Patents by Inventor Sakura NAKAO

Sakura NAKAO 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).

  • Decorative film structure and decorative member
    Patent number: 9079375
    Abstract: A decorative film structure includes: a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer; a metal luster layer constituted by dots provided on a back surface of the surface layer; and an achromatic layer provided on the back surface of the surface layer to fill a gap between the dots. As surface roughness of a front surface of the surface layer, an Ra is 2 ?m or less and either an Rmax is 4 ?m or less or a Sm is 50 ?m or more. A stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer is 10000 or more. An area of each dot when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10?3-105 ?m2. A dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%. A lightness L* of the achromatic layer is 0-80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: Ishii Hyoko Co., Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Fujii, Daiji Katsura, Takakazu Yamane, Sakura Nakao, Kenta Okada
  • DECORATIVE FILM STRUCTURE AND DECORATIVE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20130034692
    Abstract: A decorative film structure includes: a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer; an achromatic layer constituted by dots provided on a back surface of the surface layer; and a metal luster layer provided on the back surface of the surface layer to fill a gap between the dots. As surface roughness of a front surface of the surface layer, an Ra is 2 ?m or less and either an Rmax is 4 ?m or less or a Sm is 50 ?m or more. A lightness L* of the achromatic layer is 0-80. An area of each dot when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10?3-105 ?m2. A dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 1-80%. A stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer is 10000 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ISHII HYOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJII, Daiji KATSURA, Takakazu YAMANE, Sakura NAKAO, Kenta OKADA
  • DECORATIVE FILM STRUCTURE AND DECORATIVE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20130034693
    Abstract: A decorative film structure includes: a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer; a metal luster layer constituted by dots provided on a back surface of the surface layer; and an achromatic layer provided on the back surface of the surface layer to fill a gap between the dots. As surface roughness of a front surface of the surface layer, an Ra is 2 ?m or less and either an Rmax is 4 ?m or less or a Sm is 50 ?m or more. A stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer is 10000 or more. An area of each dot when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10?3-105 ?m2. A dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%. A lightness L* of the achromatic layer is 0-80.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ISHII HYOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJII, Daiji KATSURA, Takakazu YAMANE, Sakura NAKAO, Kenta OKADA