Patents Assigned to Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Publication number: 20150263206
    Abstract: This invention provides a solar cell rear surface protection sheet comprising two or more substrates laminated together by means of an adhesive, the adhesive comprising a urethane resin obtained by mixing an acrylic polyol, an isocyanate compound, 3-glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane, and tin octylate, wherein the acrylic polyol being obtained by polymerizing polymerizable monomers, the polymerizable monomers comprising a hydroxyl group-containing monomer and other monomers, the other monomers comprising acrylonitrile, the isocyanate compound comprising both a xylylene diisocyanate monomer and hexamethylene diisocyanate isocyanurate, the xylylene diisocyanate monomer being is present in an amount of 20 to 40 wt %, and the hexamethylene diisocyanate isocyanurate is present in an amount of 80 to 60 wt % and the equivalent ratio of isocyanate groups of the xylylene diisocyanate monomer and the hexamethylene diisocyanate isocyanurate to hydroxyl groups of the acrylic polyol being 1.0 to 3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiya Sekiguchi, Daisuke Maeda, Masataka Saruwatari
  • Publication number: 20150252153
    Abstract: A colored metallic pigment of the present invention contains a metallic pigment, a coloring pigment, a first compound and a second compound. The coloring pigment adheres to the surface of the metallic pigment in the coexistence of the first compound and the second compound, the first compound is a compound having two or more carboxyl groups, and the second compound is a compound having one or more amino groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsunobu Kubo, Satosi Kobayashi, Takefumi Aoki
  • Patent number: 9126861
    Abstract: A metal-coated flake glass of the present invention includes: a flake glass; a metal coating layer formed to coat a surface of the flake glass; and a silicon oxide-based protective layer formed to coat a surface of the metal coating layer. The silicon oxide-based protective layer contains nitrogen at an amount of 0.05 mass % to 0.5 mass % relative to a whole of the metal-coated flake glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiki Hashizume, Takayuki Nakao, Shuichi Takenaka, Kazuya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20150247079
    Abstract: Provided is a coating film that can more reliably exhibit an excellent water repellency and an excellent oil repellency. This water- and oil-repellent coating film is a coating film formed on a surface of a material in order to impart water repellency and oil repellency, wherein (1) the coating film contains a metal oxide-containing composite particle; (2) the composite particle contains a) a metal oxide particle and b) a covering layer that contains a polyfluoroalkyl methacrylate resin and is formed on the surface of the metal oxide particle; and (3) a value obtained by dividing the fluorine content (weight %) of the composite particle by a surface area (m2/g) of the metal oxide particle is 0.025 to 0.180.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicants: NIPPON AEROSIL CO., LTD., TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nishikawa, Kazunori Yamada, Tomonobu Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Oe, Yuya Terasawa, Masahiko Kamada, Yusuke Tosaki, Yukiya Yamashita, Toshio Morii
  • Publication number: 20150221443
    Abstract: A porous aluminum electrode has a porous layer formed by sintering aluminum powder on the surface of an aluminum core. The porous aluminum electrode, when subjected to a formation to a voltage of 200V or more, is boiled and then subjected to a first forming process in which formation is performed in an aqueous solution of ammonium adipate at a temperature of 80° C. or below and a second forming process in which formation is performed in a boric acid aqueous solution. When heat depolarization is first carried out, washing with water is performed for five minutes or more before heat depolarization; therefore, the porous layer is not destroyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicants: NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.,, TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiko Katano, Yuya Yoshida, Yoshihiro Taguchi, Asami Shirai, Yuta Shimizu, Toshifumi Taira, Masashi Mehata
  • Patent number: 9053406
    Abstract: Provided are an antenna circuit constituent body for an IC card/tag capable of reducing environmental load in a manufacturing process for joining both end portions of an antenna circuit pattern layer and capable of enhancing reliability of joined portions of the both end portions of the antenna circuit pattern layer: and a method for manufacturing the antenna circuit constituent body for an IC card/tag. In the antenna circuit constituent body for an IC card/tag, an insulating layer (107) is formed so as to extend from an upper part of a first circuit pattern layer part (103), via an upper part of a third circuit pattern layer part (101), and to an upper part of a second circuit pattern layer part (104). A conductive layer (108) is formed on the insulating layer (107) so as to bring the first circuit pattern layer part (103) and the second circuit pattern layer part (104) into conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Higashiyama
