Patents Assigned to Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
  • Top coating composition
    Patent number: 6767984
    Abstract: This invention provides a top coating composition which comprises a coating film-forming resin (I); as well as a silicate compound (II) besides a hydrolyzable silyl-containing resin (III) and/or a silicate-grafted resin (IV) resulting from graft polymerization of a silicate compound (II) onto a hydrolyzable silyl-containing resin (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruzo Toui, Hisaki Tanabe, Nobuhisa Sudo, Satoshi Urano, Manabu Yoshioka
  • Biojelly-producing microorganism, microorganism-containing coating, microorganism-containing coating film
    Patent number: 6764846
    Abstract: The present invention provides a microorganism which, when an underwater structure is formed with a coating film containing it, produces a biojelly in water to prevent fouling of the structure with macroscopic aquatic life, such a coating or a coating film, and a method of preventing attachment of macroscopic aquatic life which comprises using said coating or coating film. The present invention is directed to a strain of microorganism belonging to the genus Alteromonas and having the ability to produce a biojelly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamori, Akio Harada, Nobuki Hayase
  • Water-based intermediate coating composition and method for forming multilayer coating film
    Publication number: 20040134791
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-based intermediate coating composition having excellent chipping resistance and water resistance when made into a multilayer coating film, and providing excellent adaptability with a top coating film and a base coating film and excellent finish appearance, and a method for forming a multilayer coating film using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruzo Toi, Yasuhiko Nakae
  • Solid electrolyte and capacitor element using the same
    Publication number: 20040125544
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte, wherein the solid electrolyte is formed by making a thin film containing at least one of a polysilane which is soluble in organic solvent and a silicone compound, to contain a metal salt compound such as LiBF4, wherein the silicone compound is represented by the following general formula (1) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Ohata, Akira Matsumura
  • Resin composition, production method of boron-containing polymer and antifouling coating
    Patent number: 6753397
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a resin composition comprising a boron-containing polymer useful as an antifouling coating which does not contain heavy metal from an environmental viewpoint. Thus, the present invention provides a resin composition which comprises a boron-containing polymer having, in a side chain or at a terminal thereof, at least one group represented by the following formula (1): in the formula, R1 is a part of an acid group; R2 groups are the same or different and each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl; X represents an oxygen or sulfur atom; Y represents a primary to tertiary amine or a heterocyclic compound containing a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom; and n is 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Nakamura, Naoki Yamamori
  • Antifouling coating
    Publication number: 20040105837
    Abstract: An antifouling coating
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Higo, Masayuki Matsuda, Satoshi Okamoto, Naoki Yamamori
  • Computer color matching method of paint and preparing method of paint using the same method
    Patent number: 6744513
    Abstract: A computer color matching method of paint for measuring a proper formulation of colorants for obtaining a target color or color and luster, or a proper formulation of colorants and luster color materials, directly in a liquid state of paint, without preparing painted panels from adjusted paint, and calculating the adjusted blending ratio easily and accurately, and a paint manufacturing method by using this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignees: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kubo, Mitsuaki Ito, Masayuki Fukuda, Masayuki Osumi, Makoto Ishikawa
  • Method for reusing powder coating
    Publication number: 20040091614
    Abstract: A first toned paint which failed to adhere to a subject to be coated in a coating work is recovered, and a suitable amount of primary color paints are added to the recovered first toned paint to manufacture a second toned paint. This method includes a step of blending multiple types of primary color paints to manufacture the first toned paint (S5), and a step of memorizing a blending ratio or a composition ratio of the primary color paints in the first toned paint into a computer readable memory (S7). According to this invention, economy of a powder coating material is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Sakai, Kazuhiko Nakayama
  • Heat radiation shield coating composition
    Patent number: 6734224
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat radiation shield coating composition containing a black pigment which exhibits a reflectance of not below 8.0% relative to a solar radiation in the 780-2,100 nm wavelength region. The black pigment preferably exhibits a reflectance of not higher than 15% relative to a radiation at any wavelength in the 400-700 nm visible region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Ishihara, Keita Mizutani, Nobuto Fujii
  • Method of forming coating
    Patent number: 6726961
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of forming a composite coating film having high flip-flop properties by applying a water-based base coat coating to a substrate, then applying a clear top coat coating thereonto and curing both coatings simultaneously while controlling the interlayer imbibing or inversion of coating films under high humidity conditions. The present invention provides a method of forming a composite coating film by applying a water-based base coat coating to a substrate and then applying a clear top coat coating thereonto, wherein the water-based base coat coating comprises: a polyether polyol having at least 0.02 primary hydroxyl group, on average, per molecule, a number average molecular weight of 300 to 3,000 and a water tolerance of not less than 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Yoshioka, Shigeyuki Sasaki, Hifumi Egusa, Atsuo Magoshi
  • Electricity accumulating element
    Publication number: 20040066606
    Abstract: An electricity accumulating element comprising a pair of electrodes, and a dielectric thin film and a solid electrolyte thin film sandwiched between the electrodes, wherein the dielectric thin film is a metal oxide thin film such as a chromium oxide thin film. The metal oxide thin film preferably has a thickness of 1 to 100 nm, and is preferably a film obtained by subjecting to heat treatment at a temperature of 400 to 800° C. The solid electrolyte thin film is preferably a thin film obtained by firing a silicon-containing compound at a temperature of 200° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Ohata, Hiroshi Tsushima, Takeshi Oka
  • Water-borne coating composition and method of forming multilayer coating film
