R3??(1) wherein R2 represents a divalent C6-15 aromatic hydrocarbon group, and R1 and R3 may be the same or different and each represent an C8-22 alkyl group, a cyclohexyl group, or an C6-12 aryl group, and as the base oil, one or more types of a compound represented by formula (2) are contained at 40% by mass or more relative to a total mass of the base oil, wherein R4 and R5 may be the same or different and each represent a linear or branched C10-26 alkyl group, where m and n are real numbers being 0 or more which satisfy m+n=2.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Terasu Yoshinari, Tomonobu Komoriya, Yuki Takeyama
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Patent number: 10808200Abstract: A liquid composition which has an excellent coating property at room temperature and is retained on a surface to be coated after application on the surface, and a terminal-fitted electric wire having an increased corrosion resistance using the same. The liquid composition contains a high-consistency material, a low-viscosity liquid having a kinetic viscosity of 100 mm2/s or lower measured at 40° C. in accordance with JIS K2283, and an adduct containing an acidic phosphate ester containing one or more kinds of compounds represented by General Formulae (1) and (2), and a metal, P(?O)(—OR1)(—OH)2??(1), P(?O)(—OR1)2(—OH)??(2), where R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITYInventors: Kazuo Nakashima, Takehiro Hosokawa, Tatsuya Hase, Hironobu Rachi, Hiroki Hirai, Junichi Ono, Takuji Ootsuka, Hideki Nomura, Makoto Mizoguchi
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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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Patent number: 10041540Abstract: A grease composition which is excellent in seizure resistance can be provided without deteriorating resistance to stirring in the rolling device, and a rolling device in which the grease composition intervenes to a predetermined portion can be also provided by use of a grease composition comprising a base oil and a thickener, the thickener being a diurea compound obtained by allowing an amine mixture comprising alkylphenylamine, an alkyl group of which has 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and cyclohexylamine, to react with a diisocyanate compound, the amount of cyclohexylamine in the amine mixture being 80% by mole or more and less than 91% by mole, and a worked penetration being 300 to 330.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, NIPPON GREASE CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Yoshizaki, Kensuke Suzuki, Hiroki Iwamatsu, Masashi Mitsuoka
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Patent number: 9458401Abstract: The use of substituted diureas, polyureas, bisurethanes or polyurethanes of the formula R1X—CO—NR3R4 in which X is R2N or O and R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl radicals, alkenyl radicals, cycloalkyl radicals, aryl radicals or arylalkyl radicals, where at least one variable must be a radical having at least 4 carbon atoms and where the urea or urethane functionality must be replicated via bridging members, for improvement of the use properties of mineral and synthetic nonaqueous industrial fluids.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Jan Strittmatter, Karl Haeberle, Wolfgang Grabarse, Ivette Garcia Castro, Markus Hansch, Irene Troetsch-Schaller, Stephan Schenk, Michael Schroers, Bernhard Lange
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Patent number: 9102795Abstract: A method for providing urea particles in a solvent medium, said method comprising at least the steps of: providing at least one polyisocyanate component dissolved in a first solvent; providing at least one isocyanate-reactive polyamine component dissolved in a second solvent; providing at least one isocyanate-reactive monoamine, optionally dissolved in a third solvent; combining and reacting said isocyanate-reactive monoamine optionally dissolved in said third solvent with said polyisocyanate dissolved in said first solvent, thereby providing an urea-modified polyisocyanate dissolved in said first solvent and said optionally third solvent, and then combining and reacting said urea-modified polyisocyanate dissolved in said first solvent and said optionally third solvent with said polyamine component dissolved in said second solvent.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Steve Andre Woutters, Chris Ian Lindsay
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Publication number: 20150147477Abstract: A two-component grease package for lubricating a mechanism, wherein the grease package includes a first component comprising a thickener, and a second component comprising a fluid lubricant, whereby the two-component grease is obtained by mixing together the first and the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Ingemar Strandell, Frank Fiddelaers
