Patents by Inventor Ryuji Nonaka

Ryuji Nonaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240018365
    Abstract: A multilayer coating film includes a lustrous layer containing a luster material and a colored layer containing a reddish coloring agent, and having translucency. Regarding a Y value of an XYZ colorimetric system calibrated with a standard white plate, when a light incident angle is 45°, Y(5°) represents a Y value of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle of 5°, and Y(15°) represents a Y value of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle of 15°, the lustrous layer satisfies the following: Y(5°) is 30 or more to 700 or less; Y(15°)=k×Y(5°) (where k is a coefficient); and k is 0.01 or more to 0.3 or less. The concentration of the reddish coloring agent in the colored layer is 1 mass % or more to 17 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu YAMANE, Keiichi OKAMOTO, Kouji TERAMOTO, Ryuji NONAKA, Kazuteru TAMAI, Eiichi KAWASE, Tomohiro FUJIMOTO, Takayoshi NAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240018319
    Abstract: A multilayer coating film includes a lustrous layer containing a luster material, and a colored layer stacked on the lustrous layer, containing a reddish coloring agent, and having translucency. For the lustrous layer, when a light incident angle (an angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the surface of the lustrous layer) is 45° and L*(?) represents the L* value of the lightness index of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle (the angle of inclination toward a light source side from a specular reflection direction) ?, L*(?) at 45°???80° and 100°???110° is 10 or less, and when the luster material is projected onto the bottom surface of the lustrous layer, the percentage of the projected area of the luster material on the bottom surface is 3% or more to 70% or less per unit area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu YAMANE, Keiichi OKAMOTO, Kouji TERAMOTO, Ryuji NONAKA, Kazuteru TAMAI, Eiichi KAWASE, Tomohiro FUJIMOTO, Takayoshi NAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230415454
    Abstract: A multilayer coating film includes a lustrous layer containing a luster material and a blackish coloring agent, and a colored layer containing a reddish coloring agent, and having translucency. A slope of a tangent of a spectrum of a spectral transmittance, defined as an absolute value, of the colored layer at the wavelength of 620 nm is 0.02 nm?1 or more and 0.06 nm?1 or less, the spectral transmittance being obtainable by dividing a spectral reflectance measured for the colored layer stacked on the lustrous layer at the light receiving angle of 15° in the case of the light incident angle of 45°, by a spectral reflectance measured for the lustrous layer from which the colored layer is removed and a surface of which is therefore exposed, at the light receiving angle of 15° in the case of the light incident angle of 45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu YAMANE, Keiichi OKAMOTO, Kouji TERAMOTO, Ryuji NONAKA, Kazuteru TAMAI, Eiichi KAWASE, Tomohiro FUJIMOTO, Takayoshi NAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11685445
    Abstract: A vehicle roof structure is provided capable of maintaining side collision performance of a vehicle even without a roof reinforcing member. The vehicle roof structure includes an annular frame that is joined to a circumferential edge of a roof panel (which includes an outer panel and an inner panel), and supports the roof panel. The annular frame has a higher rigidity than the roof panel, is arranged in an opening of a roof, and is joined to a pair of roof side rails, a front header, and a rear header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohito Okuyama, Ryuji Nonaka, Junji Kishimoto, Toshimine Morino, Kazuhisa To, Chikara Tanaka, Shin Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11565281
    Abstract: A method for forming a multilayer coating film comprising the steps of: (1) applying a base paint (X) to a substrate to form a base coating film, (2) applying an effect pigment dispersion (Y) to the base coating film formed in step (1) to form an effect coating film, (3) applying a clear paint (Z) to the effect coating film formed in step (2) to form a clear coating film, and (4) heating the uncured base coating film, the uncured effect coating film, and the uncured clear coating film formed in steps (1) to (3) to thereby simultaneously cure these three coating films; wherein the effect pigment dispersion (Y) contains water, a black pigment (A), a vapor deposition metal flake pigment (B), and a rheology control agent (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Narita, Hirokazu Okazaki, Tatsuo Kuramochi, Yuya Hirai, Takakazu Yamane, Keiichi Okamoto, Kouji Teramoto, Ryuji Nonaka
  • Patent number: 11548029
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film including the following steps (1) to (4): (1) applying a base paint (X) to a substrate to form a base coating film; (2) applying a specific effect pigment dispersion (Y) to the base coating film formed in step (1) to form an effect coating film with a specific dry film thickness; (3) applying a clear paint (Z) to the effect coating film formed in step (2) to form a clear coating film; and (4) heating the uncured base coating film, the uncured effect coating film, and the uncured clear coating film formed in steps (1) to (3) to simultaneously cure these three coating films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Kuramochi, Hirokazu Okazaki, Nobuhiko Narita, Ryuji Nonaka, Keiichi Okamoto, Kouji Teramoto, Takakazu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20220169313