  • Patent number: 8999054
    Abstract: In order to provide a method of manufacturing an aluminum flake pigment having a small mean particle size as well as high brightness, a method of manufacturing an aluminum flake pigment including a step of flaking aluminum powder in an organic solvent with a grinder having grinding media, which grinding media contain steel ball grinding media formed by spherical media consisting of a material including steel and having diameters in the range of 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm, is provided. The mean particle size (D50Al) of this aluminum powder is preferably in the range of 1.0 to 10.0 ?m. Further, this grinder is preferably a ball mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Nagano, Takao Mizoshita
  • Publication number: 20150071973
    Abstract: A colored metallic pigment of the present invention includes a metallic pigment, a first coating layer formed on the surface of the metallic pigment, and a coloring pigment adhered to the surface of the first coating layer. The first coating layer is formed from radical-polymerizable resin or a first compound, and the first compound is an oxide or a hydroxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Ti, Cr, Zr, Mo and Ce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Miki Fujii, Shunichi Setoguchi, Yoshiki Hashizume
  • Patent number: 8976509
    Abstract: An aluminum material, a dielectric layer and an interposing layer formed in at least one part of a region of the surface of the aluminum material between the aluminum material and the dielectric layer and includes aluminum and carbon, wherein the dielectric layer includes dielectric particles including a valve metal, and an organic substance layer formed on at least one part of a surface of the dielectric particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunihiko Nakayama, Zenya Ashitaka, Hidetoshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 8926743
    Abstract: The metal pigment of the present invention has a structure in which an organic carboxylic acid metal salt is adhered onto metal particles, and may also have a structure in which a first compound is adhered onto the metal particles, and the organic carboxylic acid metal salt is adhered onto the first compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha, ADEKA Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakao, Kazuya Fujimoto, Yoshiki Hashizume, Gaochao Lai, Kazuhiro Umehara, Kenji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140368975
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to increase the thickness of a sintered body. Thus, the present invention provides a production method that is suitable for the production of anode electrode materials with high capacitance useful for medium- to high-voltage aluminum electrolytic capacitors, that does not involve an etching treatment, and that enables desired formation of the resulting electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor into the desired shape. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising the steps of: (1) forming, in a sintering mold, an unsintered laminate in which a substrate is held between compositions comprising a powder of at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys; and (2) sintering the unsintered laminate in the sintering mold, wherein the method does not comprise an etching step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshifumi Taira, Masashi Mehata
  • Patent number: 8883905
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a powder coating composition containing thermosetting resin powders to which surface flake pigments have been bonded, and the method includes a first step of preparing the flake pigments having an average particle size not greater than 10 ?m or an average thickness not greater than 60 nm, a second step of obtaining a dispersion by dispersing the flake pigments above in a solvent not dissolving the thermosetting resin powders, a third step of obtaining a mixture by mixing the thermosetting resin powders with the dispersion above, and a fourth step of volatilizing and removing the solvent above while the mixture above is stirred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Takano, Taro Morimitsu
  • Patent number: 8877100
    Abstract: A paste composition for forming an electrode on a silicon semiconductor substrate, the paste containing aluminum powder; an organic vehicle and a hydroxide. The paste composition finds applicability in a solar cell element wherein the electrode is formed by applying the paste on the silicon semiconductor substrate and thereafter, firing the paste composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Gaochao Lai, Takashi Watsuji, Haruzo Katoh
  • Publication number: 20140315013
    Abstract: An aluminum material, a dielectric layer and an interposing layer formed in at least one part of a region of the surface of the aluminum material between the aluminum material and the dielectric layer and includes aluminum and carbon, wherein the dielectric layer includes dielectric particles including a valve metal, and an organic substance layer formed on at least one part of a surface of the dielectric particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunihiko NAKAYAMA, Zenya ASHITAKA, Hidetoshi INOUE
