Patents by Inventor Masahiko Yamanaka

Masahiko Yamanaka 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: 20100159278
    Abstract: There is provided a room-temperature drying aqueous overcoating medium containing 1 to 100 mass % of hydrophilic polyrotaxane with respect to the coating film forming component, where the hydrophilic polyrotaxane has a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule included in the cyclic molecule in a skewered manner and blocking groups arranged on opposite ends of the linear molecule to prevent elimination of the cyclic molecule from the linear molecule and at least one of the linear molecule and the cyclic molecule has a hydrophilic modifying group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100129677
    Abstract: There is provided a curable aqueous overcoating composition containing 1 to 90 mass % of hydrophilic polyrotaxane with respect to the coating film forming component, where the hydrophilic polyrotaxane has a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule included in the cyclic molecule in a skewered manner and blocking groups arranged on opposite ends of the linear molecule to prevent elimination of the cyclic molecule from the linear molecule and at least one of the linear molecule and the cyclic molecule has a hydrophilic modifying group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090281213
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane soluble in an organic solvent, and a crosslinked polyrotaxane using this. [Solving Means] A hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane has a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule including the cyclic molecule with piercing through the cyclic molecule, and blocking groups which are placed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving from the linear molecule. The cyclic molecule is cyclodextrin, and each of all or a part of the hydroxyl groups in the cyclodextrin is modified with a hydrophobic modification group. A crosslinked polyrotaxane is formed by combining this hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane and a polymer through the cyclic molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090234049
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a hydrophobic linear polyrotaxane molecule which is soluble in an organic solvent, and a crosslinked polyrotaxane using the same. [Solving Means] A hydrophobic linear polyrotaxane molecule has a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule including the cyclic molecule with piercing through the cyclic molecule, and blocking groups placed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving from the linear molecule. The linear molecule is hydrophobic. The linear molecule is polycaprolactone and has a molecular weight ranging from 5,000 to 100,000. The cyclic molecule is ?-cyclodextrin, ?-cyclodextrin or ?-cyclodextrin. A crosslinked polyrotaxane is formed by combining the hydrophobic linear polyrotaxane molecule and a polymer through the cyclic molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090131588
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a modified hydrophilic polyrotaxane which is soluble in water or a water-like solvent, a cross-linked polyrotaxane using this, and a solvent for dissolving the modified hydrophilic polyrotaxane. [Solving Means] A modified hydrophilic polyrotaxane has a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule including the cyclic molecule with piercing through the cyclic molecule, and blocking groups which are placed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving from the linear molecule. The cyclic molecule is cyclodextrin, and each of all or a part of the hydroxyl groups in the cyclodextrin is modified with a hydrophilic modification group. A cross-linked polyrotaxane is formed by combining this modified hydrophilic polyrotaxane and a polymer through the cyclic molecule. A solvent for dissolving this modified hydrophilic polyrotaxane contains at least one of water and a water-like solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090047532
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a coating material for a room temperature curable solvent-borne overcoating material having chipping resistance and not allowing occurrence of cracks, and a room temperature curable solvent-borne overcoating material using the same, the room temperature curable solvent-borne overcoating material being excellent in abrasion resistance and in performance such as weather resistance, contamination resistance and adhesion. [Solving Means] A coating material is formed of a lipophilic polyrotaxane including a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule piercing through the cyclic molecule to include it, and blocking groups disposed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent departure of the cyclic molecule. In the lipophilic polyrotaxane, at least one of the linear molecule and the cyclic molecule has a hydrophobic modification group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090042034
