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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172934 | Colored flake pigment and coating composition containing the same A colored flake pigment excelling in designability and weather resistance; and a coating composition containing the same. There is provided a colored flake pigment comprising a flaky base material of ≦80% light reflectance in a 300 to 600 nm wavelength region comp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8088211 | Aluminum pigment, process for production thereof and resin composition An aluminum pigment having aluminum particles, a molybdenum coat comprising a molybdenum oxide and/or a molybdenum hydrate covering the surface of each aluminum particle and a silica coat comprising amorphous silica and/or a coat prepared from a silane coupling agen... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7828890 | Effect pigments having an aluminum or an aluminum aloy core, process for the production thereof and use thereof The invention relates to effect pigments having an aluminum core or aluminum alloy core and an aluminum oxide-containing or aluminum oxide/hydroxide-containing layer enveloping said aluminum core or aluminum alloy core, obtained by chemical wet-process oxidation of ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7806976 | Aluminum pigment, method for producing the same, and water-based metallic paint composition containing the aluminum pigment There is provided an aluminum pigment including an aluminum particle having a film formed on a surface thereof, wherein the film contains a metallic amine salt and the metallic amine salt is represented by the compositional formula RmHnN+â... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7713350 | Inorganic colors and related nanotechnology A pigment with modified properties because of the powder size being below 100 nanometers. Blue, yellow and brown pigments are illustrated. Nanoscale coated, un-coated, whisker inorganic fillers are included. Stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric composition are disc... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7507285 | Aluminum effect pigment blends The present invention provides a blend which exhibits enhanced hiding power and comprises (a) at least one effect pigment and (b) aluminum pigment. The present blend is advantageously used in automotive and industrial paint applications. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7445667 | Aluminum flake pigment An aluminum flake pigment suitable for use in metallic paints, metallic inks and the like is finely flaked in a grinder to include small aluminum flakes with a maximum dimension of not more than 10 μm, wherein these small aluminum flakes have a mean aspect ratio fr... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7419538 | Highly anti-corrosive metal pigments Highly anti-corrosive thin-platelet like metal pigments having high corrosion resistance and good dispersibility characterized in that the inherent metallic luster of the thin-platelet like metal substrates is maintained without demanding the original surface smooth... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413600 | Composition for opaque coating, lamp with coating, and method of manufacture A composition for the manufacture of an opaque silvery coating on a glass surface is provided. The composition comprises a mixture of at least two metal powders. The metal powder mixture contains carbonyl iron and aluminum, and a carrier liquid for forming a suspens... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387669 | Luster pigments having a pronounced glittering effect Luster pigments having pronounced sparkle which are based on aluminum platelets which have been coated with iron oxide and have in the precoated state an average platelet size from 8 to 30 μm, an average platelet thickness from 300 to 600 nm and an aspect ratio fro... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374609 | Optically variable pigments having an asymmetrical layer structure The present invention relates to pigments whose particles have a length of from 2 μm to 5 mm, a width of from 2 μm to 2 mm and a thickness of from 50 nm to 1.5 μm and a ratio of length to thickness of at least 2:1, the particles having a core of a metallically re... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365109 | Pigment preparation in granulate form The invention relates to pigment preparations in granulate form, containing one or more resins, one or more effect pigments and optionally, additives. The granulates are characterized in that they contain 3 to 10 wt. % water or a, solvent or solvent mixture with a v... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351353 | Method for roughening copper surfaces for bonding to substrates The invention is directed to a method and composition for providing roughened copper surfaces suitable for subsequent multilayer lamination. A smooth copper surface is contacted with an adhesion promoting composition under conditions effective to provide a roughened... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341677 | Non-carcinogenic corrosion inhibiting additive A non-carcinogenic corrosion inhibiting additive includes an anodic corrosion inhibitor and/or a cathodic corrosion inhibitor and a solubility enhancer for the inhibitors in the form of a metal complexing agent. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326507 | Preparation of a toner for reproducing a metallic hue and the toner The present invention relates to a toner and process for preparing a toner for reproduction of a metallic, preferably golden or silvery, hue by a printing process, especially for electrophotography. A congeneric process and/or a congeneric toner is preserved with re... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318861 | Effect pigment An effect pigment is constituted by coated laminar platelets in which the platelets are a mixture of different platelet materials, one of which is platy glass or platy aluminum oxide, and in which the pigment exhibits visual homogeneity. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309391 | Aluminum flake pigment comprising aluminum flakes as basic particles, method of manufacturing the same, and paint and ink employing the same An aluminum flake pigment containing aluminum flakes as basic particles, said aluminum flakes having an average particle diameter in the range of 3 to 20 μm and an average value of minimum diameter/maximum diameter of at least 0.6. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300510 | Goniochromatic bright pigments Goniochromatic luster pigments comprising at least one dielectric low-refractive interference-colored layer which includes a polar organic solvent which can interact with the layer material via functional groups. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291216 | Platelet-shaped pigments The present invention relates to platelet-shaped pigments comprising (a) a layer obtained by calcination of a layer comprising SiOz wherein 0.03≦z≦2.0 and a metal, to a process for the production thereof, and to the use thereof in paints, text ink-jet... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291217 | Non-toxic corrosion-protection pigments based on rare earth elements A corrosion-inhibiting pigment comprising a rare earth element and a valence stabilizer combinded to form a rare earth/valence stabilizer complex. The rare earth element is selected from cerium, terbium, praseodymium, or a combination thereof, and at least one rare ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285328 | Particulate titanium dioxide coated product and method of forming titanium dioxide coated particles A composition of matter comprises particles each having a substrate being an oxide or other suitable compound of a metal other than titanium or of certain non-metal elements, and a coating on said substrate being a layer of titanium dioxide. A method of forming part... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285320 | Preparation of images on a substrate surface utilizing an opaque coating composition that becomes transparent upon printing The present invention features processes and compositions for producing a metallic-looking image on a substrate having a reflective or luminescent surface. The process utilizes an opaque coating composition containing an opaque coating agent comprising a mixture of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273522 | Plane-parallel structures of silicon/silicon oxide The present invention relates to plane-parallel structures of silicon/silicon oxide (silicon/silicon oxide flakes), obtainable by heating plane-parallel structures of SiOy in an oxygen-free atmosphere at a temperature above 400° C., wherein 0.70≦y≦1.... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264670 | Coloured microstructured effect pigments Disclosed are colored flake-form effect pigments comprising one or more layers, where at least one of the layers comprises one or more colorants or is itself a colorant and at least one of the layers has a groove or grid structure, and to processes for the preparati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261926 | Solventborne coating substance that can be cured physically, thermally or thermally and by using actinic radiation and use thereof A solventborne coating material curable physically, thermally, or thermally and with actinic radiation, comprising A) at least one binder curable physically, thermally, or thermally and with actinic radiation, B) a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255735 | Surface-modified silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide mixed oxides Pyrogenically prepared surface-modified silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide mixed oxides are prepared by spraying pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide mixed oxides with a surface-modifying agent. The surface-modified pyrogenically prepared silicon di... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256425 | Methods of producing plane-parallel structures of silicon suboxide, silicon dioxide and/or silicon carbide, plane-parallel structures obtainable by such methods, and the use thereof A product produced in a PVD method is described, which consists of thin plane-parallel structures having a thickness in the range from 20 to 2000 nm and small dimensions in the range below one mm. Production is carried out by condensation of silicon suboxide onto a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244301 | Heat generating biocompatible ceramic materials An injectable heat generating biocompatible ceramic compositions based on hydraulic calcium aluminate, which can be used for therapeutic treatment in vivo, such as tumour treatment, pain control, vascular treatment, drug activation etc, when curing in situ, and whic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235300 | Titanium-containing interference pigments and foils with color shifting properties Interference pigment flakes and foils are provided which have color shifting properties. The pigment flakes can have a symmetrical coating structure on opposing sides of a reflector layer, can have an asymmetrical coating structure with all of the layers on one side... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229520 | Method for manufacturing spandrel glass film with metal flakes A film laminating adhesive is formed by admixing a polyester resin and encapsulated metallic flakes. The metallic flakes are encapsulated with a silane in a hydrolyzed condition modified with a surfactant or dispersion agent. A mounting adhesive is applied to an out... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223472 | Gloss pigments having high colour saturation The invention relates to coloured gloss pigments having specific particle dimensions comprising a transparent core of a silicon oxide of the composition SiO0.03 to SiO0.95 and, optionally, further coatings of silicon dioxide, carbon, a partiall... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224528 | Optically variable security devices A security article includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with the first surface having an optical interference pattern such as a holographic image pattern or an optical diffraction pattern thereon. A color shi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220793 | Curable film-forming composition exhibiting improved resistance to degradation by ultraviolet light A curable film-forming composition is provided comprising (i) 10 to 90 percent by weight based on the total weight of resin solids in the film-forming composition of a crosslinking agent; (ii) 10 to 90 percent by weight of a polymer containing a plurality of functio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220298 | Anti-corrosive mixture and coating substances containing said anti-corrosive mixture A corrosion inhibiting mixture comprising (A1) corrosion-inhibiting pigments, (A2) amorphous silica modified with metal ions, and (A3) at least one compound of the general formula I: Mn(X)m  ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192649 | Passivation layer on aluminum surface and method thereof A protective passivation layer is formed on the surface of an aluminum mass, such as bare aluminum particles, creating a protected aluminum mass. Formation of the protective layer onto the aluminum mass may occur from an in-situ process. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173075 | Gas releasing sealing and filling compositions Sealing and filling compositions for use in filling and/or sealing a root canal. The sealer and filler compositions include a polymerizable material that shrinks when polymerized. The composition also includes a gas releasing component that at least partially offset... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172812 | Effect pigments coated with reactive orientation aids The subject of the invention is an effect pigment which is coated with surface-modifying agents, wherein the initial pigment has a layer with at least one reactive surface-modifying agent, wherein the surface-modifying agent is a compound which has at least two func... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163580 | Aluminum flake pigment, paint composition and ink composition containing the same, and films thereof In order to provide an aluminum flake pigment having excellent metallic luster, fine-grainedness and a plating-like appearance presenting silvery classiness, an aluminum flake pigment, obtained by grinding aluminum powder in an organic solvent, having an average thi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160375 | Aqueous glittering color material composition An aqueous glittering color material composition of the present invention is an aqueous glittering color material composition comprising a glittering pigment having a water repellent particle surface and it includes the following ingredients. The aqueous glittering ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153445 | Method for roughening copper surfaces for bonding to substrates The invention is directed to a method and composition for providing roughened copper surfaces suitable for subsequent multilayer lamination. A smooth copper surface is contacted with an adhesion promoting composition under conditions effective to provide a roughened... | 12/26/2006 |
