Patents by Inventor Nobuo Tan

Nobuo Tan 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).

  • Decorative molded article and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 8252135
    Abstract: A decorative molded article which is obtained by transferring hydraulically a hydraulic transfer film comprising a transfer layer including at least two layers of a curable resin layer with an active energy ray and a printed design layer such that the curable resin layer with an ionization radiation becomes a surface layer, wherein the printed design layer comprises a layer printed with a design to be raised which is obtained by using an ink containing an inorganic pigment having a degree of swelling of 200% or more, and the surface of the transfer layer has the raised design corresponding to the design of the layer printed with a design to be raised; and a method for producing a decorative molded article having a raised portion, after a hydraulic transfer film is activated and transferred onto a product to be transferred, the hydraulic transfer film includes a support film, and a printed design layer having a curable resin layer and a layer printed with a design to be raised, which is obtained by using an in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Takeuchi, Yoshitomo Nagata, Kazuhiko Moriya, Yoko Toda, Nobuo Tan
  • DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110189445
    Abstract: A decorative molded article which is obtained by transferring hydraulically a hydraulic transfer film comprising a transfer layer including at least two layers of a curable resin layer with an active energy ray and a printed design layer such that the curable resin layer with an ionization radiation becomes a surface layer, wherein the printed design layer comprises a layer printed with a design to be raised which is obtained by using an ink containing an inorganic pigment having a degree of swelling of 200% or more, and the surface of the transfer layer has the raised design corresponding to the design of the layer printed with a design to be raised; and a method for producing a decorative molded article having a raised portion, after a hydraulic transfer film is activated and transferred onto a product to be transferred, the hydraulic transfer film includes a support film, and a printed design layer having a curable resin layer and a layer printed with a design to be raised, which is obtained by using an in
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Takeuchi, Yoshitomo Nagata, Kazuhiko Moriya, Yoko Toda, Nobuo Tan