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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780744 | Carpet decor and setting solution compositions Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applie... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776108 | Composition for application to a surface The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations thereof for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The décor product is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface, and may... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7763083 | Composition for application to a surface Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applie... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7727289 | Composition for application to a surface Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applie... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7431743 | Colorant for foliage of humic and/or fulvic acid, and dye The invention relates to a colorant composition comprising humic acid and/or fulvic acid and a water soluble dye. The invention in particular relates to a colorant composition to be used for turf. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425235 | Color compositions and methods of manufacture The present invention includes a paint or coating composition comprising an organic pigment or dye complexed to the surface of a layered or fibrous inorganic clay. A wide variety of paint colors can be obtained by varying the pH during the preparation as well as by ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7347892 | Phase change inks containing modified pigment particles Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising (a) an ink carrier comprising (1) a polyalkylene wax and (2) a component selected from the group consisting of (A) amides, (B) esters, (C) ester-amides, (D) urethanes, (E) ureas, (F) urethane-ureas, and (G) mixt... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332477 | Photocleavable DNA transfer agent The present invention provides visible light sensitive and ultraviolet (UV) light sensitive composition for DNA transfer comprising acid sensitive polyacetals developed as DNA/RNA delivery agents, a photoacid generator and optionally a photosensitizer. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320766 | Overdyeable pigmented polymeric fiber and yarns and articles made therefrom Dyed yarns typically have inferior color fastness compared with pigmented yarns. However, dyeing offers a virtually infinite selection of colors, flexibility and more uniformity than constructions of pigmented yarns in residential carpet and other yarn applications,... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306633 | Pre-treatment composition for oxidative coloring keratin fibres and process therefore The present invention concerns a pre-treatment composition comprising dihydroxyacetone (DHA) for oxidative coloring keratin fibers especially human hair and a coloring process therefore. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7241334 | Sulfonated carbonaceous materials The present invention provides methods for the incorporation of sulfonate functional groups onto the surface of carbonaceous compounds and materials, and similarly provides several surface modified carbonaceous compounds and materials resulting therefrom. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238210 | Non-oxidative hair coloring using yogurt A non-oxidative hair coloring composition, comprises yogurt or yogurt-derived material. The invention also provides a method of improving the coloring effects of non-oxidative hair coloring compositions, comprising application to the hair (during or after dyeing) of... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223302 | Methods of preparing aqueous colored pigment dispersions, and inkjet ink compositions The present invention describes methods for preparing aqueous colored pigment dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, a) a colored pigment, b) an azo coupler, c) an aromatic amine, d) a diazotizing agent, and e) an aqueous medium, wherein the aro... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195834 | Metallized conducting polymer-grafted carbon material and method for making A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186279 | Herbal dye and process of preparation thereof The present invention provides a herbal black dye from natural materials comprising of Juglans regia, Indigofera tinctoria, Terminalia chebula, Acacia accocina, Lawsonia inermis, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Sapindus mukorossi, Eclipta alba, Embelica officin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175930 | Conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173078 | Process for preparing modified pigments A process for preparing a modified pigment having attached at least one organic group is described. This process comprises the step of reacting a dried mixture comprising a pigment having attached at least one reactive group and a modifying agent. The dried mixture ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7141735 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device The present invention relates to an organic dye-sensitized semiconductor device and to a solar cell using it and, particularly, to a photoelectric conversion device using semiconductor fine particles sensitized with a dye having an acrylic acid part and a solar cell... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7084208 | N-halamine vinyl compounds and their polymeric biocides The present invention provides heterocyclic vinylic compounds that can be used to form biocidal polymers. The polymers thus generated can used alone or can be grafted onto textiles, fabrics and polymers. The polymers are readily converted to N-halamine structures on... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056962 | Modified pigments having improved dispersing properties Various modified pigment products are described which are preferably capable of being dispersed in a variety of materials such as coatings, inks, toners, films, plastics, polymers, elastomers, and the like. The modified pigments are pigments having attached groups, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7008475 | Water-based colorant preparations The invention relates to aqueous colorant preparations containing A) between 0.1 and 50 wt. % of at least one organic and/or inorganic pigment and/or at least one organic colorant. B) between 0.01 and 80 wt. % of at least one naphthol-oxyalkylate sulfopropyl ether, ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001934 | Inkjet ink systems comprising a gelling agent Inkjet ink systems are disclosed which comprise a) a liquid vehicle, b) a colorant, and c) a gelling agent. The gelling agent may be incorporated either into the liquid vehicle, into a second jettable composition, or onto a substrate. The gelling agent may also be a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6958308 | Deposition of dispersed metal particles onto substrates using supercritical fluids A method for producing dispersed metal particles on a substrate and the compositions produced is disclosed. A method for producing the particles comprises exposing an organometallic and a particulate substrate to supercritical or near supercritical fluid under condi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942724 | Modified organic colorants and dispersions, and methods for their preparation The present invention relates to methods of preparing modified organic colorant dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, i) an organic colorant; ii) an hydroxide reagent; and iii) an aqueous medium, to form a modified organic colorant dispersion. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936097 | Modified organic colorants and dispersions, and methods for their preparation The present invention relates to methods of preparing modified organic colorant dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, i) an organic colorant; ii) an hydroxide reagent; and iii) an aqueous medium, to form a modified organic colorant dispersion. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916367 | Modified pigments and process for preparing modified pigments Processes for preparing modified pigments are described. In one embodiment, the process comprises the step of combining, in any order, a pigment having attached an electrophilic group and a thiol reagent comprising at least one —SH group and at least two ionic or ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911073 | Process for preparing modified pigments The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer-modified pigment comprising the step of: combining, in any order, at least one pigment having attached at least one nucleophilic group, at least one polymer comprising at least one carboxylic acid gr... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6743263 | Method for coloring keratin fibers The present invention relates to a composition for coloring keratinaceous fibers and a method of using the same. The composition of the present invention contains (a) at least one pyrimidine derivative and (b) at least one compound selected from an m-phenylene deriv... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6712862 | Granular compacts, their production and use Granular compacts (G) of a mixture of (A) at least one water-soluble dye or optical brightener, and (B) extender and, optionally, (C) at least one hydrophilic surfactant and/or (D) further additives, additionally containing (E) a d... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6656985 | Coloring material and color filter There are provided a pigment-containing coloring material stably dispersible in a high concentration in various organic solvents, and a process for producing the same. The production process of the coloring material is characterized by comprising the step... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6620208 | Wetfast polyamide fiber with high amino end group content A modified polyamide polymer having a high amino end group content, with more than 30 percent of the amino end groups being secondary or tertiary amine, dramatically improves the dye bleed performance. The modified polyamide may be prepared by polymerizat... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6503317 | Dye based aqueous pigment dispersions Aqueous based pigment dispersions wherein the pigment is dispersed in a dispersant dye in the absence of any other dispersant or additive and aqueous based printing ink compositions containing these a pigment dispersions. Methods for preparing aqueous bas... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6238441 | Hydrophilic yarn dyed polyester process A process for preparing moisture wicking polyester fabrics is disclosed which comprises the steps of: winding hydrophobic polyester yarn onto a package; subjecting the wound package to a dyebath including at least one dye and an agent rendering the polyes... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5900029 | Reaction of carbon black with diazonium salts, resultant carbon black products and their uses Processes for coloring a fiber or textile by adding a carbon black product having an organic group attached to the carbon black. In one process at least one diazonium salt reacts with a carbon black in the absence of an externally applied electric current... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5888251 | Method of coloring hair or eyelashes with compositions which contain metal containing pigments and a copaiba resin Hair upon the scalp or eyelashes are treated with hair coloring or mascara compositions in hair or eyelash coloring methods. The hair is typically colored with a mascara brush to achieve streaking and a non-homogenous coloring of the hair upon the scalp o... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5746778 | Wood stain containing a stabilizing agent A wood stain which is water-based, which is suitable for staining wood, and which is comprised of water; at least one dye selected from the group consisting of azo, diazo and triarylmethane dyes; and a stabilizing agent which is effective to reduce free i... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5714452 | Whitening agent particle composition An whitening agent particle includes a whitening agent and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of those anionics, nonionics, zwitterionics, ampholytics, cationics, and mixtures thereof that are solids in a temperatur... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5714456 | Process for making discrete whitening agent particles A process for preparing discrete whitening agent particles that includes the steps of providing a whitening agent, admixing a surfactant that is a solid in a temperature range of from about 32° F. (0° C.) to about 180° F. (82° C.) with the whitening a... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5686296 | Yeast debris products The present invention provides a coloring agent and process for preparing yeast cell ghosts having a light color and less flavor. The yeast cell ghosts are to be contained as a component of the coloring agent. Further, the yeast cell ghosts contain a prop... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5567206 | Stain and method for staining wood A wood stain which is water-based, which is suitable for staining wood, and which is comprised of water; at least one dye selected from the group, consisting of azo, diazo and triarylmethane dyes; and a stabilizing agent which is effective to reduce free ... | 10/22/1996 |