    Patent number: 6716909
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-borne coating composition excellent in smoothness and film appearance. A water-borne coating composition comprising: an emulsion resin obtained by emulsion polymerization of an &agr;,&bgr;-ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture and a urethane compound represented by the general formula (1) or (2): wherein the content of said urethane compound is 0.01 to 20% by weight on the solid basis relative to the resin solid in the coating composition. A method of forming a multilayer coating film comprising: applying a water-borne base coating to an article to be coated and then applying a clear coating thereonto, followed by curing by heating, wherein said water-borne base coating is the above-mentioned water-borne coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Harakawa, Masaru Murayama, Shinnji Seo, Naohiro Tsuji
  • Photosolder resist composition
    Publication number: 20040063849
    Abstract: A photosolder resist composition is characterized by containing (A) a resin containing radical polymerization groups and carboxyl groups obtained by adding a cyclic ether group of a cyclic ether group-containing vinyl monomer to a carboxylic group of a radical copolymer containing at least a vinyl aromatic compound and a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer as monomer units; (B) an inorganic filler; (C) a photocurable mixture composed of a polyfunctional acrylic monomer (c1), a cyclic ether group-containing compound (c2) and a photopolymerization initiator (c3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Yabuuchi, Minoru Fujita, Osamu Namba, Keiichi Okajima
  • Antifouling coating
    Publication number: 20040029997
    Abstract: An antifouling coating
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamori, Satoshi Okamoto, Kiyoaki Higo, Masayuki Matsuda
  • Intermediate coating composition, method for forming multilayered coating films and multilayered coating films
    Patent number: 6683137
    Abstract: In an intermediate coating composition comprising high-acid-value polyester resin, low-acid-value polyester resin, melamine resin containing an imino group and pigments, a ratio (AV1/AV2) of acid value (AV1) of high-acid-value polyester resin to that (AV2) of low-acid-value polyester resin is adjusted to be 1.25-5. A method for forming multilayered coating films using this intermediate coating composition and multilayered coating films prepared using said method are provided, wherein, by specifying the acid value of resins and type of cross-linking agents in the intermediate coating, said multilayered coating films formed even under short-time baking conditions is excellent in its appearance and adhesiveness to the top coating, and said intermediate coating composition is able to maintain its storage stability excellent so as to be capable of shortening the coating processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masuo Kida, Yasuo Tanaka
  • Zinc phosphate-containing surface conditioning agent phosphate conversion-treated steel plate and painted steel plate, and zinc phosphate dispersion
    Publication number: 20040011429
    Abstract: A zinc phosphate-containing surface conditioning agent to be used for surface conditioning as pretreatment for zinc phosphate conversion coating of a metallic material, which contains from 500 to 20,000 ppm of zinc phosphate and which has a pH of from 3 to 11, wherein said zinc phosphate has an average particle size of at most 3 &mgr;m and D90 of at most 4 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicants: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., MIKUNI SHIKISO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyamoto, Toshiko Nakazawa, Daisuke Fujimoto
  • Method of coating aluminum and aluminum alloy substrates and coated articles
    Patent number: 6679952
    Abstract: A method of coating aluminum and aluminum alloy substrates not only imparts a corrosion resistance comparable or even superior to that afforded by chromate treatment but also improves the adhesion to the coating film, while the luster of aluminum is fully retained, notwithstanding the use of a chromium-free treating solution, resulting in an improved coated article with the coated surface having a metallic luster. The method comprises treating an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate with an acidic solution containing sulfuric acid and 0.2 to 0.4 g/L of a ferric ion and having a pH value of 0.6 to 2.0, subjecting the same to chemical conversion treatment with an acidic coat-forming agent containing 0.01 to 0.125 g/L of a zirconium or titanium ion, 0.01 to 1.0 g/L of a phosphate ion, and 0.01 to 0.5 g/L of a fluoride ion and having a pH value of 1.5 to 4.0, followed by coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignees: Topy Industries, Limited, Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Shimizu, Takayuki Sato, Tatsuya Oguri, Keiji Maetsuji, Kazuo Nobe
  • Apparatus for producing coating layer onto primary lining
    Publication number: 20040003773
    Abstract: In order to reliably form a coating layer on the interior surface of a primary lining such as an underground pipe, etc., in a short time and form a coating layer having a uniform thickness, a spray gun 62 is attached to a revolving ring 30 attached to a running truck 2, right and left drive wheels of the running truck 2 are respectively independently driven and controlled to moving the running truck 2 in a primary lining 90 while the revolving ring 30 is rotated at a steady peripheral velocity to blow out a coating material from the spray gun 62, whereby a homogenous coating layer is formed with a fixed thickness on the interior surface of the primary lining 90.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicants: TAISEI CORPORATION, NIPPON KOKAN KOJI CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuzo Kato, Shintaro Ikeda, Kotaro Masuda, Takaharu Izumo
  • Electrodeposition coating composition
    Patent number: 6673853
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrodeposition coating composition excellent in storage stability and capable of forming a novel multilayer structure comprising a particle A containing a resin (a) whose solubility parameter is &dgr;a, and a particle B containing a curing agent and a resin (b) whose solubility parameter is &dgr;b, wherein the value of (&dgr;b-&dgr;a) is not less than 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisaichi Muramoto, Kouichi Ohara
  • Method for forming metal colloid patterns
    Publication number: 20030232286
    Abstract: The metal colloid pattern formation method is a method for forming metal colloid patterns on a substrate by forming a photosensitive layer on a substrate by applying a photosensitive resin composition containing an organic solvent and a polysilane soluble in the organic solvent to the substrate, forming a latent image of the patterns by selectively exposing the photosensitive layer, bringing a metal colloid-containing solution into contact with the photosensitive layer, and forming patterns of the metal colloid by adsorbing the metal colloid in the exposed parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emi Watanabe, Takeshi Oka, Ayako Iwakoshi