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a coating material for a curable solvent-based topcoating material, having excellent marring resistance, chipping resistance, producing no crack and excellent in performances such as weatherability, stain resistance, adhesion and the like, and a curable solvent-type topcoating material using such a material. [Solving Means] A coating material is blended preferably in an amount of 60 to 90% by mass relative to paint film forming components thereby to form a curable solvent-based topcoating material. The coating material includes an oleophilic polyrotaxane which includes a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule including the cyclic molecule with piercing through the cyclic molecule, and blocking groups which are placed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving from the linear molecule, at least one of the above-mentioned liner molecule and the cyclic molecule having hydrophobic modification group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Jun Araki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20080064904
    Abstract: A nanoparticle includes a chain oligomer section having a hydrophilic group and fluoroalkyl groups respectively at its opposite terminals, a three-dimensional silica network section, and an organic chain having fluorine or silicon, and is represented by the following formula (1): where R? is independent H or independent alkyl group; X is the hydrophilic group and is independent OH group, independent NCO group, independent NH2 group or the like; RF is the fluoroalkyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 10 and a molecular weight of 119 to 1000; 3D-SN is the three-dimensional silica network section; B is independent O, independent O?C—O or the like; E is O, O?C—O, NH—C?O or the like; G is [(CH2O)1—[Si(CH3)2O]k—(CH2O)1] or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Hideaki Yaegashi, Shoko Kano, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Hideo Sawada
  • Publication number: 20080064903
    Abstract: A nanoparticle composite includes a host molecule including a chain oligomer section having a hydrophilic group and fluoroalkyl groups respectively at opposite terminals thereof and a three-dimensional silica network section, and having a structure represented by the following formula (1): where X is the hydrophilic group and is independent OH group, independent NCO group, independent NH2 group, independent NHR group (where R is alkyl group) or independent OCY group (where Y is a hydrophilic group); RF is the fluoroalkyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 10 and a molecular weight of 119 to 1000; 3D-SN is the three-dimensional silica network section; B is independent O, independent O?C—O, independent NH—C?O or independent NR—C?O (where R is alkyl group); n is 1?n?10; and m is 1?m?n; and a guest molecule included in the host molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Hideaki Yaegashi, Shoko Kano, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Hideo Sawada
  • Patent number: 7125936
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a clear coating composition, which can give coating films showing good water repellency, in other words a factor giving a care-free and deluxe feeling to car owners, and which are excellent in non-sanding recoating dirtied coatings after due repair, as well as a method of forming a coating film and a multilayered coating film. The invention provides a clear coating composition which comprises (A) 100 parts by mass of the sum of a crosslinkable coating film-forming resin and a crosslinking agent on a solid basis and (B) 0.01 to 2 parts by mass of a ladder silicone copolymer obtainable by copolymerizing (b-1) a (meth)acryloxyalkyl-containing ladder silicone oligomer, (b-2) a crosslinkable functional group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer and optionally (b-3) another ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ishihara, Masahiko Yamanaka, Tetsuji Mizuno, Takashi Moriwake, Hisaki Tanabe, Goro Nagao
  • Publication number: 20060124030
    Abstract: An industrial product is provided with a colored top coat composition including the material of a colored top coat. An information nucleic acid is contained in the material of the colored top coat and includes a site having an arbitrary and known base sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe, Tsunehiko Higuchi, Shigeki Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20060124029
    Abstract: An industrial product is provided with a clear paint composition including a material of a clear paint. An information nucleic acid is contained in the material of the clear paint and includes a site having an arbitrary and known base sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe, Tsunehiko Higuchi, Shigeki Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20060088861
    Abstract: Information nucleic acid-carrying fine particles to be used for individuality authentication for industrial products. The information nucleic acid-carrying fine particles include fine particles on which an information nucleic acid including a base sequence portion having an arbitrary and known base sequence is carried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Tsunehiko Higuchi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060084100
    Abstract: An information nucleic acid includes a base sequence portion having an arbitrary and known base sequence. The information nucleic acid is mixed with an additive such as a fat solubilizing agent, a heat stabilizer, a light stabilizer, a nucleic acid hydrolase inhibitor and/or a dispersing agent so as to form an information nucleic acid composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe, Tsunehiko Higuchi, Hidetoshi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20060084099
