Patents by Inventor Masayuki Kotani
Masayuki Kotani 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).
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Patent number: 11945962Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that has both good anti-cissing property and good coating film appearance. This is a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing a silicone compound (A) having an SP value of more than 10.5 and 15.0 or less, and a film forming resin (B), wherein the silicone compound (A) is contained in an amount of 0.01 parts by mass or more and 4.5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content of the film forming resin (B). For example, the silicone compound (A) is at least one species selected from the group consisting of a polyether modified silicone compound (A-1), a polyester modified silicone compound (A-2), and a polyacrylic modified silicone compound (A-3).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Kotani, Yuko Hasegawa, Yasuyuki Furuya, Keigo Obata, Keisuke Tsutsui, Hiroki Arai, Hiroyoshi Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20240084164Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that has both good anti-cissing property and good coating film appearance. This is a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing a silicone compound (A) having an SP value of more than 10.5 and 15.0 or less, and a film forming resin (B), wherein the silicone compound (A) is contained in an amount of 0.01 parts by mass or more and 4.5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content of the film forming resin (B). For example, the silicone compound (A) is at least one species selected from the group consisting of a polyether modified silicone compound (A-1), a polyester modified silicone compound (A-2), and a polyacrylic modified silicone compound (A-3).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KOTANI, Yuko HASEGAWA, Yasuyuki FURUYA, Keigo OBATA, Keisuke TSUTSUI, Hiroki ARAI, Hiroyoshi YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20220332960Abstract: Provided is a cationic electrodeposition coating composition having good anti-cratering performance. A cationic electrodeposition coating composition comprising a coating film-forming resin (A), a metal compound (B) containing a trivalent metal element, and a silicone compound (C), wherein a content of the metal compound (B) is 0.03 parts by mass or more and less than 4 parts by mass in terms of a metal element based on 100 parts by mass of a resin solid content of the coating film-forming resin (A), and a content of the silicone compound (C) is 0.005 parts by mass or more and 4.5 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content of the coating film-forming resin (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Namiko SAKAI, Masayuki KOTANI
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Publication number: 20200407590Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that has both good anti-cissing property and good coating film appearance. This is a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing a silicone compound (A) having an SP value of more than 10.5 and 15.0 or less, and a film forming resin (B), wherein the silicone compound (A) is contained in an amount of 0.01 parts by mass or more and 4.5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content of the film forming resin (B). For example, the silicone compound (A) is at least one species selected from the group consisting of a polyether modified silicone compound (A-1), a polyester modified silicone compound (A-2), and a polyacrylic modified silicone compound (A-3).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KOTANI, Yuko HASEGAWA, Yasuyuki FURUYA, Keigo OBATA, Keisuke TSUTSUI, Hiroki ARAI, Hiroyoshi YAMAZAKI
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Patent number: 10479899Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that contains a bismuth compound and exhibits excellent coating material stability, curability, coating film appearance and the like. The present invention provides a method for preparing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition, which comprises a step for mixing a resin emulsion (i) and a pigment-dispersed paste, and wherein: the resin emulsion (i) contains an aminated resin (A) and a blocked isocyanate curing agent (B); the pigment-dispersed paste contains a bismuth mixture (C) that is obtained by mixing a bismuth compound (c1) and an organic acid (c2) in advance, a pigment-dispersed resin (D), an amine-modified epoxy resin emulsion (ii) that contains an amine-modified epoxy resin (E), and a pigment (F); the pigment-dispersed resin (D) has a hydroxyl number of 20-120 mgKOH/g; and the amine-modified epoxy resin (E) has a hydroxyl number of 150-650 mgKOH/g.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhiro Miyamae, Masayuki Kotani, Tetsuya Ohara
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Publication number: 20180051181Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that contains a bismuth compound and exhibits excellent coating material stability, curability, coating film appearance and the like. The present invention provides a method for preparing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition, which comprises a step for mixing a resin emulsion (i) and a pigment-dispersed paste, and wherein: the resin emulsion (i) contains an aminated resin (A) and a blocked isocyanate curing agent (B); the pigment-dispersed paste contains a bismuth mixture (C) that is obtained by mixing a bismuth compound (c1) and an organic acid (c2) in advance, a pigment-dispersed resin (D), an amine-modified epoxy resin emulsion (ii) that contains an amine-modified epoxy resin (E), and a pigment (F); the pigment-dispersed resin (D) has a hydroxyl number of 20-120 mgKOH/g; and the amine-modified epoxy resin (E) has a hydroxyl number of 150-650 mgKOH/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTDInventors: Nobuhiro MIYAMAE, Masayuki KOTANI, Tetsuya OHARA
