# US 2014/0154484 A1 · Designable medium manufacturing method and designable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154484 A1 - Document ID: US20140154484A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/117,659 - Filed: 2012-04-03 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-27 - Assignees: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yasushi Fuchita; Hiroyasu Iizuka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154484A1 ## CPC - C09D 5/29: for multicolour effects - B05D 3/207: {post-treatment by magnetic fields} - B05D 5/061: {Special surface effect} - C09D 5/00: Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced {(electrically insulating plastics, resins or waxes H01B3/30)}; Filling pastes - Y10T 428/24901: including coloring matter - C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D) - B05D: PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid B65G, e.g. B65G49/02) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A method for manufacturing a designable medium that allows a single layer to provide a plurality of color tones is provided. A designable medium is manufactured by carrying out an application step of applying coat in which at least two types of luster pigment to be oriented in different directions in a magnetic field are diffused in a resin to a substrate to form a coated film, an orientation step of applying a magnetic field to a medium in which the coated film is formed on the substrate to orient the luster pigments contained in the coated film, and a cure step of curing the coated film. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for manufacturing a designable medium characterized in that the method comprises: an application step of applying coat in which at least two types of luster pigment to be oriented in different directions in a magnetic field are diffused in a resin to a substrate to form a coated film; an orientation step of applying a magnetic field to a medium in which the coated film is formed on the substrate to orient the luster pigments contained in the coated film; and a cure step of curing the coated film. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 1, characterized in that the application step is a step of applying coat in which the following at least two types of luster pigment are diffused in the resin to the substrate: a first luster pigment to be oriented in a magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to magnetic fluxes; and a second luster pigment to be oriented in the magnetic field in a direction substantially parallel to the magnetic fluxes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 1, characterized in that the cure step is a step of curing the coated film with the magnetic field applied. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 1, characterized in that the orientation step is a step of applying a magnetic field to the medium with a magnetic member made of a ferromagnetic material or a paint containing a ferromagnetic material adjacent to the substrate to orient the luster pigments. ### Claim 5 A designable medium comprising: a substrate; and a coated film in which at least two types of luster pigment to be oriented in different directions in a magnetic field are diffused in a resin, the substrate and the coated film being layered on each other, the designable medium characterized in that the coated film includes the following at least two types of luster pigment: a luster pigment oriented in substantially the same direction as the direction in which the coated film is layered on the substrate; and a luster pigment oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the layered direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The designable medium according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least two types of luster pigment are a luster pigment to be oriented in a magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to magnetic fluxes and a luster pigment to be oriented in the magnetic field in a direction substantially parallel to the magnetic fluxes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 2, characterized in that the cure step is a step of curing the coated film with the magnetic field applied. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 2, characterized in that the orientation step is a step of applying a magnetic field to the medium with a magnetic member made of a ferromagnetic material or a paint containing a ferromagnetic material adjacent to the substrate to orient the luster pigments. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 3, characterized in that the orientation step is a step of applying a magnetic field to the medium with a magnetic member made of a ferromagnetic material or a paint containing a ferromagnetic material adjacent to the substrate to orient the luster pigments. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method for manufacturing a designable medium according to claim 7, characterized in that the orientation step is a step of applying a magnetic field to the medium with a magnetic member made of a ferromagnetic material or a paint containing a ferromagnetic material adjacent to the substrate to orient the luster pigments.