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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7303619 | Composite pigment original, composite pigment, process for producing ink composition, and ink composition The present invention provides a composite pigment original having a structure comprising a resin layer and a pigment layer sequentially stacked on a sheet-shaped substrate surface, the pigment layer having a structure that at least a silicon oxide layer, a metal or... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279036 | Process for preparation of inorganic colorants from mixed rare earth compounds The present invention provides a novel process for preparation of inorganic colourants from mixed rare earth compounds, which are directly obtained from the ore industry, without undergoing any separation, thereby enabling a cost reduction to the extend of 10-100 ti... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267719 | Use of colloidal PCC The invention relates to a process for regulating the porosity and printing properties of paper, in particular uncoated wood-containing paper such as SC-paper, wherein a sufficient quantity of colloidal PCC having a BET surface area of 10-100 m2/g is used... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217318 | Nacreous pigment and method for the manufacture thereof In a method for the manufacture of a nacreous pigment, in which a multi-layer film is produced by vacuum evaporation coating on a substrate and, after release from the substrate, the particles thus produced are comminuted to pigment particles of a desired size, vapo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169222 | Multilayer interference pigments Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by alternate coating of the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7056380 | Aqueous black enamel composition for glass substrate A water-based black enamel composition capable of being deposited on a glass substrate, especially on a glass sheet. The enamel composition includes: 20 to 40% by weight of water-soluble sodium silicate and/or potassium silicate; a water-soluble base, in an amount s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037366 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects comprising these ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018465 | Aerosolized ceramic porcelains and glaze composition A spray glaze or opaque composition for coating dental restorations and other surfaces and objects such as hobby ceramics that comprises about 4 to about 50 weight % glaze material, about 5 to about 60 weight % restoration wetting agent, and about 10 to about 90% no... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997982 | Pigment with a metallic luster The invention relates to a pigment with a metallic luster, comprising a plate-like non-metallic substrate having a thickness lower an 200 nm, which is entirely coated with a metallic layer. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929690 | Pigment with a metallic luster A pigment with a metallic luster, comprising a wafer-like substrate made of aluminium dioxide having a thickness of more than 250 nm and less than 1 μm, which is fully enveloped by a metal layer. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6875264 | Multi-layer effect pigment A multilayer effect pigment includes a transparent substrate, a layer of high refractive index material on the substrate, and alternating layers of low refractive index and high refractive index materials on the first layer, the total number of layers being an odd n... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866711 | Composite pigment composition containing silica A composite pigment is provided with the composite pigment including a dense inorganic material and silica. The pigment composition is characterized by a CTAB surface area of greater than about 20 m2/g; a BET surface area of greater than about 15 m2 | 03/15/2005 |
| 6849112 | Inorganic particles as a dental material and a method of producing the same Amorphous inorganic particles as a dental material includes silica and inorganic oxide(s) other than silica and has high x-ray impermeability. The inorganic particles as a dental material includes silica with the content in the range from 70 to 98 weight % and oxide... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6689205 | Multilayer interference pigments Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by alternate coa... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6648957 | Multilayer nacreous pigment Multilayer pearl lustre pigment on the basis of a platelet-shaped substrate comprising a material of low refractive index in the range from 1.35 to 1.8, which comprises at least (i) one first layer comprising a material having a refractive index of more ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6533857 | Gloss pigments comprising an absorbent low-refractive coating Luster pigments based on multiply coated reflecting platelet-shaped substrates and comprising at least one layer packet comprising A) a low refractive coating which selectively absorbs visible light and B) a reflective coating which is at least partially transparen... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517627 | Additive pigment powders Additive pigments having a box-shape spectral distribution are provided. These pigments are characterized in that they are pigment powders which respectively have a high reflectance in the regions corresponding to the three primary colors of light, and co... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6488758 | Stabilization of pearl luster pigments The invention relates to a pearl luster pigment which may possess a first, inner layer, consisting of a platelet-shaped substrate, a second layer, comprising one or more metal oxides, the first and second layers forming a calcined base pigment, a third la... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488757 | After coating of pearl luster pigments with hydrophobic coupling reagents The present invention relates to a pearl luster pigment on the basis of a platelet-shaped substrate coated with metal oxides and a top layer which is located on the metal oxide layer and can possess a multilayer structure, comprising a first layer, contai... | 12/03/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6409815 | Surface-modified conductive pigment Surface-modified conductive pigment obtainable by partial coating of a conductive pigment with an organic modifying agent. The modifying agent is an organometallic compound of the elements silicon, tin, titanium, zirconium or aluminum. The pigment is prep... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6176919 | Water-based paint useful for windshields The invention is directed to a water-based paint composition comprising sodium silicate, water, water-soluble base, metal oxide pigment, a fused silica and, optionally, a low-melting glass frit, soda-lime-silica glass particles and/or zinc oxide. It may f... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6139610 | Hybrid pigment grade corrosion inhibitor compositions and procedures A corrosion-inhibiting composition for application to a metal substrate, such as steel, silver, copper or aluminum, includes a film-forming organic polymer component and a dispersed pigment phase of a stable unitary hybrid which contains organic and inorg... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6136083 | Coated inorganic pigments, process for their production and their use A description is given of coated inorganic pigments comprising an organic pigment which has a coating, prepared by the sol-gel process from glass-forming components and densified to form a xerogel or glass, having a layer thickness of at least 0.8 μm. Th... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126737 | High solids water-based ceramic paint The invention is directed to a dark colored high-solids water-based paint composition comprising sodium silicate, water, water-soluble base, metal oxide pigment, a low-melting glass frit, and optionally, soda-lime-silica glass particles and/or zinc oxide.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6083316 | Surface defect detection powder composition, methods of using same and application therefor An adhesive-free, dry, free-flowing powder composition suitable for use in surface defect detection, where the powder composition comprises a physical mixture of particles of a colorant and particles of an extender, which mixture includes particles of col... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080232 | Spherical color pigments, process for their production and use thereof The invention relates to spherical colored pigments having an average particle diameter of less than 10 μm on the basis of an oxide, a mixed oxide or a silicate. The pigments are obtainable by means of spray-pyrolysis technology: a solution containing ox... | 06/27/2000 |