    Abstract: A vehicle roof structure is provided capable of maintaining side collision performance of a vehicle even without a roof reinforcing member. The vehicle roof structure includes an annular frame that is joined to a circumferential edge of a roof panel (which includes an outer panel and an inner panel), and supports the roof panel. The annular frame has a higher rigidity than the roof panel, is arranged in an opening of a roof, and is joined to a pair of roof side rails, a front header, and a rear header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohito OKUYAMA, Ryuji NONAKA, Junji KISHIMOTO, Toshimine MORINO, Kazuhisa TO, Chikara TANAKA, Shin SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11299020
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion. The vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, the front side door comprises a door panel portion provided with an inner lower portion which overlaps with the side sill in a vehicle wide view and reinforcement portions provided at three side-portions of a peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include the inner lower portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Honda, Tomohito Okuyama, Takehisa Kohira, Ryuji Nonaka, Toshiyuki Gendo, Ken Ueki, Isamu Kizaki, Eri Kaiki
  • Patent number: 11254196
    Abstract: A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a front side door provided so as to open and close an opening portion for entrance which is formed by a vehicle-body frame member. The front side door comprises a door panel portion and reinforcement portions provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that at least part of the reinforcement portions overlaps with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the reinforcement portions being configured to reinforce the door panel portion such that when a collision load is inputted to the front side door in a vehicle side collision, a connection state of the door panel portion and the vehicle-body frame member is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Honda, Tomohito Okuyama, Takehisa Kohira, Ryuji Nonaka, Toshiyuki Gendo, Ken Ueki, Isamu Kizaki
  • Patent number: 11254195
    Abstract: A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion, wherein the front side door comprises a door panel portion and reinforcement portions provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the reinforcement portions being made of a plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Honda, Tomohito Okuyama, Takehisa Kohira, Ryuji Nonaka, Toshiyuki Gendo, Ken Ueki, Isamu Kizaki
  • Patent number: 11235646
    Abstract: A side door comprises a door panel portion and a reinforcement portion (a lower-side reinforcement portion and others). The door panel portion is provided to cover an opening portion for entrance and configured such that its peripheral part overlaps with an opening-portion-forming vehicle-body frame member (a side sill and others) in a vehicle side view. The reinforcement portion is provided at the peripheral part of the door panel portion such that it overlaps with the opening-portion-forming vehicle-body frame member in the vehicle side view, thereby reinforcing the peripheral part of the door panel portion against a collision load applied to the side door from a vehicle side. The reinforcement portion is provided at a portion of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which includes a part corresponding to the vehicle-width-direction-extending vehicle-body frame member (a first floor cross member and others).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Suzuki, Masanori Honda, Tomohito Okuyama, Ryuji Nonaka, Hideaki Fujii, Noboru Shouno, Daisuke Nakayama, Isamu Kizaki, Eri Kaiki, Yuichi Sugimura, Taei Shibahara, Orie Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11235644
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion. The vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, the front side door comprises a door panel portion provided with an inner lower portion which overlaps with the side sill in a vehicle wide view and reinforcement portions provided at two side-portions of a peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include the inner lower portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eri Kaiki, Masanori Honda, Tomohito Okuyama, Ryuji Nonaka, Hideaki Fujii, Noboru Shouno, Daisuke Nakayama, Isamu Kizaki, Yuichi Sugimura, Taei Shibahara, Kaori Suzuki, Orie Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210023923
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion. The vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, the front side door comprises a door panel portion provided with an inner lower portion which overlaps with the side sill in a vehicle wide view and reinforcement portions provided at three side-portions of a peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include the inner lower portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HONDA, Tomohito OKUYAMA, Takehisa KOHIRA, Ryuji NONAKA, Toshiyuki GENDO, Ken UEKI, Isamu KIZAKI, Eri KAIKI
  • Publication number: 20210023921