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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: 8951945Abstract: There is provided a rolling bearing which inhibits spalling of a rolling element and has a long service life even under rigorous environments. The rolling bearing comprises grease for lubricating rolling contact parts and/or sliding contact parts between a first raceway surface and a rolling elements and/or between a second raceway surface and a rolling elements, wherein the grease comprises a base oil, a thickener and an extreme pressure additive, the thickener is a diurea compound obtained by allowing an amine mixture comprising alkylphenylamine, alkyl group of which has 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and cyclohexylamine, to react with a diisocyanate compound, an amount of cyclohexylamine in the total amount of the alkylphenylamine and cyclohexylamine is from 91 to 99% by mole, and a reaction temperature of the extreme pressure additive with iron is 260° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: JTEKT Corporation, Nippon Grease Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Yoshizaki, Kunihiro Yamaguchi, Komatsugu Nishimura, Michiru Ueda, Hiroki Iwamatsu, Masashi Mitsuoka
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Patent number: 8927470Abstract: The invention provides for a process and apparatus for preparing a soap concentrate, including: (a) introducing feed components to a first feeding zone; (b) first reacting in a first reacting zone; (c) first venting in a first venting zone; and (d) cooling in a cooling zone. The process may further include, after (c) and before (d): (i) continued reacting in a continued reacting zone; and (ii) second venting in a second venting zone. The invention also provides for a process and apparatus for preparing a lubricating composition comprising: (aa) introducing a soap concentrate and a base oil to a lubricating composition feeding zone; (bb) dispersing the soap concentrate in a lubricating composition dispersing zone; (cc) mixing the soap concentrate and the base oil in a lubricating composition mixing zone; and (dd) cooling in a lubricating composition cooling zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Jean-Luc Pierre André Brossaud, David Edmund Code, Jerome Dabos, Jean-Claude Emile Maximilien Holley, Aimin Huang, Krishna Rangraj Kaushik, Catherine Maillard, Raghunath Gopal Menon, Jean-Paul Saint, Rainer Hans Schade
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Patent number: 8895489Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition for hub unit bearing, containing (a) an aromatic diurea thickener, (b) a base oil, (c) a metal salt of oxidized wax, (d) diphenyl hydrogen phosphate, and (e) at least one rust preventive selected from the group consisting of sulfonate rust preventives and carboxylic acid rust preventives. The grease composition of the invention shows excellent anti-fretting properties at low temperature, and at the same time, exhibit excellent rust preventing properties.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd., NTN CorporationInventors: Takashi Azuma, Yoshihisa Imamoto, Motohiro Ito, Yasushi Shibata
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Patent number: 8859475Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition for bearings used in wind power generators, containing a base oil which has a kinematic viscosity of 10 to 70 mm2/s at 40° C. and a pour point of ?40° C. or less, and a diurea compound as a thickener, for example, a diurea compound represented by formula (1) where R1 and R2 are both C8-alkyl group. The grease composition for bearings used in wind power generators according to the invention can meet the requirements in terms of the seizure life and the pumpability as well as the fatigue life (flaking life).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Namiki, Daming Dong, Terasu Yoshinari
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Patent number: 8822394Abstract: Use of a lubricating grease composition in a mass flywheel application wherein the lubricating grease composition comprises: (i) a base oil having a density in the range of from 800 to 1000 Kg/m3; and (ii) a urea compound having a density in the range of from 850 to 1050 Kg/m3; wherein the difference in the densities of the base oil (i) and the urea compound (ii) is less than 50 Kg/m3. The lubricating grease compositions according to the present invention are particularly useful for reducing oil bleeding and for improving shear stability properties in a dual mass flywheel application.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventor: Stefan Daegling
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Publication number: 20140199009Abstract: The present invention relates to: a grease composition that includes a base oil which has a pressure-viscosity coefficient as measured at 40° C. of 33 GPa?1 or less and a thickener which is contained in a projected-area proportion of 10% by area or higher; and a rolling device packed with the grease composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Inami, Atsushi Yokouchi, Michita Hokao, Shinya Nakatani, Haruka Kanda, Kazuhiro Soga, Takayuki Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20140179579Abstract: A lubricating oil comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package comprising a friction modifier component selected from: (A) one or more friction modifiers of the formulae I and II: (B) two or more friction modifiers independently selected from the formulae III and IV: and (C) at least one friction modifier of the formulae III and IV in combination with at least one friction modifier of the formulae I and II, and R, R1, R2, R3, X and n are as defined in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jeremy P. Styer, John T. Loper
