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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8282729 | Transparent goniochromatic multilayer 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... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8273171 | Pearlescent pigment A pearlescent pigment (100) includes: a flaky substrate (10); a titanium dioxide layer (20) that is formed on the flaky substrate (10); and an oxazoline compound layer (40) that is formed on the titanium dioxide layer (20) w... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8182602 | Method of preparing a well-dispersable microcrystalline titanium dioxide product, the product, and the use thereof The invention relates to a method of preparing a well-dispersable, rutile-structured, microcrystalline titanium dioxide product, a product prepared by the method, and an effect paint and a lacquer provided by means of the product. In the method, the titanium dioxide... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8118923 | Process for functionalizing titanium metal surfaces with nanometric particles of titanium and products thus functionalized A method is described which enables antibacterial properties to be attributed to a titanium surface by applying titanium dioxide suspensions of nanometric dimensions. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8088214 | Transparent goniochromatic multilayer 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... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7993443 | Multilayer 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... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993444 | 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... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7905953 | Titanium dioxide pigment particles with doped, dense SiOskin and methods for their manufacture A method of predicting photostability of coatings with various dopants on titanium dioxide pigment particles is disclosed. Calculations of the density of states show that a doped coating which reduces the density of states near the band edge or increases the density... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7842131 | High opacity TiOpigment and production method The invention relates to a rutile titanium dioxide pigment for use in decorative laminating papers that yields higher opacity of the papers compared to the prior art, as well as a method for its manufacture. The pigment displays a surface coating that contains alumi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7824487 | Rutile-based pigment and a method for the production thereof The invention covers a fine-particle, brilliant and strongly hiding rutile-based pigment that is devoid of any metal or reactive metal compounds relevant to mill abrasion detectable by application technology but whose particle-size in terms of particle diameters ran... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815727 | Titanium oxide for incorporation into thermoplastic resin composition, thermoplastic resin composition, and molded object thereof A thermoplastic resin composition which comprises (A) 40 to 98 mass % thermoplastic resin and (B) 60 to 2 mass % titanium oxide particles whose surface has been coated with a hydrous oxide and/or oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alum... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7704315 | Highly-filled, aqueous metal oxide dispersion Aqueous dispersion containing a metal oxide powder with a fine fraction and a coarse fraction, in which—the metal oxide powder is silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, cerium oxide or a mixed oxide of two or more of the aforemention... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7413799 | Reflective film and reflective plate A reflective film includes a substantially non-drawn film having a layer A that includes a resin composition A containing a resin having a refractive index of less than 1.52 and titanium oxide. The titanium oxide has a refractive index of 2.5 or more, and a vanadium... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413599 | Coated pearlescent pigments with SiOand cerium oxide The invention relates to pearlescent pigments with a platelet-shaped substrate comprising metal oxide and having a first and a second protective layer, said metal oxide having a refractive index of greater than 1.8, there being on the platelet-shaped substrate a fir... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413726 | Synthesis of ultrafine rutile phase titanium dioxide particles The present invention provides a low temperature process for the synthesis of ultrafine rutile phase titanium dioxide particles through vapor phase hydrolysis of titanium tetra chloride. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407606 | Electroconductive powder and method for production thereof A method for producing a titanium dioxide powder having a well electroconductive layer containing substantially no antimony, which comprises providing a titanium dioxide powder containing specific amounts or less of alkali metals, such as sodium and potassium, alkal... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393591 | High-reflectivity polyester coating A high reflectivity coated substrate and coating composition employing a binder that includes a cycloaliphatic group and contains a polyester resin having a number average molecular weight from about 1,000 to 40,000. The binder contains less than 40 weight percent a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7365118 | Polymer-assisted deposition of films A polymer assisted deposition process for deposition of metal oxide films is presented. The process includes solutions of one or more metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for the one or more metal precursor. After a coating operation, the r... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344590 | Silver pigments The present invention relates to silver pigments based on transparent, low-refractive-index, platelet-shaped substrates which have a high-refractive-index coating consisting of TiO2 having a layer thickness of 5-300 nm and optionally an outer protective l... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344591 | Stabilized suspension of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and methods of manufacture Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are formed using a dispersing agent to form nanoparticles with desired size, shape, and uniformity. The titanium dioxide nanoparticles are formed by reacting an inorganic titanium compound with water or ice to form an aqueous titanium ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339000 | Method and apparatus for producing an aqueous paint composition from a plurality of premixed compositions The present invention is directed to the provision of premixed aqueous compositions which are used to provide a paint composition of varying finish characteristics at the point of sale. Thus, the merchant distributing the paint composition made from the subject prem... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326399 | Titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanoparticle suspensions and methods of making the same Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are formed using a dispersing agent to form nanoparticles with desired size, shape, and uniformity. The titanium dioxide nanoparticles are formed by reacting an inorganic titanium compound with water or ice to form an aqueous titanium ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7309831 | Protective sheet for solar battery module, method of fabricating the same and solar battery module A protective sheet for a solar battery module comprises a weather-resistant sheet (1) of, for example, a fluorocarbon resin, and a deposited inorganic oxide thin film (2) formed on one of the surfaces of the weather-resistant sheet (1). A surfac... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7288217 | Electroconductive compound in flake form and electroconductive composition An electroconductive compound in a flake form, characterized in that it comprises a titanium oxide which has an average long diameter of 1 to 100 μm and an average thickness of 0.01 to 1.5 μm, and contains potassium in an amount of 0.3 to 5 wt % in terms of potass... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285162 | Titanium dioxide pigment having improved light stability In various embodiments, methods and compositions are provided comprising titanium dioxide and silica spacers having improved light stability for use in paper, plastic and paints. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282467 | Catalysts support, a supported group VIII metal catalyst and precursor thereof, processes for their preparations, and use of the supported group VIII metal catalyst A process for preparing a catalyst support or a supported Group VIII metal catalyst or a precusor of the supported Group VIII metal catalyst, which process comprises (a) exerting mechanical power on a mixture comprising a refractory oxide and a first liquid to obtai... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7265176 | Composition comprising nanoparticle TiO2 and ethylene copolymer Disclosed is a composition comprising or produced from nanoparticle-sized TiO2, an ethylene copolymer or ionomer of the ethylene copolymer, and optionally a second polymer. Also disclosed are films and other shaped articles produced therefrom. The composi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264672 | Titanium dioxide pigment composite and method of making same A process for producing an improved titanium dioxide pigment composite is provided, as are particles produced thereby. The process comprises producing a slurry comprising titanium dioxide particles, leaching alumina from the surface of the titanium dioxide particles... | 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 |
| 7261942 | Photocatalytically-active, self-cleaning aqueous coating compositions and methods Method for producing novel photochemically-active metal oxide-containing aqueous compositions such as TiO2 compositions coated or sprayed and dried under ambient conditions to form novel photochemically-active, colorless coatings having strong wetability ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250118 | Agglomerated nanoparticles having a rutile-like crystalline phase Agglomerated nanoparticles including Ti/Sb mixed oxide nanoparticles having a rutile-like crystalline phase content of at least 20 weight percent, wherein the nanoparticles have at least one organic moiety bound to the nanoparticle surface, and wherein the weight ra... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247200 | Titanium dioxide finishing process This disclosure relates to process for producing titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, comprising the following steps: a) oxidizing a mixture of titanium tetrahalide and a rutile forming agent, such as aluminum halide, present in the vapor phase and in the pr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244302 | Titanium dioxide coated with silicon dioxide A powder containing particles with a core of titanium dioxide and a coating of silicon dioxide in an amount of between 0.5 and 40 wt. %, the particles have a BET surface of between 5 and 300 m2/g, and the particles are primary particles that have a coatin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244506 | High-reflectivity polyester coating A high reflectivity coated substrate and coating composition employing a binder containing a polyester resin that includes a cycloaliphatic group and has a number average molecular weight from about 1,000 to 40,000. The binder contains less than 40 weight percent ar... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238424 | All-dielectric optically variable pigments The light transmitted and reflected by all-dielectric optically variable pigments varies according to viewing angle. The color travel of an all-dielectric optically variable pigment depends on amplitude changes and wavelength shifts in reflectance peaks of the pigme... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238231 | Process for manufacturing zirconia-treated titanium dioxide pigments An improved process is described for manufacturing zirconia-treated titanium dioxide pigments, wherein the zirconia treatment is accomplished in the process of fluidizing a titanium dioxide filter or press cake and then drying the same, through the addition to the f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226503 | Effect pigments based on coated glass flakes The present invention relates to effect pigments based on thin glass flakes and to a method for the production of such pigments. The resulting pigment can be used in any application for which pearlescent pigments have been heretofore used such as, for example, in pl... | 06/05/2007 |