    Abstract: A product identification method of one embodiment of the invention includes the steps of providing a product with an information nucleic acid having a segment of known base sequence randomly selected for the product, extracting the information nucleic acid from the product, amplifying the information nucleic acid by a polymerase chain reaction; and determining a base sequence of the information nucleic acid to identify the product by the base sequence of the information nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Masahiko Yamanaka, Kentarou Watanabe, Tsunehiko Higuchi, Hidetoshi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20050214549
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a clear coating composition, which can give coating films showing good water repellency, in other words a factor giving a care-free and deluxe feeling to car owners, and which are excellent in non-sanding recoating dirtied coatings after due repair, as well as a method of forming a coating film and a multilayered coating film. The invention provides a clear coating composition which comprises (A) 100 parts by mass of the sum of a crosslinkable coating film-forming resin and a crosslinking agent on a solid basis and (B) 0.01 to 2 parts by mass of a ladder silicone copolymer obtainable by copolymerizing (b-1) a (meth)acryloxyalkyl-containing ladder silicone oligomer, (b-2) a crosslinkable functional group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer and optionally (b-3) another ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ishihara, Masahiko Yamanaka, Tetsuji Mizuno, Takashi Moriwake, Hisaki Tanabe, Goro Nagao
  • Patent number: 6875513
    Abstract: A top coat for an outer panel of an automotive vehicle includes a clear paint formed on a base coat paint. The clear paint is constituted of acrylic resin (A) having at least one ester group containing a silicone group and at least two epoxy groups in a molecule, acrylic resin (B) having at least two epoxy groups in a molecule, and acid cross-linking agent (C) having at least two chemically blocked carboxyl groups in a molecule. The base coat paint is constituted of acrylic resin (D) having at least two hydroxyl groups in a molecule, acrylic resin (E) having at least two hydroxyl groups and at least two epoxy groups in a molecule, and melamine resin (F) having a functional group capable of reacting with a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Honda, Takehito Itoh, Tatsuya Ishihara, Masahiko Yamanaka, Tetsuji Mizuno
  • Patent number: 6746763
    Abstract: This invention provides a clear paint composition suitable for application on base coated surface of a coating object, which is characterized by comprising (a) a hydroxyl- and epoxy-containing acrylic resin, (b) a high acid value polyester resin having an acid value of 120-200 mgKOH/g and a number-average molecular weight of 500-4,000, (c) an alkoxysilyl-containing acrylic resin, and (d) an acrylic resin containing alkoxysilyl groups and dimethylpolysiloxane side chains, and forming a coating which, after being cured, has a glass transition point within a range of 100-120° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ishihara, Masahiko Yamanaka, Tetsuji Mizuno, Goro Saito, Yoshizumi Matsuno
  • Patent number: 6635351
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a clear coating composition, which can give coating films showing good water repellency, in other words a factor giving a care-free and deluxe feeling to car owners, and which are excellent in non-sanding recoatability in recoating dirtied coatings after due repair, as well as a method of forming a coating film and a multilayerd coating film. The invention provides a clear coating composition which comprises (A) 100 parts by mass of the sum of a crosslinkable coating film-forming resin and a crosslinking agent on the solid basis and (B) 0.01 to 2 parts by mass of a ladder silicone copolymer obtainable by copolymerizing (b-1) a (meth)acryloxyalkyl-containing ladder silicone oligomer, (b-2) a crosslinkable functional group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer and optionally (b-3) another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ishihara, Masahiko Yamanaka, Tetsuji Mizuno, Takashi Moriwake, Hisaki Tanabe, Goro Nagao
  • Publication number: 20030175436
    Abstract: A top coat for an outer panel of an automotive vehicle includes a clear paint formed on a base coat paint. The clear paint is constituted of acrylic resin (A) having at least one ester group containing a silicone group and at least two epoxy groups in a molecule, acrylic resin (B) having at least two epoxy groups in a molecule, and acid cross-linking agent (C) having at least two chemically blocked carboxyl groups in a molecule. The base coat paint is constituted of acrylic resin (D) having at least two hydroxyl groups in a molecule, acrylic resin (E) having at least two hydroxyl groups and at least two epoxy groups in a molecule, and melamine resin (F) having a functional group capable of reacting with a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Honda, Takehito Ito, Tatsuya Ishihara, Masahiko Yamanaka, Tetsuji Mizuno