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Patent number: 8754016Abstract: The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by having an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. The process for production of a lubricating base oil according to the invention is characterized by comprising a step of hydrocracking/hydroisomerization of a stock oil containing normal paraffins, until the obtained treatment product has an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. A lubricating oil composition according to the invention is characterized by comprising the lubricating base oil of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy CorporationInventors: Kazuo Tagawa, Shinichi Shirahama, Masahiro Taguchi
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Patent number: 8741823Abstract: There is provided a grease composition, in which a grease film on the surface of the applied part is made thicker compared with conventional grease compositions, this thickness is maintained for a long period of time, and as a result, a longer service life against seizure compared with conventional grease compositions is assured. The grease composition comprises a base oil and a thickener, wherein the thickener is a diurea compound obtained by allowing an amine mixture comprising alkylphenylamine, an alkyl group of which has 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and cyclohexylamine, to react with a diisocyanate compound, and an amount of cyclohexylamine in the total amount of the alkylphenylamine and cyclohexylamine is from 91 to 99% by mole.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nippon Grease Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Iwamatsu, Masashi Mitsuoka
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Patent number: 8728992Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition containing a thickener, a base oil and an antistatic agent, where the antistatic agent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li(CF3SO2)2N and Li(CF3SO2)3C; and a mechanical part where the above-mentioned grease composition is packed. The composition of the invention shows satisfactory results in the antistatic properties and the acoustic property.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Kyodo Yushi Co. Ltd.Inventors: Masamichi Yamamoto, Yutaka Imai, Jun-ichi Imai
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Publication number: 20140128300Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating grease composition containing the following components (a) and (b): (a) an ionic liquid having as an anion bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide; and (b) as a thickener a diurea compound of formula (1): R1NH-CO-NH-R2-NH-CO-NH-R3 (1) wherein R2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; and R1 and R3, which may be the same or different are each an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a straight-chain alkyl group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, with the groups represented by R1 and R3 containing the aromatic hydrocarbon group in an amount of 50 to 100 mol %. The lubricating grease composition of the invention can favorably be used under ultra-high vacuum, and under high temperatures of 200 to 300° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Hayama, Setsuo Sasaki
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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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Patent number: 8703671Abstract: The invention provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; (d) introducing a third feed component to a third feeding zone; (e) second reacting-mixing in a second reacting-mixing zone; and (f) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for an apparatus for preparing a urea grease comprising: (a) a first feeding zone; (b) a second feeding zone; (c) a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) a cooling-mixing zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Jean-luc Pierre André Brossaud, David Edmund Code, Jerome Dabos, Ronald David Harris, Charles Montgomery Harris, Aimin Huang, Krishna Rangraj Kaushik, Catherine Maillard, Howard Brian Mead, Raghunath Gopal Menon, Jean-paul Saint
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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: 8618028Abstract: Fire resistant lubricating grease compositions resistant to self ignition and/or capable of self extinguishment when contacted with surfaces having temperatures of up to 900° C. are disclosed. The invention provides for grease compositions comprising (1) base oil (which can be mineral, vegetable, synthetic or combinations thereof), (2) at least one grease thickener (selected from calcium sulfonates or lithium-based soaps), and (3) water as major components. The invention also provides a method for the preparation of the grease composition and a method for lubrication of bearings, gears, surfaces and other lubricated components comprising use of the grease composition of the present invention. The grease compositions of this invention display excellent fire resistance properties and still have outstanding physical and performance characteristics for applications where temperatures and loads are high, shock loading is significant and in the presence of significant amounts of water.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Castrol LimitedInventors: Hocine Faci, Robert N. Cisler, Alex M. Medrano