  • Patent number: 8845781
    Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for melting an aluminum powder, which are capable of melting the aluminum powder with a high yield and allow the melted aluminum to be reused for a variety of applications. The method for melting the aluminum powder includes the steps of: preparing a mixture (M) including an aluminum powder (A) and a fluoride-based flux (F) by previously mixing the aluminum powder (A) and the fluoride-based flux (F); and melting the mixture (M) in molten aluminum (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ishiwata, Kazumi Tono, Yuji Suzuki, Akira Kato, Kazuya Higashimura, Akiei Tanaka, Katsuya Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20140220316
    Abstract: A substrate for biochips, which does not induce autofluorescence, which can immobilize a biologically relevant substance(s) easily, which can prevent the undesirable spread of a liquid spot which is added dropwise on the biochips when using the biochips, in which the adhesion between a carbon-containing layer and an aluminum material is high, and which can be produced at lower cost than the known substrate for biochips; a method for producing the substrate; and a biochip including the substrate are disclosed. The substrate for biochips comprises a carbon-coated aluminum material, wherein the carbon-coated aluminum material comprises an aluminum material and a carbon-containing layer formed on at least one surface of the aluminum material, and further comprises an interposing layer which is formed between the aluminum material and the carbon-containing layer, and which interposing layer contains aluminum element and carbon element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD., TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Inoue, Zenya Ashitaka, Hiroyuki Kusai, Yasushi Takebayashi, Ryo Morishita, Yasuo Oka
  • Publication number: 20140211375
    Abstract: An electrode material for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising, as constituent elements, sintered body of a powder of at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys, and an aluminum foil substrate supporting the sintered body thereon, wherein (1) the powder has an average particle size D50 of 0.5 to 100 ?m, (2) the sintered body is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the aluminum foil substrate and has a total thickness of 10 to 1,000 ?m, (3) the porosity of the sintered body is 35 to 49% by volume, and (4) the sintered body is obtained by applying a rolling process to a film made from a composition comprising a powder of at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys, and subsequently sintering the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshifumi Taira, Kenji Muramatsu, Masashi Mehata
  • Publication number: 20140209163
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rear-surface protective sheet for solar cells, the rear-surface protective sheet having a function of suppressing temperature increase in solar cells. The present invention provides a rear-surface protective sheet for solar cells that is disposed on a rear surface of a solar cell, comprising at least one heat conversion layer containing a heat conversion filler having a function of converting thermal energy to vibrational energy to consume the thermal energy, the heat conversion filler in the heat conversion layer having a density of 3 to 35 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Saya Tanaka, Daisuke Maeda, Yoshiki Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20140159963
    Abstract: The present invention provides an RFID inlet antenna comprising a resin base film and a metallic circuit formed via an adhesive layer on the surface of the resin base film. The RFID inlet antenna is prevented from removal of the metallic circuit by unauthorized detachment after the RFID inlet antenna is bonded to an item by a bonding material disposed in such a manner as to cover the metallic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo Den, Masateru Watanabe, Hiroki Higashiyama, Masataka Saruwatari
  • Patent number: 8734908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin-coated metal pigment capable of achieving both of water resistance of a water base paint and chemical resistance of a film at a high level, and a water base paint using the resin-coated metal pigment. The present invention provides a method for producing a resin-coated metal pigment including an adsorption step of bringing a solution or a dispersion liquid of a phosphate ester component (A) into contact with a metal pigment to prepare a phosphate ester adsorbing metal pigment, a slurry preparation step of preparing a slurry for polymerization obtained by dissolving a polymerization component (B) therein, and a coating step of polymerizing the polymerization component (B) to form a resin coating layer on the surface of the phosphate ester adsorbing metal pigment; a resin-coated metal pigment obtained by the method; and a water base paint using the resin-coated metal pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Wataru Terao, Yasushi Takano, Shunichi Setoguchi