Patents by Inventor Akira Tominaga

Akira Tominaga 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: 6734260
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic coating composition capable of forming a coating film which is excellent in an electrodepositablly coating property and an adhesive property toward a rust preventive steel plate, a corrosion resistance and a low temperature curability. The cationic coating composition described above comprises as a vehicle component, a xylene-formaldehyde resin-modified, amino group-containing epoxy resin obtained by reacting an epoxy resin (A) having an epoxy equivalent of 180 to 2500 with a xylene-formaldehyde resin (B) and an amino group-containing compound (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nishiguchi, Koji Kamikado, Susumu Midogochi, Akira Tominaga, Akihiko Shimasaki, Hideki Iijima
  • Publication number: 20040014870
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrodeposition coating composition excellent in corrosion resistance and stability of the coating. The electrodeposition coating composition comprises, based on 100 parts by weight (solid basis) of a core resin and a hardener constituting an electrodeposition coating, 1 to 100 parts by weight of (a) a zinc powder dispersed by a phosphoric-acid-group-containing dispersing resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Akira Tominaga, Koji Kamikado, Susumu Midogochi
  • Patent number: 6660385
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic paint composition containing as resin component a polyol-modified amino group-containing epoxy resin obtained by reacting an epoxy resin with epoxy equivalent 180-2500 with a alkyl phenol and/or a carboxylic acid; a polyol obtained by adding a caprolactone to a compound containing a plurality of active hydrogen groups and an amino group-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nishiguchi, Koji Kamikado, Susumu Midogochi, Akira Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20030221964
    Abstract: A multi-layer electrodeposition coating film-forming method which comprises subjecting a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing at least two emulsions to an electrodeposition coating, said cationic electrodeposition coating composition being such that a difference in an electrical quantity (a) required for deposition starting between a first coating composition comprising a first emulsion and a second coating composition comprising a second emulsion in two emulsions selected from the at least two emulsions is in the range of 50 to 400 C/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Naoko Kasahara, Takeo Ohtani, Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga
  • Patent number: 6652960
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plastic-coated metal plate prepared by sticking a plastic layer on one face or both faces of a metal plate via a coating film of a thermosetting adhesive comprising an amine-added epoxy resin (A) and a polyisocyanate compound (B), which is excellent in a corrosion resistance, an adhesive property and a finishing property and which is particularly useful for forming a car body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Watanabe, Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga, Takeshi Yawata
  • Publication number: 20030196898
    Abstract: A method for forming an electrodeposition coating film, comprises a step of subjecting a steric metal article to be coated to electrodeposition coating, and a step of selectively heating/drying the resultant coating film by a plurality of induction heating devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Akira Tominaga, Naozumi Iwasawa, Koji Kamikado, Yasuyuki Hirata, Susumu Midogochi
  • Patent number: 6624215
    Abstract: This invention relates to cationic electro-coating composition which comprises blending which an aqueous dispersion or an aqueous dispersion paste which contains an organic acid-modified bismuth compound in a non-water-soluble state, and which is obtained by mixing and grinding a bismuth compound and an organic acid in an aqueous medium. Said cationic electro-coating composition, although containing no lead compounds, is capable of forming an electrocoated film which is excellent in corrosion resistance, appearance, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga, Shigeo Nishiguchi, Reiziro Nishida, Fumiaki Nakao, Katsuhisa Sugisaki
  • Patent number: 6617030
    Abstract: This invention provides, at a low cost, a low-pollution type cationic electro-coating bath composition which contains neither lead nor chromium, and which comprises cationic electrodeposition paint and, contained therein, a bismuth oxide paste, the amount of the bismuth oxide paste being within a range of 0.1 to 0.3% by weight as metal bismuth on the basis of total solid content of said cationic electro-coating bath composition, and the bismuth oxide paste being prepared by dispersing bismuth oxide (B) in an organic acid-neutralized aqueous dispersion of diethanol amine-added alicyclic epoxy resin (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignees: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogvo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morishita, Yasuyuki Hirata, Shigeo Murofushi, Akira Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20030158318
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a cationically electrodepositable coating material comprising a resin for a cationically electrodepositable coating material, a hydrotalcite-like solid solution having a specific composition and, if necessary, a basic bismuth compound and/or an organic acid salt thereof. Such cationically electrodepositable coating material forms a coating film which is excellent in performances such as an edge corrosion-preventive property, a throwing power, a chemical resistance and a smoothness without adding harmful substances such as lead compounds and chromium compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Fumiaki Nakao, Katsuhisa Sugisaki, Akira Tominaga
  • Patent number: 6582575
    Abstract: A coating film-forming method that includes a first step that involves coating a cationic electrodeposition coating composition (A) containing an electrically conducting agent, followed by washing with water and heat curing and drying to form a cured cationic electrodeposition coating film. A second step that involves coating such an anionic electrodeposition coating composition (B). The coating film formed therefrom has a chromatic color or a white color as an achromatic color onto the cured cationic electrodeposition coating film. This is followed by washing with water, and removing water by preheating or air blowing to form a non-cured anionic electrodeposition coating film. A third step that involves coating a topcoating composition (C) thereonto to form a non-cured topcoating film, and heat curing and drying a resulting laminated coating film simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Miyatake, Akira Tominaga, Hidehiko Haneishi
  • Publication number: 20030106804