    Abstract: A side door comprises a door panel portion and a reinforcement portion (a lower-side reinforcement portion and others). The door panel portion is provided to cover an opening portion for entrance and configured such that its peripheral part overlaps with an opening-portion-forming vehicle-body frame member (a side sill and others) in a vehicle side view. The reinforcement portion is provided at the peripheral part of the door panel portion such that it overlaps with the opening-portion-forming vehicle-body frame member in the vehicle side view, thereby reinforcing the peripheral part of the door panel portion against a collision load applied to the side door from a vehicle side. The reinforcement portion is provided at a portion of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which includes a part corresponding to the vehicle-width-direction-extending vehicle-body frame member (a first floor cross member and others).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori SUZUKI, Masanori HONDA, Tomohito OKUYAMA, Ryuji NONAKA, Hideaki FUJII, Noboru SHOUNO, Daisuke NAKAYAMA, Isamu KIZAKI, Eri KAIKI, Yuichi SUGIMURA, Taei SHIBAHARA, Orie TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210023919
    Abstract: A side door comprises a door panel portion and a reinforcement portion (a rear-side reinforcement portion and others). The reinforcement portion is provided at at least one of a corner portion positioned between a lower portion and a front-side portion of a peripheral part of the door panel portion and another corner portion positioned between the lower portion and a rear-side portion of the peripheral part of the door panel portion such that the reinforcement portion overlaps with a vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view. The reinforcement portion is provided with a curved portion at an inside part of the corner portion where the reinforcement portion is provided. The curved portion is configured to be curved convexly toward an outside part of the corner portion in the vehicle side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori SUZUKI, Masanori HONDA, Tomohito OKUYAMA, Ryuji NONAKA, Hideaki FUJII, Noboru SHOUNO, Daisuke NAKAYAMA, Isamu KIZAKI, Eri KAIKI, Yuichi SUGIMURA, Taei SHIBAHARA, Orie TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210024138
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion. The vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, the front side door comprises a door panel portion provided with an inner lower portion which overlaps with the side sill in a vehicle wide view and reinforcement portions provided at two side-portions of a peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include the inner lower portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eri KAIKI, Masanori HONDA, Tomohito OKUYAMA, Ryuji NONAKA, Hideaki FUJII, Noboru SHOUNO, Daisuke NAKAYAMA, Isamu KIZAKI, Yuichi SUGIMURA, Taei SHIBAHARA, Kaori SUZUKI, Orie TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210023920
    Abstract: A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion, wherein the front side door comprises a door panel portion and reinforcement portions provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the reinforcement portions being made of a plate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HONDA, Tomohito OKUYAMA, Takehisa KOHIRA, Ryuji NONAKA, Toshiyuki GENDO, Ken UEKI, Isamu KIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210023922
    Abstract: A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a front side door provided so as to open and close an opening portion for entrance which is formed by a vehicle-body frame member. The front side door comprises a door panel portion and reinforcement portions provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that at least part of the reinforcement portions overlaps with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the reinforcement portions being configured to reinforce the door panel portion such that when a collision load is inputted to the front side door in a vehicle side collision, a connection state of the door panel portion and the vehicle-body frame member is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HONDA, Tomohito OKUYAMA, Takehisa KOHIRA, Ryuji NONAKA, Toshiyuki GENDO, Ken UEKI, Isamu KIZAKI
  • Patent number: 10899118
    Abstract: FF properties of a multilayer coating film configured to exhibit a warm color through a lustrous layer (14) and a translucent colored layer (15) are improved to achieve a metallic textured color having a high-quality color tone. The lustrous layer (14) is configured such that Y(10°) is 50 or more and 950 or less and that Y(25°) is 0.05 or more and 0.35 or less times the Y(10°), where Y(10°) represents a Y value, of an XYZ color system, of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle of 10° and Y(25°) represents a Y value of the reflected light measured at the light receiving angle of 25° in a case where a light incident angle is 45°. A concentration C of a warm color pigment of the colored layer (15) is 1% by mass or more and 17% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu Yamane, Keiichi Okamoto, Kouji Teramoto, Ryuji Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10882074
    Abstract: FF properties of a multilayer coating film configured to exhibit a red color through a lustrous layer (14) and a translucent colored layer (15) are improved to achieve a metallic textured color having a high-quality color tone. The lustrous layer (14) is configured such that Y(10°) is 50 or more and 950 or less and that Y(25°) is 0.05 or more and 0.35 or less times the Y(10°), where Y(10°) represents a Y value, of an XYZ color system, of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle of 10° and Y(25°) represents a Y value of the reflected light measured at the light receiving angle of 25° in a case where a light incident angle is 45°. An inclination of a tangent to the spectrum of the spectral transmittance of the colored layer (15) at the wavelength of 620 nm is 0.012 nm?1 or more and 0.03 nm?1 or less, defined as an absolute value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu Yamane, Keiichi Okamoto, Kouji Teramoto, Ryuji Nonaka