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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| 7371457 | Nanoparticle comprising nanoshell of thickness less than the bulk electron mean free path of the shell material The present invention is for particulate compositions and methods for producing them that can absorb or scatter electromagnetic radiation. The particles are homogeneous in size and are comprised of a nonconducting inner layer that is surrounded by an electrically co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7163999 | Resin particle and method for preparation thereof A method for preparing a resin particle having a large surface area and a shape factor (SF-1) of 110 to 800, which comprises a step of applying a shear force to an aqueous dispersion having a viscosity of 300 to 100,000 mPa·s formed by adding a thickener to an aque... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7022398 | Moisture-impervious water-swellable clay-containing “water-stop” composition containing a water-penetrable coating A waterproofing article in the form of rod-, or rope-shaped clay-containing compositions, and a method of waterproofing using the article, whereby a water-penetrable, degradable, or water-soluble film or coating forms an outer surface of the article for avoiding pre... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014915 | Controlled binary macrosegregated powder particles, their uses, and preparation methods therefor A material has a mass of powder particles. The mass of powder particles includes controlled binary macrosegregated powder particles made of at least two constituent elements. Each controlled binary macrosegregated powder particle has a chemically binary structure wh... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974566 | Method for producing mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds A process to produce mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds. The process includes evaporating a feed solution that contains at least two metal salts to form an intermediate. The evaporation is conducted at a temperature above the boiling point of the feed solu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6919444 | Magnetic particles for purifying nucleic acids Preparations of particles having a glass surface, wherein more than 75% by weight of these particles have a particle size between 0.5 μm and 15 μm and a glass surface which contains between 2 and 6 mole % zinc oxide, have proven to be particularly advantageous in ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6730156 | Clustered particle dental fillers A filler comprising a substantially amorphous cluster comprising non-heavy metal oxide particles and heavy metal oxide. The filler can be mixed into a hardenable resin to provide radiopaque dental materials having desirable strength and aesthetic character. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6656259 | Multilayered interference pigments The invention relates to multilayered interference pigments which comprise a platelet-shaped substrate of silicon dioxide which is coated alternately with layers of light-transparent materials having refractive indices of n>1.8 and layers of light-transpa... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6616746 | Titanium dioxide pigment and method for production thereof The titanium dioxide pigment of this invention has on the titanium dioxide particle surface a coating layer comprising a polyhydric alcohol and a hydrolysis product of an aminosilane compound, has a dispersibility of not more than 20 kg/cm2 as ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6596071 | Organic and inorganic composite pigments, and paint and resin composition using the same Organic and inorganic composite pigments having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10.0 μm composed of a white inorganic particle, an organosilane compound obtained from alkoxysilanes, or polysiloxanes coating on the white inorganic particle, and an... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6576052 | Titanium dioxide pigment, process for producing the same, and resin composition containing the same The titanium dioxide pigment of the present invention comprises titanium dioxide particles, the coating layer containing the aluminum phosphate compound and the coating layer containing the hydrolyzate of the organosilane compound, on the surface of the p... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6545143 | Magnetic particles for purifying nucleic acids Preparations of particles having a glass surface, wherein more than 75% by weight of these particles have a particle size between 0.5 μm and 15 μm and a glass surface which contains between 2 and 6 mole % zinc oxide, have proven to be particularly advan... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6544326 | Pigment dispersion composition, display apparatus, and method of manufacture the apparatus The pigment dispersion composition having a good dispersibility, a good transparence and an anti-coating properties, which contains 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of an inorganic pigment, at least one type of dispersant selected from the group consisting of a ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6485656 | Agents for unsticking paint, and sedimentation agents Paint detackifiers and/or sedimentation agents are provided which contain amorphous alumina and/or alumina in pseudoboehmite or boehmite form having an average crystallite size of from 0.1 to 15 nm and/or the hydrates and hydroxyalkylpolysaccharides there... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6447759 | Ultraviolet absorbent To provide an ultraviolet absorbent having high UV shieldability, especially UV-A shieldability, high transparency and good dispersibility. An ultraviolet absorbent, which comprises a flaky substrate coated with ultra-fin zinc oxide particles having a mean par... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6270566 | Process for colouring building materials A process is disclosed for coloring building materials with inorganic pigments in the form of microgranulates. The granulates comprise one or more pigments and one or more compounds selected from boron, aluminum, silicon, titanium, zinc and tin.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6267810 | Pigment mixture The present invention relates to pigment mixtures containing at least two components, component A being Al2 O3 flakes coated with one or more metals, metal oxides and/or metal sulfides and component B being special-effect pigments, a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6214106 | Silane treated inorganic pigments The present invention provides a process for the production of hydrophobic inorganic oxide products which comprises reacting the inorganic oxide particles with organohalosilanes, preferably organochlorosilanes, to produce hydrophobic organosilane coated i... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6193794 | Goniochromatic luster pigments based on multiply coated iron oxide platelets The iron oxide platelets comprise at least one layer packet comprising A) a colorless coating having a refractive index nࣘ1.8, and B) a colorless coating having a refractive index nࣙ2.0.... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6139616 | Rust-preventive pigment composition and rust-preventive paints containing the same The present invention relates to an anti-corrosive pigment composition, characterized by comprising, as main components, white anti-corrosive pigment and an inorganic anion exchanger represented by the following formula (1): (3-4)[M1 ]O.Al... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6132743 | Zinc oxide powder with suppressed activity and cosmetic preparation A zinc oxide powder having a suppressed photocatalytic activity and prepared by coating a zinc oxide powder with at least one silicone compound in a nongaseous state and firing the coated zinc oxide powder in an oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature of 60... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6099637 | (Zinc,cadmium,magnesium) aluminate-gallate-containing paints and their use on spacecraft A paint is a liquid or solid mixture of a plurality of particles and an inorganic binder such as a silicate. The particles have a composition A[xAl(1-x)Ga]2 O4&#b1;γ (δIn), wherein A is zinc, magnesium and/or cadmium, the value of ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6068692 | Decorated ceramic and glass articles, process for their manufacture and ceramic dye compositions for carrying out the process The invention relates to a process for manufacturing decorated ceramic and glass articles according to which a ceramic dye composition, including fine particles which comprise ceramic pigments and binding medium resin(s) as well as possible further additi... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6017982 | Organic polyacid/base reaction cement For making a cement such as a dental cement by reacting an organic polyacid (such as polyacrylic acid or polyvinylphosphonic acid or a copolymer of these) with an ion-leachable glass as the base, the invention offers a glass containing the cations Al, Si,... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6004391 | Pigments for the production of purple ceramic decoration, process for the production thereof and use thereof Purple pigments according to the invention based on a stovable support material, in particular a glass frit, having a coat applied by coprecipitation of an oxide hydrate of one or more elements from the range comprising Al, Si, Sn, Pb, Ti, Nb, Ta, Sc, Y, ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5948471 | Decorated ceramic and glass articles, process for their manufacture and ceramic dye compositions for carrying out the process The invention relates to a process for manufacturing decorated ceramic and glass articles according to which a ceramic dye composition, including fine particles which comprise ceramic pigments and binding medium resin(s) as well as possible further additi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5914101 | Zinc oxide dispersions A stabilised aqueous dispersion of particulate zinc oxide comprises water, a stabilising agent and zinc oxide, the particles of which are coated with dense amorphous silica. Useful stabilising agents include cellulose ethers which contain quaternary ammon... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5904761 | Process for preparing a pigment for a coated paper The present invention provides a method for preparing a needle-shaped pigment with a particle size of 0.3&#b1;0.1 μm, which has uniform particle distribution, higher thixotropy, an excellent gloss, and good absorption of printing ink, by continuous addit... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5820669 | (Zinc,cadmium) aluminate-gallate-containing paints A paint is a liquid or solid mixture of a plurality of particles and an inorganic binder such as a silicate. The particles have a composition AxAl(1-x)Ga!2 O4 (δIn), wherein A is zinc or cadmium, the value of x is from 0 to 1, and... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5798059 | Color display screen comprising a contrast-enhancing pigment A color display screen having a coating which comprises at least a greend an/or a red phosphor as well as at least a pigment having the following composition: Gaa Inb Znc Ald On Sm Seo | 08/25/1998 |
| 5776239 | Hydrothermal process for making ultafine metal oxide powders An ultrafine titanium dioxide powder is disclosed that can be produced by hydrothermal treating an amino titanium oxalate composition. Ultrafine titanium dioxide powders are useful in cosmetic and other applications for controlling exposure to ultraviolet... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5766336 | Colored pigments based on oxide-nitrides, the preparation and use thereof Colored pigments are provided from the green-yellow to red spectrum based on oxide-nitrides with two or three different cations Q, R and S in the crystal lattice, wherein the nitrogen to oxygen atomic ratio is determinative for the color. These pigments c... | 06/16/1998 |