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Patent number: 7854960Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical device is manufactured by printing a pixel, wherein said method includes deciding plural discharging positions inside each pixel of the optical device, arranging these plural discharging positions on different positions in lateral direction of the pixel respectively, specifying each of the plural nozzles by a natural number n counted sequentially from the end of the ink jet head, defining a surplus as b when dividing the natural number n with the repetitive number a (b is an integer satisfying: 0?b?a?1), corresponding the surplus b to each of the plural nozzles, repeating a unit step of discharging an ink from nozzles corresponding to the surplus b, finding “discharge coefficient” by measuring unevenness of ink discharging and changing the number of times of ink discharging.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Umehara, Teruhiko Kai, Masayuki Kotani
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Publication number: 20080113282Abstract: Discharging stability and resolution power for the pitch between a specified pixel and a pixel of an identical color adjacent with the specified pixel forming a stripe pattern of an optical device constituting by arranging plural elongate pixels on a substrate by using an ink jet printing apparatus are intended to be improved, wherein an optical device is manufactured by determining plural discharging positions to the inside of each of the pixels of an optical device, determining the plural discharging positions to the positions different from each other in the longitudinal direction of the pixel, specifying each of the plural nozzles with a natural number n counted sequentially from the end of the pixel, defining a surplus as b when dividing the natural number n with a repetitive number a (b is an integer satisfying: 0?b?a?1), corresponding the surplus b to each of the plural nozzles, and printing the pixel by repeating the unit step of conducting discharge from the nozzles corresponding to the surplus b.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomio Andoh, Masahide Motoki, Masayuki Kotani, Masaaki Umehara
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Publication number: 20080055350Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical device is manufactured by printing a pixel, wherein said method includes deciding plural discharging positions inside each pixel of the optical device, arranging these plural discharging positions on different positions in lateral direction of the pixel respectively, specifying each of the plural nozzles by a natural number n counted sequentially from the end of the ink jet head, defining a surplus as b when dividing the natural number n with the repetitive number a (b is an integer satisfying: 0?b?a?1), corresponding the surplus b to each of the plural nozzles, repeating a unit step of discharging an ink from nozzles corresponding to the surplus b, finding “discharge coefficient” by measuring unevenness of ink discharging and changing the number of times of ink discharging.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Umehara, Teruhiko Kai, Masayuki Kotani
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Publication number: 20080024539Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical device is manufactured by printing a pixel, wherein said method includes deciding plural discharging positions inside each pixel of the optical device, arranging these plural discharging positions on different positions in lateral direction of the pixel respectively, specifying each of the plural nozzles by a natural number n counted sequentially from the end of the ink jet head, defining a surplus as b when dividing the natural number n with the repetitive number a (b is an integer satisfying: 0?b?a?1), corresponding the surplus b to each of the plural nozzles, repeating a unit step of discharging an ink from nozzles corresponding to the surplus b, finding “discharge coefficient” by measuring unevenness of ink discharging and changing the number of times of ink discharging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kotani, Masaaki Umehara, Tomio Andoh, Masahide Motoki, Yoshihiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080007581Abstract: Discharging stability and resolution power between a specified pixel and a pixel of an identical color adjacent with the specified pixel forming a stripe pattern of an optical device constituting by arranging plural elongate pixels on a substrate by using an ink jet printing apparatus are intended to be improved, wherein an optical device is manufactured by determining plural discharging positions to the inside of each of the pixels of an optical device, determining the plural discharging positions to the positions different from each other in the longitudinal direction of the pixel, specifying each of the plural nozzles with a natural number n counted sequentially from the end of the pixel, defining a surplus as b when dividing the natural number with a repetitive number a (b is an integer satisfying: 0?b?a?1), corresponding the surplus b to each of the plural nozzles, and printing the pixel by repeating the unit step of conducting discharge from the nozzles corresponding to the surplus b.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomio Andoh, Masahide Motoki, Masayuki Kotani, Yoshihiro Suzuki