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The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7648573 | Wetting agent based on a mixture of monoesters and diesters of butylene glycol Pigment wetting agent contains a mixture of monoesters and diesters of butylene glycol and fatty acids. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7384473 | Solid pigment preparations containing anionic and non-ionic surface-active additives Solid pigment preparations comprising as essential constituents (A) from 60% to 10% to 40% by weight of at least one anionic surface-active additive based on acid phosphoric, phosphonic, sulfuric... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371792 | Stain compositions and related coated substrates Disclosed are dryable stain compositions, such as wiping stains, that include a binder including a mixture of an alkyd resin and a drying and/or semi-drying oil, wherein the stain composition (a) includes no more than 100 grams of volatile organic material per liter... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361692 | Dispersants A dispersant comprising a polyester chain obtainable by polymerising a hydroxy carboxylic acid or lactone thereof such as E-caprolactone with a cyclic alkylene carbonate such as 5,5-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate. The dispersant may be in the form of a phosphate est... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7318864 | Pigment preparations Pigment preparations including as essential constituents (A) from 60 to 90% by weight of at least one pigment, (B) from 10 to 40% by weight of at least one nonionic surface-active additive based on polyethers, and | 01/15/2008 |
| 7300512 | Method of making pigment dispersion containing a carrier such as castor oil or vegetable wax A process of dispersing at least one pigment into a carrier such as castor oil or a vegetable wax such as palm oil glyceride wax. The resulting dispersion exhibits excellent color development and is fluid at room temperature. Suitable pigments include FD&C, D&C and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300511 | Low viscosity, highly pigmented oil based dispersions exhibiting a low relative interfacial tension drop Pigment dispersions that when used in printing ink having a relative interfacial tension drop of less than 1.5, and offering an ink viscosity of less than 150 Pa.s, and containing at least 45 wt. % pigment. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7211140 | Low temperature plasticizers for flexible polyvinyl chloride resin applications Aliphatic diesters of unsaturated aliphatic C10-30 dicarboxylic acids are low temperature plasticizers for PVC. PVC is plasticized by contacting it with a plasticizing effective amount of an aliphatic diester of an unsaturated aliphatic C10-30 ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192477 | Process for producing pigment nanoparticle The process for producing highly concentrated nanometer-size fine particles of an organic pigment, which comprises dissolving the organic pigment in an amide solvent, especially an organic solvent comprising at least 50 vol % 1-methyl-2-pyrrodinone, and pouring the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163717 | Coated zinc oxide particle, and production process and applications thereof Coated zinc oxide particles in which the surfaces of zinc oxide particles are coated with a metallic soap exhibit excellent dispersibility in resin. A thermoplastic resin composition containing the particles and a molded product formed from the composition are endow... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147699 | Ink jet printing compositions and methods An ink composition is provided which is suitable for use in an ink jet printer and comprises solvent, colourant and binder, wherein the solvent comprises methyl acetate. The composition is particularly suitable for printing on polymeric substrates, eg polypropylenes... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138011 | Surface treated pigments Inorganic pigments treated with at least one N,N,N-trialkyl quaternary amino acid inner salt possess improved processibility and dispersibility in thermoplastic materials, and impart improved properties to thermoplastic compositions containing said surface-treated p... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097698 | Ink-jet recording ink, ink cartridge and recording device using such ink In order to improve the water-resisting property of an image formed on a recording medium such as recording paper and plain paper by using an ink-jet recording ink, while also improving the light-resisting property of the image, an ink-jet recording ink, which conta... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7056379 | Highly concentrated, free-flowing pearly lustre concentrates A pearlizing composition containing: (a) from about 20 to 45% by weight of a pearlizing wax; (b) from about 0.1 to 6% by weight of an anionic surfactant; (c) from about 0.1 to 8% by weight of a polyol ester; (d) optionally, a surfactant selected from the group consi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048791 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particl... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045008 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particl... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040827 | Device and method for applying and/or packaging a product A device for at least one of applying a product to a surface and packaging a product may include at least one element that may include at least one substance, and at least one of the product and the surface receiving the product may be enabled to contact the at leas... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6958091 | Surface-treated pigments Inorganic pigments treated with at least one amide of a fatty acid and an aliphatic amine possess improved processibility and dispersibility in thermoplastic materials, and impart improved properties to thermoplastic compositions containing said surface-treated pigm... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6946028 | Surface-treated pigments Inorganic pigments treated with one or more of the α,α-dialkyl substituted linear or branched carboxylic acids and the salts thereof possess improved processibility and dispersibility in thermoplastic materials, and impart improved properties to thermoplastic comp... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6863723 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particl... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6818050 | Lacquers and paints and coating material systems Paint and coating material system comprising a) at least one solids component comprising at least one organic or inorganic white, black or chromatic pigment, organic or inorganic fillers, or mixtures thereof, and b... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6749677 | Asphalt sealer composition This agricultural sealant relates to rejuvenating, sealing, and preserving asphalt pavements and concrete surfaces. More specifically, the sealant composition includes soy products and other vegetable products. More specifically, the agricultural sealant composition... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6703034 | Neem oil microemulsion without cosurfactants or alcohols and a process to form the same A method of forming an oil in water microemulsion includes the steps of providing at least one non-ionic ethoxylated surfactant, providing an oil and mixing the surfactant and the oil to form a microemulsion. The surfactant can be selected from the group ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6676746 | Low dust wall repair compound The quantity of dust generated by a sandable wall repair compound is reduced by adding a dust reducing additive to the compound. Dust reducing additives include oil, wax, and mixtures thereof. Dust reducing additives containing oil may include rheological... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6632274 | Ultrafine particle dispersion composition, composition for interlayer for laminated glass, interlayer and laminated glass By incorporating and dispersing infrared ray shielding ultrafine particles having an average particle size of from 10 to 60 nm and a volume ratio of ultrafine particles having particle sizes of at least 60 nm being at most 15% of all particles, in a plast... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6547870 | Pigment preparation The invention relates to a non-dusting, homogeneous pigment preparation, comprising ࣙ40% by weight of one or more effect pigments, 0.5-60% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol and/or one or more polyalkylene glycol derivatives, 0-10% by weight of a redispersin... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544327 | Pigment preparation The invention relates to a non-dusting homogeneous pigment preparation which is notable in that it comprises at least 40% by weight of one or more effect pigments, from 0.5 to 60% by weight of an aldehyde resin and/or ketonic resin and from 0.1 to 10% by ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6494950 | Thermochromic microencapsulated pigments Disclosed is a thermochromic microencapsulated pigment which comprises as four essential components (a) an electron-donating chromatic organic compound, (b) an electron-accepting compound, (c) a reaction medium determining the temperatures at which the co... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488760 | Universal paint tinting concentrates A universal tinting concentrate for both solvent- and water-based paints and coatings. The universal tinting concentrate is a composition which includes a colorant component, such as pigment, colorant, tinting agent and/or metal effect agent; a pigment di... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6361595 | Process for the preparation of pigment compositions Preparation of stabilized pigment compositions, comprising mixing a water-miscible quaternary ammonium compound of formula III ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently of each other stand for C1 | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358309 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne d... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352586 | Water-dilutable coating compositions The present invention relates to a water-thinnable coating composition comprising binders, inorganic pigments, and, if desired, organic pigments and also further customary additives such as solvents, fillers, plasticizers, stabilizers, wetting agents, dis... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6348091 | Process and apparatus for preparing pigment flush in response to a material property value The present invention provides a process for continuous production of pigment flushes and an apparatus for carrying out the process. In the process of the invention, the pigment press cake is first fluidized. The fluidized press cake and a hydrophobic liq... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6340387 | Organically post-treated pigments and methods for their production A method for preparing high quality pigments having improved wettability, dispersibility and gloss characteristics, which method comprises grinding a pigment base material in a jet mill in the presence of an organic grinding aid, recovering ground pigment... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6312514 | Use of diol alkoxylates as additives for the production of pigment concentrates Pigment concentrates comprising a pigment, a liquid carrier medium and a diol alkoxylate of the general formulae (I), (II) and/or (III) are described in conjunction with methods of preparing the same. The diol alkoxylates described and used herein are of ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6312513 | Pigment concentrates containing dimerdiolalkoxylate additives, and methods of preparing same Pigment concentrates comprising a pigment, a liquid carrier medium and a dimerdiolalkoxylate, wherein a dimer portion of the dimerdiolalkoxylate comprises from about 36 to about 44 carbon atoms, and wherein the at least one dimerdiolalkoxylate has from ab... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6270563 | Pigment composition The invention relates to a non-dusting homogeneous pigment composition comprising at least 50 % by weight of one or more effect pigments, 0.1-50 % by weight of plasticizer or a mixture of plasticizer/nitrocellulose, and 0-49.9 % by weight of a solvent or solve... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6235104 | Production of pigments Metal pigment, especially aluminum pigment is produced in a non toxic environment by milling and/or blending in an inert medium comprising transesterified alkyl, especially methyl esters of vegetable oils selected from soybean oil, cotton seed oil and lin... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231662 | Surface treatments for titanium dioxide and other industrial pigments An additive for enhancing the performance of industrial pigments. The additive improves dispersibility and is the reaction product of an amine, a fatty amine, and a polybasic acid.... | 05/15/2001 |