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Patent number: 8609598Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrite free grease composition having an oil base, a thickener, and several additives, including a metal salt of dibasic acid. The metal salt having sub-groups that can either be aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons. Additionally, the present invention relates to a grease-sealed bearing with a longer lifetime and excellent rust preventative properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Hidenobu Mikami, Takayuki Kawamura, Mitsunari Asao, Eiichirou Shimazu
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Publication number: 20130310292Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition which contains a base oil and a thickener, where the thickener is a diurea compound represented by formula (1), and the thickener is contained in an amount of 3 to 20 mass % in the grease composition: wherein R2 is diphenylmethane group; and R1 and R3, which may be the same or different represent cyclohexyl group or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, with the ratio of the number of moles of the cyclohexyl group to the total number of moles of the cyclohexyl group and the alkyl group, expressed as [((the number of the cyclohexyl group)/(the number of the cyclohexyl group+the number of the alkyl group))×100] being 70 to 80 mol %.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamichi Yamamoto, Yuta Sato
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Patent number: 8507421Abstract: A process includes adding an effective amount of a calcium lignin sulfonate to a thickened base grease to form a lubricating grease wherein the calcium lignin sulfonate has a molecular weight of at least 10,000 g/mol; the calcium lignin sulfonate has a water content of less than about 0.5 wt %; the effective amount is from about 1 wt % to about 20 wt % based upon the weight of the lubricating grease; the thickened base grease is obtained from a grease forming process or a lubricating paste; and the lubricating grease has a water solubility below about 3 wt %, as determined by a water wash out-test.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Fuchs Lubricants Co.Inventor: Nael Naguib Zaki
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Patent number: 8501671Abstract: A process for producing a grease composition which is capable of homogeneously and surely dispersing a non-fluorine-based base oil blended with a thickening agent and a fluorine-based base oil blended with a thickening agent. A mixture of a non-fluorine-based base oil blended with a first thickening agent and a fluorine-based base oil blended with a second thickening agent that are not mutually compatible is homogeneously treated at a shear rate of 150 s?1 or higher to form a morphology structure in which one of the non-fluorine-based base oil and fluorine-based base oil is homogeneously dispersed in a particulate form having a mean particle diameter of not more than 25 ?m in the other base oil.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: NOK Klueber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Hishinuma, Motoyuki Inai, Toshio Nitta
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Publication number: 20130146009Abstract: An engine lubricating system for an internal combustion engine. The system comprises a vehicle engine; a circulation system for providing a continuing flow of lubricant to the vehicle engine and engine components; and a lubricant disposed within the circulation system. The lubricant comprises a base oil and at least one microencapsulated oil additive. The microencapsulated oil additive is selectively released into the lubricant based one or more localized event. The localized event may include a predetermined temperature change, a predetermined pH change, a localized high friction contact, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Thomas C. Pederson, Anil K. Sachdev, Eric W. Schneider
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Patent number: 8413475Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cold rolling fluid, including: (a) a hydrocarbon base including at least 50 wt % of isoparaffins; (b) one or more frictional modifiers selected from among fatty alcohols, fatty acids, fatty amines, fatty acid esters, or polymer esters resulting from the esterification of alpha-olefin copolymers and dicarboxylic acids using alcohols; and (c) one or more phosphorous anti-wear and/or extreme pressure additives. The disclosure also relates to an emulsion containing the rolling fluid and to the use of the rolling fluid for cold-rolling steel.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Total Raffinage MarketingInventors: Nicole Genet, Frédéric Jarnias
