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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7678449 | Iridescent magnetic effect pigments comprising a ferrite layer Iridescent magnetic pigments are produced by depositing a ferrite layer and a second metal oxide layer in succession on a substrate. The substrate may be platy and is coated with the ferrite, which is then coated with the second metal oxide layer to provide interfer... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7354648 | Electrically conductive non-stick coating A non-stick coating includes fluoropolymer and electrically conductive mica. The coating may be used on rollers in printing machines to help dissipate static electricity. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7172803 | Laser markable carrier unit The present invention relates to the laser inscription of a flexible inner support layer of a multilayered support unit, which is distinguished by the fact that the laser inscription of the inner support layer is carried out through one or more flexible outer laser-... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163717 | Coated zinc oxide particle, and production process and applications thereof Coated zinc oxide particles in which the surfaces of zinc oxide particles are coated with a metallic soap exhibit excellent dispersibility in resin. A thermoplastic resin composition containing the particles and a molded product formed from the composition are endow... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7014726 | Rock laminate A rock laminate has been provided that includes a layer of rock and a flexible layer. The layer of rock has a plurality of pores that can receive fluid. The flexible layer is positioned above the layer of rock and has a portion which extends into the pores of the la... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6972115 | Apparatus and methods for the production of powders Metallic powders are formed by the electrically exploded wire (EEW) process. An apparatus (20) for manufacturing such powders includes a closed loop recirculating gas path between a reaction chamber (100) and an extractor (32). A wire (31... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972305 | Pigment preparation The invention relates to a non-dusting homogeneous pigment preparation notable in that it comprises at least 40% by weight of one or more effect pigments, from 0.5 to 50% by weight of water and/or an organic solvent or solvent mixture and from 0.5 to 59.5% by weight... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942756 | Fluororesin fiber paper, copper-clad laminate for printed board using the same and production process thereof The invention provides fluororesin fiber paper excellent in adhesion to a copper foil, heat resistance, chemical resistance, low water absorption and electric insulation and capable of being used as a substrate of a printed board suitable for use in high frequency, ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6833183 | Apparatus and a method for scattering particles to form a mat An apparatus is described for scattering particles, in particular particles admixed with at least one binder, such as, for example, fibers, chips or like particles containing ligno-cellulose and/or cellulose, to form a mat, in particular for manufacturing shaped art... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6794016 | Recyclable water-resistant corrugated fiberboard sheet A water-resistant corrugated fiber board sheet having a high water resistance and capable of being recycled after the use contains a water-resistant linerboard adhered to both surfaces of a corrugated, water-resistant core sheet, The water repellency (JIS P8137) of ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6765041 | Organo-acid phosphate treated pigments A unique treatment for pigments is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organo-acid phosphate molecules, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these treated pi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723403 | Multi-layer container structure A multi-layer structure having two or more layers which comprises a surface layer (a) comprising a thermoplastic resin and having a thickness of 10 to 80 μm and an adjacent layer (b) comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin containing an inorganic ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6713543 | Pigments treated with organo-phosphoric acids and their salts A unique treatment for pigments is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organo-phosphoric acids and/or their salts, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6699804 | Method for making a micaceous product preferably in the form of a mica ribbon and resulting product The invention concerns a method for making a micaceous product capable of being impregnated preferably in the form of a mica ribbon by combining at least a support and a mica sheet. The invention is characterized in that it consists in: coating the suppor... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6692824 | Infrared-reflecting bodies A light-permeable, IR-reflecting body which contains a stiff, amorphous base material comprised of light-permeable plastic and IR-reflecting particles which are oriented parallel to the surface, said light-permeable IR-reflecting body having a transmissiv... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6686036 | Material for casing for acoustic equipment and casing for acoustic equipment fabricated therefrom A casing for an acoustic equipment formed mainly of a filler and a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin. The filler is comprised of a cellulose-based powdered material, such as wooden powders obtained on crushing a wooden material and an powdered material... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686042 | Optically variable pigments and foils with enhanced color shifting properties Pigment flakes are provided which can be used to produce colorant compositions having 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... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6676741 | Methods for producing enhanced interference pigments Methods and apparatus are provided for uniformly depositing a coating material from a vaporization source onto a powdered substrate material to form a thin coalescence film of the coating material that smoothly replicates the surface microstructure of the... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6670020 | Honeycomb body configuration with an intermediate layer containing at least one metal layer and sandwich structure in particular for a honeycomb body configuration A honeycomb body configuration includes an intermediate layer for reducing transmission of heat from a honeycomb body to a housing by heat radiation and prevents erosion of ends of the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a plurality of layer po... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6661486 | Multilayer reflective films having non-linear spacing of layers A reflector for reflecting a broad bandwidth of electromagnetic (EM) radiation, comprising a sheet comprising a large plurality of pairs of layers of transparent polymer material parallel to a surface of the sheet, each pair of layers having a difference ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649257 | Composite materials with bulk decorative features and process for producing same A visually decorative material having bulk decorative effects which may be used as a surface covering or for creating decorative objects, and the method of manufacturing same. The material is formed of a pigmented castable liquid vehicle having dispersed ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6596061 | Inorganic anti-corrosive pigments and method for the production thereof Inorganic anti-corrosive pigments consist of surface-coated solids having a grain size of 0.1 to 75 μm. In order to improve the resistance of the paints and coatings containing such pigments, firstly Mn3 (PO4)2 and second... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6596365 | Optical recording medium and method for producing the same An optical recording medium comprises a substrate having one principal surface on which uneven pattern is formed, and adapted so that light is irradiated onto the uneven pattern and recording/reproduction of recording signals are carried out by the irradi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6575726 | Apparatus for cooling an extruded plastic sheet Accurately and uniformly cooling a preformed plastic sheet that is formed at elevated temperature in an elongated plastic sheet die, using upper, middle and lower vertically arranged cylindrical cooling rolls closely spaced to one another to engage the sh... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6552102 | Pigment flakes Described are chiral liquid crystalline polymer materials and polymerizable compounds used for preparing them. The polymer materials can serve as a carrier material or are coated onto a carrier material. Also described are methods of making such materials... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6524381 | Methods for producing enhanced interference pigments Methods and apparatus are provided for uniformly depositing a coating material from a vaporization source onto a powdered substrate material to form a thin coalescence film of the coating material that smoothly replicates the surface microstructure of the... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6511750 | Artificial marble, cured resin containing mica flake and/or glass flakes, and polymerizable composition containing mica flakes and/or glass flakes An artificial marble having appearance remarkably resembling that of a natural stone in which particles (X) containing a vinyl polymer (A) and mica flake (B) and/or a glass flake (C) are dispersed in a matrix (Y) containing a vinyl polymer (E); a mica fla... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6399717 | Dendritic materials for enhanced performance of energy storage devices There is provided dendritic materials for enhanced performance of an energy storage device having a unimolecular micelle including branched building blocks. Also provided is an energy storage device having a lithium source, a hydrocarbon dendrimer based e... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6385956 | Packing yarn made of graphite foil and metal foil and method of manufacturing a packing yarn A packing yarn and a method of manufacturing a packing yarn composed of at least two bands which are at most 5 mm wide and are joined together by a yarn manufacturing method, include forming the bands of a laminate having at least one layer of flexible gr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6333113 | Thermoplastic resin composition and sheets and cards made from the same Cards which contain any one of the following thermoplastic resin compositions I to III in its material can be used as magnetic cards, IC cards, etc. since they are excellent in heat resistance, processability and embossability: a composition consisting of... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6294257 | Conductive elastomer film, method for production thereof, and conductive elastomer composition An electrically conductive elastomer film comprising (i) a thermoplastic elastomer and (ii) 5 to 100 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic elastomer, of an electrically conductive filler, and having a volume resistance of 0.1 ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6291065 | Pigment flakes Described are pigment flakes having a chiral liquid crystalline polymer material, the polymer material serving as a carrier material or being coated onto a carrier material. The pigment flakes have at least one dye that is chemically bound to the polymer.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6274519 | Food wrapping cloth A food wrapping cloth comprises a fabric serving as a material and formed of a warp and a weft; the warp being composed of a cellulosic fiber yarn and a twist yarn formed by twisting an antibacterial yarn with a cellulosic fiber yarn, the antibacterial ya... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6242092 | Zinc oxide-coated material and fatty acid-solidifying powder and external preparation for skin each made by using the material An object of the present invention is to provide a powder and an external preparation for skin using the same which has good spreadability and does not spoil fatty acid-solidity ability of zinc oxide. A zinc oxide-coated material characterized as coating an am... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241858 | Methods and apparatus for producing enhanced interference pigments Methods and apparatus are provided for uniformly depositing a coating material from a vaporization source onto a powdered substrate material to form a thin coalescence film of the coating material that smoothly replicates the surface microstructure of the... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238793 | Method for production of a low density polyethylene-lamellar silicate composite material The present invention is a low-density polyethylene-lamellar silicate composite material, and a manufacturing method thereof.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6190775 | Enhanced dielectric strength mica tapes A flexible insulating tape (16) contains a flexible backing (18) and a mica or mica-like silicate matrix (20) with insulating resin (17) and intercalated metal ions (12) between the matrix (2) where the resin (17) and the ions (12) are intimately disposed... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6153301 | Mica tape and insulated coil using the same A mica tape formed by a paper-making process from a mixture of the mica particles and at least one selected from the group consisting of a short fiber made of a nitrogen-free organic material and a short fiber made of an inorganic material, and an insulat... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6139613 | Multilayer pigments and their manufacture The present invention describes a novel method for the formation of optically variant pigments by the coating of layers onto a substrate and the fracturing of the coated material into pigment particles after the coating operation and novel pigments produc... | 10/31/2000 |