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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7682437 | Transparent solid marker There is provided a transparent solid marker that has high bending strength and low writing resistance as stick-formed goods, is difficult to break or bend, generates few remnants while coating is carried out, and does not cause spreading of a writing surface even i... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7265158 | Non-metal aerogel materials and detectors, liquid and gas absorbing objects, and optical devices comprising same New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica and at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels and for making them as substantially transparent objects. In addition, gas detectors, liquid and gas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238261 | Photo-formed metal nanoparticles and aerogel materials comprising the same Transparent monolithic aerogels based on silica, the bioderived polymer chitosan, and coordinated ions are employed to serve as a three-dimensional scaffold decorated with metal ions such as Au, Pt and Pd ions. It has also been found that the metal aerogels, such as... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7147701 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects comprising these ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7037366 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects comprising these ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6670111 | Photographic dispersions for yellow filter dyes The present invention refers to a process for preparing a dispersion which comprises codispersing in an aqueous medium a sucrose derivative represented by the following general formula (1), wherein substituents X1 to X8, being the sa... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6616964 | Method and preparation for the photochromic marking and/or for securing the authenticity of objects Method and preparation for the photochromic labeling and/or for protecting the authenticity of objects, in which bacteriorhodopsin materials and preparations therefrom are used for application to the objects; preference is given to using a combination of ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6602336 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects compri... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6544323 | Aqueous ink composition with metallic glittering The present invention relates to an aqueous ink composition with metallic glittering, more particularly to an aqueous ink composition with metallic glittering having an excellent glittering appearance, three-dimensional effect, writing aptitude comprising... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6261348 | Laser markable coating The present invention provides a transparent or colorless coating comprising a heat responsive material that increases in opacity when exposed to heat. An example of a heat responsive material is a silicate or a titanate. The present invention further pro... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5743946 | Water-color ink composition and process for forming an inorganic coating film A water-color ink composition comprising a fusible inorganic component, an aqueous medium and an organic binder soluble and/or dispersible in the aqueous binder.... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741836 | Screen-printable ink-receptive compositions This invention is a screen-printable ink receptive composition. It contains (a) a hydrophilic polymer and (b) a thickener and has (c) a viscosity of 10 to 1,000 poise at shear rates less than 10° s-1 and exhibits (d) a shear thinning behavior ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5736188 | Printed fluid transport devices A backing sheet (101) is provided with a pattern of pathways (131,132,133) of (e.g.) silica or cellulose by a printing process (e.g., screen printing). There may be multiple pathways leading from an eluant application region (117) to a detection zone (116... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5735940 | Marking composition Temporary marking compositions for producing colors upon contact with a surface, especially one covered in snow or ice, are disclosed. The compositions contain a water-soluble salt or a mixture of water-soluble salts, one or more colorants and water. The ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5711790 | Marking composition Temporary marking compositions for producing colors upon contact with a surface, especially one covered in snow or ice, are disclosed. The compositions contain water-soluble salts or a mixture of water-soluble salts, colorant and water. The compositions m... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5670469 | Methods and compositions for cleaning and decontamination Improved compositions containing a visible coloring agent, such as a pigment or dye, together with a polymer or hydroxylated aliphate alcohol, and an active ingredient defined as a surfactant, a therapeutic agent or biocide, are disclosed. The detectable ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5601638 | Thick film paste A thick film paste for use in the formation of a conductor, a resistor, an insulator, a protector or the like in a ceramic wiring substrate by a printing process, wherein at least 2-tetradecanol as a solvent is contained in an amount of at least 3% by wei... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5540763 | Process and composition for marking and identifying pourable materials A composition and process for identifying the origin or quality of loose, pourable materials by mixing the materials with one or more marking bodies which have a color, consistency or other visibly identifiable property different from the pourable materia... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5340386 | Silicone containing artists' media A method of making a drawing media which can be applied to a substrate in which the drawing media is prepared by mixing together a pigment a binder, and an organosilicon compound. The organosilicon compound is a volatile low viscosity methylsilicone fluid... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5338350 | Ink composition for forming thin film An ink composition for forming a thin metal oxide film contains a glass component, a viscosity-increasing agent and a solvent. The glass component is one of a halogen-containing metal alkoxide, a mixture of the halogen-containing metal alkoxide and anothe... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336307 | Marker pencil A marker pencil comprises a gel-like water-bearing pencil material enclosed in a casing and incorporating a dye carrier. The structure-forming constituents of the pencil material include water-soluble metal soaps and saccharides and/or polyols derived the... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5336306 | Water soluble coloring compositions containing sparkle components Water soluble coloring compositions are provided that contain a stable and uniform suspension of color and sparkle or glitter components. The process for producing the coloring compositions employs a lower temperature range than the prior art; this reduce... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5156765 | Aerosol foam marking compositions The present invention contemplates an aerosol composition adapted for providing a foam upon discharge from a suitable containment means, said composition comprising (a) a propellant, (b) water, (c) a water-insoluble polymer, (d) a surfactant, (e) a foam s... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5147457 | Correction stick Correction stick comprising a gelatinizer, white pigments, dispersant, water-soluble or dispersible film-forming resin and a gelation modifier, said gelatinizer being alkali metal salts or ammonium salts of aliphatic carboxylic acids having carbon atoms o... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4859242 | Water soluble coloring compositions containing sparkle components Water soluble coloring compositions are provided that contain a stable and uniform suspension of color and sparkle or glitter components. The process for producing the coloring compositions employs a lower temperature range than the prior art; this reduce... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4840669 | Water soluble coloring compositions containing sparkle components Water soluble coloring compositions are provided that contain a stable and uniform suspension of color and sparkle or glitter components. The process for producing the coloring compositions employs a lower temperature range than the prior art; this reduce... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4246032 | Process for controlling the position of fibrous webs A process for controlling the position of fibrous webs to be printed by applying thereon a ferromagnetic printing paste in the form of very small dots which are not visible or palpable, which paste consists of at least 85% by weight, based on the total so... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4209332 | Method for manufacturing pencil leads A method for manufacturing pencil leads which comprises thoroughly mixing 100 parts by weight of graphite, 30 to 60 parts by weight of a water-soluble nigrosine, an emulsion containing 10 to 30 parts by weight of wax, and water together, extruding the res... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4170669 | Method for marking fabric with erasable color marking composition A method is provided for color marking wherein a color marking composition is ejected through a hollow needle into each of piled fabric pieces, said composition containing a water dispersion of an acid- and/or base-soluble inorganic pigment, a penetrant, ... | 10/09/1979 |