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic coating composition capable of forming a coating film which is excellent in an electrodepositablly coating property and an adhesive property toward a rust preventive steel plate, a corrosion resistance and a low temperature curability. The cationic coating composition described above comprises as a vehicle component, a xylene-formaldehyde resin-modified, amino group-containing epoxy resin obtained by reacting an epoxy resin (A) having an epoxy equivalent of 180 to 2500 with a xylene-formaldehyde resin (B) and an amino group-containing compound (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Shigeo Nishiguchi, Koji Kamikado, Susumu Midogochi, Akira Tominaga, Akihiko Shimasaki, Hideki Iijima
  • Publication number: 20030096103
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a coated metal plate characterized by comprising a metal plate and laminated at least on one surface of a metal plate, a conductive plastic coated film and an electrodeposition coated film, which is useful as an outer plate part for car bodies and electrical appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: TADASHI WATANABE, TADAYOSHI HIRAKI, AKIRA TOMINAGA, TAKESHI YAWATA
  • Patent number: 6565966
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plastic-coated metal plate for an automobile exterior plate which is a laminate metal plate coated on both faces or one face of the metal plate with a plastic layer, wherein the plastic layer has a surface tension of at least 30 mN/m, an elongation percentage of at least 30% at a tensile rate of 20 mm/minute/20° C. and a rupture strength of at least 600 kg/cm2 at a tensile rate of 20 mm/minute/20° C., and a part for a major external face side in a car body, wherein the above plastic-coated metal plate is cut, molded and joined to form the part for a major external face side in a car body, and a metal-exposed part thereof is coated by electrodeposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Hiraki, Takeshi Yawata, Akira Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20030072949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plastic-coated metal plate for an automobile exterior plate which is a laminate metal plate coated on both faces or one face of the metal plate with a plastic layer, wherein the plastic layer has a surface tension of at least 30 mN/m, an elongation percentage of at least 30% at a tensile rate of 20 mm/minute/20° C. and a rupture strength of at least 600 kg/cm2 at a tensile rate of 20 mm/minute/20° C., and a part for a major external face side in a car body, wherein the above plastic-coated metal plate is cut, molded and joined to form the part for a major external face side in a car body, and a metal-exposed part thereof is coated by electrodeposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Hiraki, Takeshi Yawata, Akira Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20030015427
    Abstract: This invention provides a car body coating process wherein the metal-exposed portion of a shell body, a part or whole of which has been made of plastics-covered metal plates, is electrocoated with use of an electrodeposition paint which contains no coloring pigment and has a bath solid content of at most 10% by weight and which is capable of forming a clear coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Tadashi Watanabe, Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga, Takeshi Yawata
  • Patent number: 6503629
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic coating composition capable of forming a coating film which is excellent in a corrosion resistance and an adhesive property and an electrodepositably coating property toward a rust preventive steel plate (zinc-plated steel plate). The cationic coating composition described above comprises as a vehicle component, a polyol-modified, amino group-containing epoxy resin prepared by reacting an epoxy resin (A) having an epoxy equivalent of 180 to 2500 with a polyol compound (B) obtained by adding caprolactone to a compound having plural active hydrogen groups and an amino group-containing compound (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nishiguchi, Koji Kamikado, Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20020198290
    Abstract: This invention provides, at a low cost, a low-pollution type cationic electro-coating bath composition which contains neither lead nor chromium, and which comprises cationic electrodeposition paint and, contained therein, a bismuth oxide paste, the amount of the bismuth oxide paste being within a range of 0.1 to 0.3% by weight as metal bismuth on the basis of total solid content of said cationic electro-coating bath composition, and the bismuth oxide paste being prepared by dispersing bismuth oxide (B) in an organic acid-neutralized aqueous dispersion of diethanol amine-added alicyclic epoxy resin (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morishita, Yasuyuki Hirata, Shigeo Murofushi, Akira Tominaga
  • Patent number: 6492027
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic resin composition capable of forming a cationically electrodepositable coating film which is excellent in corrosion resistance, an aptitude for the cationic electrodepositable coating of a rust preventive steel plate and in adhesion to substrate, which cationic resin composition is characterized by comprising the following components: (A) an amino group-containing epoxy resin which is prepared by adding an amino group-containing compound to an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent of 400 to 3000, (B) a polyol-modified amino group-containing epoxy resin which is prepared by making an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent of 180 to 2500 react with an amino group-containing compound and with a polyol compound obtained by adding caprolactone to a compound having plural active hydrogen groups, and (C) a blocked polyisocyanate curing agent, component (A) being 40 to 70% by weight, component (B) being 4 to 40% by weight, and component (C) being 10 to 40% by weight, base
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nishiguchi, Koji Kamikado, Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga
  • Patent number: 6475365
    Abstract: This invention provides a car body coating process wherein the metal-exposed portion of a shell body, a part or whole of which has been made of plastics-covered metal plates, is electrocoated with use of an electrodeposition paint which contains no coloring pigment and has a bath solid content of at most 10% by weight and which is capable of forming a clear coating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Watanabe, Tadayoshi Hiraki, Akira Tominaga, Takeshi Yawata
  • Publication number: 20020136889
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plastic-coated metal plate for an automobile exterior plate which is a laminate metal plate coated on both faces or one face of the metal plate with a plastic layer, wherein the plastic layer has a surface tension of at least 30 mN/m, an elongation percentage of at least 30% at a tensile rate of 20 mm/minute/20° C. and a rupture strength of at least 600 kg/cm2 at a tensile rate of 20 mm/minute/20° C., and a part for a major external face side in a car body, wherein the above plastic-coated metal plate is cut, molded and joined to form the part for a major external face side in a car body, and a metal-exposed part thereof is coated by electrodeposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Hiraki, Takeshi Yawata, Akira Tominaga