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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177901 | Porous inorganic materials of silcon and oxygen The present invention relates to a process for the production of porous inorganic materials or a matrix material containing nanoparticles with high uniformity of thickness and/or high effective surface area and to the materials obtainable by this process. By the abo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172936 | Hydrophobizing construction elements comprising mineral fibers Water repellents based on reactive siloxanes with polyfunctional silylalkoxy modification of the siloxane backbone and processes for hydrophobizing mineral fiber components. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8114212 | Powdery silica composite particles and process for producing the same, silica composite particle dispersion, and resin composition Powdery silica composite particles obtained by a surface treatment step of adding acid or alkali to a reactant solution comprising: core silica particles of 5 to 200 nm in average particle size; alkoxysilane; a phosphonium salt ionic liquid represented by general fo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8048218 | Coating, aqueous coating material and process for producing coating using the same, and coated article with coating A coating comprising a polymer (I)-containing coating component and colloidal silica (II) of 60 nm or less average particle diameter, wherein 0.5 to 20 parts by mass, in terms of solid content, of colloidal silica (II) is contained per 100 parts by mass of polymer (... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7998266 | Colored metallic pigment, process for producing the same, and coating composition and cosmetic preparation containing said colored metallic pigment This invention provides a colored metallic pigment, which can develop a variety of colors and varied interference colors while maintaining good lightfastness, weatherfastness and hiding power, a process for producing the same, a coating composition containing the co... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7959727 | Interference pigments on the basis of silicon oxides The present invention relates to pigments, the particles of which generally have a length of from 2 μm to 5 mm, a width of from 2 μm to 2 mm, and a thickness of from 20 nm to 2 μm, and a ratio of length to thickness of at least 2:1, wherein the particles contain ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955430 | Coating material A coating material comprising a binding agent and at least one filler including particles having a size and/or surface roughness of about 100 μm or less, and a photocatalytically active agent. The binding agent may be at least partially decomposed by a photocatalyt... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7837783 | Fluorspar-based filler and method for making the same A filler material that includes a metal fluoride compound which is coated with silica. The filler material can be used in various types of covering agents. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7699927 | SiOcoated pearlescent pigments The invention relates to pearlescent pigments comprising platelet-shaped substrate, comprising metal oxide, and protective layer, said metal oxide having a refractive index of more than 1.8, where the protective layer is composed of an organic chemically surface mod... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7618488 | Fluorspar-based filler and method for making the same A filler material that includes a metal fluoride compound which is coated with silica. The filler material can be used in various types of covering agents. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7618487 | Fluorspar-based filler and method for making the same A filler material that includes a metal fluoride compound which is coated with silica. The filler material can be used in various types of covering agents. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7594962 | Process for the production of porous inorganic materials or a matrix material containing nanoparticles The present invention relates to a process for the production of porous inorganic materials or a matrix material containing nanoparticles with high uniformity of thickness and/or high effective surface area and to the materials obtainable by this process. By the abo... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7569107 | Treated filler and process for producing The present invention is related to treated filler and processes for producing said treated filler. Untreated filler slurry can be treated with a treating material and, optionally, a coupling material and then subjected to conventional drying method(s), to produce t... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563317 | Silicas Silanised, structurally modified silicas, characterised by groups fixed on the surface, the groups being alkylsilyl (SiCnH2n+1, with n=2-18). They are produced in that pyrogenically produced silicas are treated with the silanising agent and str... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7517404 | Interference pigments on the basis of silicon oxides The present invention relates to pigments, the particles of which generally have a length of from 2 μm to 5 mm, a width of from 2 μm to 2 mm, and a thickness of from 20 nm to 2 μm, and a ratio of length to thickness of at least 2:1, wherein the particles contain ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7481877 | Synergistic corrosion inhibitor A non-toxic corrosion inhibitor and method comprising hydrotalcite or a hydrotalcite-like complexing agent and one or a combination of an organic or inorganic corrosion inhibitive complexing agent, provides improved corrosion protection on metal substrates and utili... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7399353 | Production of suspensions of hydrophobic oxide particles Disclosed are a process for producing a suspension of hydrophobic oxidic particles which has a defined, adjustable viscosity, which comprises suspending low structured hydrophobic oxidic particles in at least one organic suspension agent and then adding from 0.05% t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396587 | Black film comprised of thermoplastic polyester This invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film formed from polyester and at least one inorganic black pigment. The inventive films include at least one layer which has, alongside polyester, an amount of from 0.5 to 75% by weight of particles incorp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7368173 | Siloxane resin-based anti-reflective coating composition having high wet etch rate Herein we disclose a composition, comprising a siloxane resin having the formula (HSiO3/2)a. (SiO4/2)b(HSiX3/2)c(SiX4/2)d, wherein each X is independently —O—, —OH, or —O... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7335342 | Process for the preparation of sodium silicate from Kimberlite tailing In the present invention a process for the preparation of sodium silicate from Kimberlite tailing generated as solid waste during diamond mining is disclosed. The process comprises, reacting Kimberlite tailing with mineral acid to remove acid soluble impurities foll... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316741 | Ceramic colorants in the form of nanometric suspensions Described herein are ceramic colorants consisting of suspensions of particles of nanometric dimensions, their production and use. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303785 | Antireflective film material, and antireflective film and pattern formation method using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a material for an antireflective film that has high etching selectivity with respect to the resist, that is, that has a faster etching speed than the resist, a pattern formation method for forming an antireflective... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7282264 | Composition and method for controlling moisture A composition and method which exhibits enhanced moisture sealing properties, suitable for use with flooring materials, such as concrete, and flooring installations, such as carpeting, wood, tiles, etc. are provided. The composition is preferably non-water-based and... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276113 | Self-emulsifying pigments This invention relates to a surface-modified pigment having at least two surface-active agents chemically immobilized onto the surface of the pigment. The first surface-active agent has an HLB of about 10 or more, the second surface-active agent has an HLB of 9 or l... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255736 | Effect pigments based on thin SiO flakes Effect pigments having improved optical properties based on SiO2 flakes coated with one or more layers, where the SiO2 flakes have a thickness of from 50 nm to 150 nm; processes for the preparation thereof; and use of these pigments in cosmetic... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223517 | Lithographic antireflective hardmask compositions and uses thereof Compositions and techniques for the processing of semiconductor devices are provided. In one aspect of the invention, an antireflective hardmask composition is provided. The composition comprises a fully condensed polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane, {RSiO1.5}... | 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 |
| 7208038 | Silane-modified biopolymeric, biooligomeric, oxidic or siliceous filler, process for its production and its use Silane-modified biopolymeric, biooligomeric, oxidic or siliceous filler obtainable by reacting at least one biopolymeric, biooligomeric, oxidic or siliceous filler in a compressed gas with at least one silane. The silane-modified biopolymeric, biooligomeric, oxidic ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7153783 | Materials with enhanced properties for shallow trench isolation/premetal dielectric applications The present invention relates to semiconductor device fabrication and more specifically to a method and material for forming high density shallow trench isolation structures in integrated circuits capable of withstanding wet etch treatments. A silica dielectric film... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153357 | Coating material, related production method and use A coating material comprising (A) at least one kind of hydrophobic nanoparticles based on silica and (B) at least one kind of hydrophilic nanoparticles based on silica having a BET internal surface area of >300 m | 12/26/2006 |
| 7118622 | Organic dyes suitable for use in drugs and cosmetics laked onto a platy titanium dioxide pigment An unsupported platy titanium dioxide pigment containing an organic dye laked thereon. The dyed TiO2 pigment is useful to color cosmetic, food, and drug formulations. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108957 | Organic anti-reflective coating composition and method for forming photoresist patterns using the same The present disclosure relates to an organic anti-reflective coating composition and a method for forming photoresist patterns using the same. The anti-reflective coating compositions are useful for preventing reflection of a lower film layer or a substrate of a pho... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7037476 | Process for preparing amorphous silica from kimberlite tailing A new process is described for the preparation of free flowing hydrated amorphous silica from kimberlite tailing—a waste in diamond mining. The process comprises treating of kimberlite with acid, further reacting it with alkali solution to obtain soluble metal sil... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012125 | Spin-on-glass anti-reflective coatings for photolithography Anti-reflective coating materials for deep ultraviolet photolithography include one or more organic dyes incorporated into spin-on-glass materials. Suitable dyes are strongly absorbing over wavelength ranges around wavelengths such as 248 nm and 193 nm that may be u... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6992298 | Coated spherical silicon nanoparticle thin film UV detector with UV response and method of making A UV detector has a UV detection thin film of coated spherical silicon nanoparticles formed upon a substrate. The detector includes structures to bias the thin film. In preferred embodiments, a thin conductor that is at least semi-transparent to UV radiation is form... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6960251 | Inhomogeneous silicas as carrier material A silica comprising at least two silica fractions, wherein said at least two silica fractions differ by at least 10% in at least one value for BET surface area, CTAB surface area and DBP absorption, the ranges of these three physicochemical properties being as follo... | 11/01/2005 |