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Publication number: 20130079266Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a grease composition, which comprises mixing an amine in a lubricating bas oil and an isocyanate in a lubricating base oil under high pressure and high flow rate impingement. In one embodiment, the mixing and reaction occurs in a reaction injection molding device. The resulting grease composition is an extremely low noise grease, being virtually clear of any urea thickener particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.Inventor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
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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: 8334241Abstract: A grease-sealed rolling bearing with a rotary outer race is provided of which the lubricating grease has a long life, and which produces less cold-time noise and can effectively prevent leakage of grease. In an outer-race-rotating type of rolling bearing A for use e.g. as a pulley bearing, lubricating grease G is sealed which contains a base oil having a dynamic viscosity at 40° C. of 13 to 73 cSt and which is thickened with a thickening agent of urea family so that the grease is present in an amount of not less than 20% of the entire spatial volume of the interior of the rolling bearing, and not more than 80% of the stationary spatial volume of the interior of the rolling bearing.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: NTN CorporationInventor: Kenta Sakaguchi
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Publication number: 20120277135Abstract: A lubricating oil composition includes an antibacterial composition, a corrosion preventive, petroleum naphtha, optionally a solvent, and the balance being an oil. The lubricating oil composition may also include acetone. A process for lubricating an object includes the steps of: providing a lubricating oil composition comprising an antibacterial composition, a corrosion preventive, petroleum naphtha, optionally a solvent, optionally acetone, and the balance being an oil; and applying the lubricating oil composition to a surface of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: LIQUIFIXInventor: D. Matthew Lacerenza
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Publication number: 20120270762Abstract: There is provided a grease composition, in which a grease film on the surface of the applied part is made thicker compared with conventional grease compositions, this thickness is maintained for a long period of time, and as a result, a longer service life against seizure compared with conventional grease compositions is assured. The grease composition comprises a base oil and a thickener, wherein the thickener is a diurea compound obtained by allowing an amine mixture comprising alkylphenylamine, an alkyl group of which has 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and cyclohexylamine, to react with a diisocyanate compound, and an amount of cyclohexylamine in the total amount of the alkylphenylamine and cyclohexylamine is from 91 to 99% by mole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: NIPPON GREASE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki IWAMATSU, Masashi Mitsuoka
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Patent number: 8242063Abstract: A lubricating grease composition comprising base oil and a blended thickener which comprises, as the thickener constituents, (a) one or more urea-type compounds; (b) one or more fatty acid metal salts; and (c) at least one type of amide compound selected from the group comprised of aliphatic amides and aliphatic bisamides shown by the general formulae (1) and (2): R1CONH2??(1) R1CONHR2NHCOR1??(2) wherein R1 denotes a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 15 to 17 carbon atoms and R2 denotes a methylene group or an ethylene group and wherein the blending weight proportions of (a), (b) and (c) are in the ratio of a/(b+c) is in the range of from 0.20 to 10 wherein (1) constituent (a) has a blending weight ratio in the range of from 1 to 10; (2) constituent (b) has a blending weight ratio in the range of from 0.5 to 2.5; and (3) constituent (c) has a blending weight ratio in the range of from 0.5 to 2.5.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Yasushi Kawamura, Toshiki Satou, Keiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20120196781Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition for bearings used in wind power generators, containing a base oil which has a kinematic viscosity of 10 to 70 mm2/s at 40° C. and a pour point of ?40° C. or less, and a diurea compound as a thickener, for example, a diurea compound represented by formula (1) where R1 and R2 are both C8-alkyl group. The grease composition for bearings used in wind power generators according to the invention can meet the requirements in terms of the seizure life and the pumpability as well as the fatigue life (flaking life).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Namiki, Daming Dong, Terasu Yoshinari
