Patents by Inventor Tsukasa Fujieda

Tsukasa Fujieda 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).

  • Patent number: 8606731
    Abstract: A method for creating a database for paint colors having a desired texture includes storing spectral reflectance data and micro-brilliance data of paint colors after associating each spectral reflectance data and each micro-brilliance data with a paint color code; storing texture evaluation values of sample paint colors after associating the each texture evaluation value with the paint color code; calculating characteristic quantities of the paint colors expressing textures using the spectral reflectance data and the micro-brilliance data, and storing the characteristic quantities after associating the each characteristic quantity with the paint color code; training a neural network using the characteristic quantities and the texture evaluation values of the sample paint colors as training data; and inputting characteristic quantities of the paint colors other than the sample paint colors into the neural network after the training, and storing output data after associating each output data with the paint colo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Fujieda, Keisuke Sai, Yutaka Masuda
  • Patent number: 8392347
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a method of creating a database for searching for a paint color having a desired texture, a search method using the database, and systems, programs, and recording mediums for carrying out the method and the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Fujieda, Keisuke Sai, Yutaka Masuda
  • Publication number: 20130041858
    Abstract: A method for creating a database for paint colors having a desired texture includes storing spectral reflectance data and micro-brilliance data of paint colors after associating each spectral reflectance data and each micro-brilliance data with a paint color code; storing texture evaluation values of sample paint colors after associating the each texture evaluation value with the paint color code; calculating characteristic quantities of the paint colors expressing textures using the spectral reflectance data and the micro-brilliance data, and storing the characteristic quantities after associating the each characteristic quantity with the paint color code; training a neural network using the characteristic quantities and the texture evaluation values of the sample paint colors as training data; and inputting characteristic quantities of the paint colors other than the sample paint colors into the neural network after the training, and storing output data after associating each output data with the paint colo
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa FUJIEDA, Keisuke Sai, Yutaka Masuda
  • Patent number: 8339665
    Abstract: A method including: determining at least three characteristic quantities, using a plurality of spectral reflectances measured at a plurality of light-receiving angles, for each of the plurality of paint colors; subjecting a data group including the at least three characteristic quantities to principal component analysis so as to determine a First Principal Component and Second Principal Component expressed as linear expressions, using the characteristic quantities; calculating values of the First Principal Component and Second Principal Component for the plurality of paint colors; and positioning the paint colors on a two-dimensional plane that has the First Principal Component and Second Principal Component as the two parameters and has values of the First Principal Component and Second Principal Component as coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Sai, Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Patent number: 8309180
    Abstract: The present invention provides: luster coating film forming method I comprising (1) applying an aqueous luster thermosetting base coating composition (A) to a substrate in two to five stages, in such a manner that the thickness of the base coating composition (A) applied in each of the second and subsequent stages becomes 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Patent number: 7827163
    Abstract: An approximate blending search system includes a material information database constituted by accumulating names of a plurality of blending materials and property information codes constituted by a plurality of identification codes to which a plurality of pieces of property information on the blending materials are respectively related, a blending composition database constituted by accumulating names of compositions, names, property information codes, and blending quantities of the blending materials constituting the compositions, a prospective composition search unit for approximately searching a corresponding composition from the blending composition data base in accordance with the measurement data input from the input means and/or at least one or more identification codes of the property information codes in an optical blending material, and a display unit for displaying an obtained search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Masuda, Tsukasa Fujieda, Toru Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 7807228
    Abstract: The present invention provides: luster coating film forming method I comprising (1) applying an aqueous luster thermosetting base coating composition (A) to a substrate in three to five stages, in such a manner that the thickness of the base coating composition (A) applied in each of the second and subsequent stages becomes 0.3 to 5 ?m when cured; (2) applying a thermosetting clear coating (B) over the uncured or heat-cured coating layer of the base coating composition (A); and (3) heating the two-layer coating comprising the base coating composition (A) and clear coating composition (B) to obtain a cured two-layer coating film; and luster coating film forming method II comprising the above steps (1) to (3) and further including the step of applying and curing a thermosetting clear coating composition (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20100169255
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a method of creating a database for searching for a paint color having a desired texture, a search method using the database, and systems, programs, and recording mediums for carrying out the method and the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Fujieda, Keisuke Sai, Yutaka Masuda
  • Publication number: 20090284772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a texture map of paint colors in which a plurality of paint colors are arranged to be able to identify their textures; and its production method, production program, production system and data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Keisuke Sai, Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Patent number: 7405737
    Abstract: A paint color is specified from a computer graphics picture by displaying a computer graphics picture suitable for the impression of a desired paint color on a display unit, obtaining color information on displayed colors in two or more designated regions on the displayed picture, and searching and selecting a paint color having color information approximate to the color information on the display colors from a database previously storing color information on a plurality of paint colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Masuda, Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20070154645
    Abstract: The present invention provides: luster coating film forming method I comprising (1) applying an aqueous luster thermosetting base coating composition (A) to a substrate in two to five stages, in such a manner that the thickness of the base coating composition (A) applied in each of the second and subsequent stages becomes 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20070128369
    Abstract: The present invention provides: luster coating film forming method I comprising (1) applying an aqueous luster thermosetting base coating composition (A) to a substrate in three to five stages, in such a manner that the thickness of the base coating composition (A) applied in each of the second and subsequent stages becomes 0.3 to 5 ?m when cured; (2) applying a thermosetting clear coating (B) over the uncured or heat-cured coating layer of the base coating composition (A); and (3) heating the two-layer coating comprising the base coating composition (A) and clear coating composition (B) to obtain a cured two-layer coating film; and luster coating film forming method II comprising the above steps (1) to (3) and further including the step of applying and curing a thermosetting clear coating composition (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20050214483
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for forming multilayered coating film, which comprises applying onto a substrate base paint (A) containing effect pigment, applying onto the resulting base coat, clear paint (B), thereafter hardening the coating film by heating, further applying onto the resulting clear coat, color clear paint (C) containing color pigment and/or dye, and applying onto the resulting color clear coat, top clear paint (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Tsukasa Fujieda, Miho Sakai
  • Publication number: 20050110797
    Abstract: A paint color is specified from a computer graphics picture characterized by displaying a computer graphics picture suitable for the impression of a desired paint color on a display unit, obtaining color informations on displayed colors in two or more designated regions on the displayed picture, and searching and selecting a paint color having color information approximate to the color informations on the display colors from a database previously storing color informations on a plurality of paint colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Masuda, Tsukasa Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20050044111
    Abstract: The following are included: a material information database constituted by accumulating names of a plurality of blending materials and property information codes constituted by a plurality of identification codes to which a plurality of property informations on the blending materials are respectively related, a blending composition database constituted by accumulating names of compositions, names, property information codes, and blending quantities of the blending materials constituting the compositions, prospective composition search means for approximately searching a corresponding composition from the blending composition data base in accordance with the measurement data input from the input means and/or at least one or more identification codes of the property information codes in an optical blending material, and means for displaying an obtained search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Masuda, Tsukasa Fujieda, Toru Iwamoto