Misao Morita

Title: Misao Morita: Inventor in Coating and Surface Measurement

Introduction

Misao Morita is an inventor associated with Kobe, Japan, and Nippon Paint Company, Ltd. Morita’s patent work includes methods for evaluating coating-film color and measuring surface characteristics. The supplied information lists 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Morita’s latest patents, “Method for Evaluating Color Tone of Coating Film and Device for This,” describes an objective way to assess the depth and transparency of a coating film. The method projects a luminous flux onto the film and evaluates reflected light. It determines highlight saturation or excitation purity from light reflected within an angle range of 5 to 15 degrees relative to the regularly reflected flux. When needed, it also evaluates shade saturation or excitation purity using light reflected at angles exceeding 15 degrees.

Another patent, “Surface Characteristic Measurement,” concerns measuring properties such as distinctness-of-image gloss and surface roughness. It projects an image pattern reflected from a sample onto an image-forming plane, transforms the light-intensity distribution using Fourier series, and quantifies the surface property based on light power at a particular spatial frequency.

Career Highlights

Morita’s listed inventions address practical measurement challenges in coatings and surface analysis. The color-evaluation method aims to capture visual qualities such as depth and transparency through defined measurements of reflected light. The surface-characteristic technique applies spatial-frequency analysis to assess gloss or roughness.

Collaborations

The supplied information associates Morita with Nippon Paint Company, Ltd. and lists Takashi Nakajima and Takashi Nakajima, Deceased, among the inventor’s coworkers. No further details about these collaborations are provided.

Conclusion

Misao Morita’s listed patents focus on objective techniques for evaluating coating-film appearance and measuring surface characteristics, reflecting an emphasis on practical innovation in materials assessment.