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Publication number: 20120190602Abstract: Use of a lubricating grease composition in a mass flywheel application wherein the lubricating grease composition comprises: (i) a base oil having a density in the range of from 800 to 1000 Kg/m3; and (ii) a urea compound having a density in the range of from 850 to 1050 Kg/m3; wherein the difference in the densities of the base oil (i) and the urea compound (ii) is less than 50 Kg/m3. The lubricating grease compositions according to the present invention are particularly useful for reducing oil bleeding and for improving shear stability properties in a dual mass flywheel application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventor: Stefan Daegling
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Patent number: 8193133Abstract: Polyurea compounds are prepared by reacting amines and polyisoyanates in the presence of a liquid diluent in a high-pressure impingement mixing device under conditions sufficient to produce polyurea compounds having the consistency of a powder and in which diluent is dispersed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventor: Mark W. Baum
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Patent number: 8183191Abstract: A grease composition containing a lubricant base oil, diurea compounds represented by the following general formulas (1) to (3), and at least one species selected from the group consisting of paraffin oxides and phosphorus compounds; wherein respective contents of the diurea compounds represented by the following general formulas (1) to (3) satisfy conditions defined by the following expressions (4) and (5); and wherein the total content of the paraffin oxides and phosphorus compounds is 0.1 to 15 mass % based on the total amount of the grease composition: where R1 is a hydrocarbon group containing an aromatic ring, R2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group, and R3 is a hydrocarbon group containing an aliphatic ring; 5?W1+W2+W3?30??(4) 0.3?(W1+0.5×W2)/(W1+W2+W3)?0.7??(5) where W1, W2, and W3 are respective contents (mass %) of the diurea compounds represented by general formulas (1) to (3) based on the total amount of the grease composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Hirotsugu Kinoshita, Souichi Nomura, Takashi Arai, Kiyomi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8153568Abstract: The present invention provides water-resistant grease which improves the resistance to peeling which occurs from the surface of a bearing composed of carbon steel for machine structural use or the like even in a strict lubricating condition in which water may penetrate into the water-resistant grease during the operation of the bearing, and a rolling bearing and a hub bearing which use the water-resistant grease and have a long life. The water-resistant grease is composed of non-water-based base oil, a thickener, and a water dispersant used as an additive. The saturated amount of water dispersible in the water-resistant grease is 30 to 60 wt %. The water dispersant capable of dispersing the water in the water-resistant grease is a surface active agent. The non-water-based base oil is mineral oil. The thickener is a urea-based compound. The present invention also provides a rolling bearing and a hub bearing in which the water-resistant grease is enclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Yoji Sato, Masaki Egami
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Publication number: 20110306429Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition or a lubricating oil composition which is capable of effectively preventing hydrogen brittleness-caused peeling from occurring on a rolling surface of a rolling bearing, is excellent in durability in a high temperature and speed operation, and can be used for a long time. A grease-packed bearing (1) has an inner ring (2), an outer ring (3), and a plurality of rolling elements (4). A sealing member (6) for sealing a grease composition (7) is provided at openings (8a) and (8b) disposed at both axial ends of the inner ring (2) and the outer ring (3). The grease composition (7) includes a base grease composed of a base oil and a thickener and an additive added to the base grease. The additive contains at least one compound selected from among plant-derived polyphenolic compounds and compounds formed by decomposition thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: NTE CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenobu Mikami, Yosuke Taguchi
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Patent number: 8058216Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition capable of securely preventing an abnormal noise from being generated when it is cold and having a long life at a high temperature, and a rolling bearing in which this grease is enclosed. The grease composition having heat-resistant properties and performance of preventing the generation of a low-temperature abnormal noise contains a base oil, a thickener, and an additive, and is used for a rolling bearing. A worked penetration of the grease composition at 25° C. is 300 or less, and an unworked penetration thereof at ?20° C. is 200 or more. The grease-enclosed rolling bearing has an inner ring, an outer ring, rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and the above-described grease composition enclosed on a periphery of the rolling elements. The grease-enclosed rolling bearing is used for an automotive electric auxiliary machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: NTN CorporationInventor: Takayuki Kawamura