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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749320 | Method for producing inorganic solid substances in the form of fine coated particles and the use thereof A process for the production of finely particulate, inorganic solids by precipitation of the finely particulate inorganic solids from solution is described, in which the surface of the inorganic solids particles is covered (coated) with at least one additive, in whi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7390355 | Zinc oxide A dispersion containing zinc oxide particles having a dispersion particle size of (i) median volume particle diameter in the range from 70 to 130 nm, (ii) less than 16% by volume of particles having a volume diameter of less than 35 nm below the median volume partic... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371463 | Sol-gel coating from water-soluble oxalamides Coating compositions for producing sol-gel coatings that include: a) one or more alkoxysilyl-containing oxalamides of the general formula (II), where R″ i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7294363 | Methods of forming decorative veils Methods that apply decorative particles in-line in the manufacturing process to form a decorative structured mat or veil that is ready for direct commercial application. The decorative particles or decorative paint patterns should be of a size and/or color to be vis... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294191 | Pure-coloured, readily dispersible iron oxide red pigments with high grinding stability The present invention relates to pure-coloured, readily dispersible iron oxide red pigments having high grinding stability, to a process for preparing them, and to their use. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294192 | Heat-stable zinc ferrite colour pigments, process for preparing them and their use The present invention relates to zinc ferrite colour pigments, including a process for preparing and using them and, more particularly, the present invention relates to light-coloured zinc ferrite colour pigments having enhanced thermal stability, a magnesium conten... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264671 | Sulfur-modified zinc oxide The present invention relates to particles or powders of a compound of formula Zn1−yMyO1−xSx, wherein x has a value in the range from 0.01 to 0.08, M represents a divalent metal and y has a value in the range from 0 to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261770 | Compositions and methods comprising pigments and polyprotic dispersing agents In various embodiments, a pigment composition is provided comprising a base particle and a dispersing agent, the dispersing agent comprising a salt and/or ester of: (i) an amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine and (ii) a polyprotic acid, wherein the mole ratio of the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251299 | Time delay estimator A system for time delay estimation in a discrete time processing system includes a cross correlator that performs cross correlation on a first signal and a second signal, and provides a cross correlated output signals indicative thereof. A lag smoother receives the ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250178 | Antimicrobial ceramic glaze An antimicrobial ceramic glazing composition comprising zinc borate for imparting antimicrobial characteristics to numerous ceramic products. A method for producing the antimicrobial glazing composition and ceramic products incorporating the antimicrobial glazing co... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7223438 | Patterning magnetic nanostructures A direct-write method for fabricating magnetic nanostructures, including hard magnetic nanostructures of barium hexaferrite, BaFe, based on nanolithographic printing and a sol-gel process. This method utilizes a conventional atomic force microscope tip, coated with ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220305 | Particulate metal oxide A particulate metal oxide having the mean length of the primary particles in the range from 50 to 90 nm, the mean width of the primary particles in the range from 5 to 20 nm, and the median volume particle diameter of the secondary particles is less than 45 nm. The ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7186393 | Complex oxide, and production process therefor and applications thereof The present invention relates to a complex oxide having a BET specific surface area of about 10 to about 200 m2/g, comprising zinc oxide as a primary component, containing crystalline structures of both zinc oxide and silica, and exhibiting diffraction pe... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169261 | Silica-based sols An aqueous sol containing silica-based particles which has an S-value within the range of from 10 to 45%, a viscosity within the range of from 5 to 40 cP, and a molar ratio of SiO2 to M2O, where M is alkali metal or ammonium, within the range o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160374 | Flaky pigments coated with a coupling agent and a perfluoroalkyl phosphate A flaky pigment excellent in leafing properties and in adhesion between pigment particles and a coating (resin) was obtained by coating the surface of a flaky pigment with a coupling agent and a phosphate having a perfluoroalkly group or a silane compound. According... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7060126 | Multilayered luster pigments The invention relates to multilayered luster pigments based on metallic substrates, which are completely surrounded by a plurality of layers, where these layers comprise at least one layer pack (A) having a colorless dielectric layer of a material with a refractive ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6966998 | Security printing A method of providing covert security features for documents such as vouchers, packaged goods and banknotes in which the document is provided with a dopant. The dopant consisting of a material which can be identified by examination of its response to visible wavelen... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6911075 | Pigments having improved coloristic properties and process for their preparation The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises subjecting a crude pigment or mixture of crude pigments and a crystalline inorganic salt or mixture of crystalline inorganic salts together, essentially in ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866710 | Inorganic spherical absorption pigments The present invention relates to inorganic spherical absorption pigments which have a bimodal particle-size distribution, at least one color-providing layer and a final SiO2 layer, and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, printing inks, security printi... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6821333 | Color effect materials and production thereof A color effect material is described as composed of a plurality of encapsulated substrate platelets in which each platelet is encapsulated with a highly reflective layer which acts as a reflector to light directed thereon and a spacer pigment layer which is selectiv... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6800127 | Pigment preparations The present invention relates to pigment preparations comprising polyamide particles with an average particle size of below 50 μm and a pigment of an average particle size below 0.2 μm. The inventive pigment preparations are useful for coloring high molecular weig... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6794037 | High chroma effect materials A color effect material is described as composed of a plurality of encapsulated substrate platelets in which each platelet is encapsulated with a highly reflective silver layer which acts as a reflector to light directed thereon, a spacer layer which is selectively ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6793720 | Solid marking composition as writing means, a writing instrument, an optically variable marking layer and use of a plurality of optically variable pigments A solid marking composition comprises a solid matrix containing at least one type of optically variable interference pigment flakes. The solid marking composition provides a document or article with a copy and counterfeit protection feature, and is preferably used i... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6783584 | High-chromatic flaky pigment coated with semi-transparent film To provide a high-chromatic flaky pigment with good colorability, and to provide a method for producing the flaky pigment in a simple and inexpensive plant. A high-chromatic flaky pigment of which the entire surface of the flaky substrate coated with a metal oxide h... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6719837 | Pearlescent pigments The present invention relates to pearlescent pigments based on substrates coated with one or more layers of nitrides or oxynitrides to a method for the production of such pigments and their use in plastics, paints, coatings, powder coatings, inks, printing inks, gla... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6582814 | Rare earth-transition metal oxide pigments Rare earth-transition metal oxides are used as pigments. The rare earth-transition metal oxide pigments are preferably of the formula (Rex Tm)Oy, where Re is at least one rare earth element, Tm is at least one transition metal, x ran... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582507 | BiOCl pigment A bismuth oxychloride effect pigment has a zinc oxide or microfine titanium dioxide particulate at about the surface of the crystals of the bismuth oxychloride. The pigment is prepared by, for instance, growing the bismuth oxychloride crystals, and adding... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6540824 | Titanium-iron based composite oxide pigment and method for production thereof The present invention provides a yellow pigment which contains a titanium-iron complex oxide of the pseudo-brookite type and produces a stabilized color more yellowish than conventionally and which is universally usable for coloring plastics, ceramics and... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6508876 | Colored interference pigment A colored interference pigment having a platelet-shaped layer as substrate, a coating of at least one metal oxide layer and, optionally, a further layer, at least two layers comprising or consisting of colorants.... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503304 | Flowable and pumpable metallic-pigment semifinished product for the production of paints and lacquers A flowable and pumpable aqueous semifinished product of gassing stability for the production of paints and lacquers comprises water, a pre-stabilized metallic pigment and an anticorrosive pigment.... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494943 | Ink jet inks, inks, and other compositions containing colored pigments Colored pigments having one or more desired parameters and/or properties are described. These parameters and/or properties include: a) a particles size of from about 10 nm to about 300 nm; b) an accusizer number of less than 1010 particles/ml o... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6458197 | Heat resistant bismuth vanadate pigment and process for its manufacture The present invention relates to a pigment based on bismuth vanadate with a bright vivid yellow to orange color exhibiting improved resistance, in particular an improved resistance to heat, characterized in that it is coated with several layers of inorgan... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6440208 | Alloy color effect materials and production thereof A color effect material is composed of a plurality of encapsulated substrate platelets in which each platelet is encapsulated with copper, zinc, an alloy of copper, or an alloy of zinc first layer which acts as a reflector to light directed thereon, a sec... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6419735 | Composition based on samarium sesquisulphide, preparation method and use as coloring pigment The composition is based on a samarium sesquisulphide, it exhibits a samarium purity with respect to other rare earth metals of greater than 99% and it comprises at least one alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element, at least a portion of which is inc... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6387498 | Bright metal flake based pigments A flake-based pigment is provided having improved specular reflectance characteristics in the visible wavelength range. The flake-based pigment has a plurality of core flake sections each formed of a central reflector layer and dielectric support layers o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383638 | Bright metal flake based pigments A flake-based pigment is provided having improved specular reflectance characteristics in the visible wavelength range. The flake-based pigment has a plurality of core flake sections each formed of a central reflector layer and dielectric support layers o... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6337362 | Ultraviolet resistant pre-mix compositions and articles using such compositions The compositions described include micronized zinc oxide UV blocking agents with at least one organic UV protective compound. Premix compositions are provided for imparting improved UV resistance to paints, coatings, finishes and plastic articles comprisi... | 01/08/2002 |
