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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7951309 | Preparation of a coating composition comprising amorphous aluminum phosphate particles A process for the preparation of amorphous aluminum phosphate or polyphosphate-based pigment by reacting aluminum phosphate and sodium aluminate is provided. The amorphous aluminum phosphate or polyphosphate is characterized by a skeletal density of less than 2.50 g... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7309391 | Aluminum flake pigment comprising aluminum flakes as basic particles, method of manufacturing the same, and paint and ink employing the same An aluminum flake pigment containing aluminum flakes as basic particles, said aluminum flakes having an average particle diameter in the range of 3 to 20 μm and an average value of minimum diameter/maximum diameter of at least 0.6. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7282236 | Hydrophobic silica Methods of making hydrophobic, pyrogenically produced silica having a tamped density, of 55 to 200 g/l. Said silica is produced by hydrophobizing pyrogenically produced silica by reaction with a halogen free silane and then compacting it with means consisting of a r... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276184 | Surfactant assisted nanomaterial generation process A process for the preparation of nanoscale particulate material is described comprising: (i) combining one or more functional material to be precipitated as nanoscale particles and one or more surface active material in a compressed CO2 phase with a densi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252850 | High protein and high fiber food products High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for prepari... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251120 | Monolithic ceramic electronic component and method for making the same A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a low-permeability coil portion formed by stacking low-permeability ceramic green sheets, a first coil and a relatively large number of pores, and a high-permeability coil portion formed by stacking high-permeabilit... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229490 | Water dispersible compositions containing natural hydrophilic water-insoluble pigments, methods of preparing same and their use Ready-to-use water dispersible pigment compositions containing water-insoluble, hydrophilic pigments are provided. The compositions comprise a stable dispersion of the pigment such as a porphyrin pigment, carmine, curcumin and a caratenoid in the form of bodies of a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7189843 | Production of carrageenan and carrageenan products The methods of the present invention prepare carrageenan products from processed seaweed material having a solids content of less than 25% by weight solids, using shear stress treatment. The carrageenan products comprise at least about 60% by weight of carrageenan a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163579 | Method of making water resistant corrugated boards A method of using a water-based boron-containing suspension as a source of boron additive is disclosed. The method includes adding the suspension into a mixing or reaction zone during the preparation of starch-based adhesives. The suspension includes a boron compoun... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163580 | Aluminum flake pigment, paint composition and ink composition containing the same, and films thereof In order to provide an aluminum flake pigment having excellent metallic luster, fine-grainedness and a plating-like appearance presenting silvery classiness, an aluminum flake pigment, obtained by grinding aluminum powder in an organic solvent, having an average thi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157514 | Golf ball core compositions Golf ball compositions including novel processing aids, e.g., metal salts of unsaturated fatty acids, high styrene resins, transpolyisoprene, and transpolybutadiene, for inclusion in rubber-based compositions that reduce safety risks, mixer down time, increase dispe... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144925 | Fire resistance acoustic foam A macrocellular foam is described having improved cell size and Fire-test-response Characteristics, among other features, which is obtained by selecting a particle size less than 1 micron for the flame retardant adjuvant. The inventors found that the amount of fire ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144936 | Solvent-containing compositions based on polychloroprene Solvent-containing compositions based on polychloroprene, and solvent-containing zinc oxide dispersions which are stable in storage, that can be used in adhesive and sealant compositions. The compositions can be prepared by mixing the polychloroprene composition and... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7098249 | Highly stabilized colloidal system for improving the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of building materials A highly stabilized colloidal system is disclosed comprising (a) 30 to 45 volume percent of a liquid phase comprising C15–C20 saturated hydrocarbons, C18–C25 unsaturated hydrocarbons and paraffinic mineral oil; and (b) 55 to 70 volume percent of a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7052630 | Resin additive composition and process for producing the same In this application is disclosed a resin additive composition which can by produced by precipitating a calix(n+m+l)arene represented by the following general formula (2) and in a dissolved state together with or at the same time at least one functional ingredient se... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037439 | Emollient carrier gel A waxy solid having ultrafine particles homogeneously distributed in a mixture of vegetable oil and waxy solid, the oil being present in a major proportion by weight, forms a homogeneous colloidal solution which is then cooled and subjected to high shear to form ult... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026392 | Resin for pigment dispersion This invention relates to the use of a copolymer of polymerizable unsaturated monomer containing at least one kind of ionic functional group selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salt group and sulfonic acid group, nonionic polymerizable unsatura... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026361 | Composition comprising ubiquinone This invention relates to a composition comprising ubiquinone having superior dispersion-stability in an aqueous solution and high bioavailability. The ubiquinone(s) is dispersed and emulsified in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble material in the presence of an... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007805 | Hydroxamate composition and method for froth flotation The invention relates to a hydroxamate composition for collection of minerals by froth flotation, the composition including an aqueous mixture of hydroxamate wherein the pH of the composition is at least 11 and a method of collecting mineral values from an aqueous o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6896958 | Substantially transparent, abrasion-resistant films containing surface-treated nanocrystalline particles A film-forming composition contains surface-treated nanocrystalline particles dispersed in a cross-linkable resin. A substantially transparent, abrasion-resistant film is formed from the film-forming composition. Processes for preparing the film-forming composition ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6889471 | Polyacrylamide suspensions for soil conditioning A stable aqueous suspension of water-soluble polyacrylamide particles is in a saturated solution of an ammonium salt. The polyacrylamide particles are characterized by a particle size of about −150 mesh, and preferably −270 mesh, with −400 mesh most preferred.... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6878182 | Method of making tungsten carbide based hard metals The present invention relates to economic and environment-friendly slurries and their preparation, handling, and spray drying for the production of cemented carbide based hard metals. The slurry is ethanol-water based and contains metallic and metal carbide raw mate... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6849686 | Polymeric pigment dispersant utilized as a grind resin for pigments and method of preparing the same The present invention is directed to a polymeric pigment dispersant to be used as a grind resin to incorporate pigment into a pigment dispersion for a coating composition. The polymeric pigment dispersant is the reaction product of dipentaerylthritol, hexahydrophtha... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6846619 | Dye dispersion liquid and thermosensitive recording material using the same There is provided a leuco dye dispersion liquid for a thermosensitive recording material wherein the leuco dye is being dispersed with an anionic surfactant and an nonionic surfactant, while average particle diameter of the leuco dye ranges from 0.10 μm to 0.30 μm... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846435 | Method for producting metal oxides dispersibles in organic solvents The present invention relates to a process for preparing metal oxides or metal aquoxides, especially alumina hydrates which can be dispersed in organic solvents, and to sulfonic acid-modified metal oxides or metal aquoxides that can be prepared by this process. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6811723 | Organic sol and solid compound based on titanium oxide and amphiphilic compound and preparation methods An organic sol is disclosed comprising titanium oxide particles; an organic liquid phase and at least am amphiphilic compound selected among polyethylene phosphate alkyl ethers. In a first embodiment, the method for preparing said sol mixes said amphiphilic compound... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6797329 | Antifoulant dispersant and method Disclosed is a dispersant that can be used to prevent compressors fouling. The dispersant is particularly useful in applications such as the prevention of fouling of compressor blades in compressors used for ethylene production. The dispersant is an admixture of the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6696084 | Spray drying process and compositions of fenofibrate The present invention relates to a novel spray drying process for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions containing small particles of phospholipid-stabilized fenofibrate. This invention also relates to spray dried powdered compositions prepared a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6669752 | Small particle polyacrylamide for soil conditioning A method of producing an aqueous solution of water-soluble polyacrylamide (PAM) with a concentration of at least about 5 grams per liter includes the steps of providing a monovalent or divalent cation salt solution, and preferably a calcium salt solution,... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6656985 | Coloring material and color filter There are provided a pigment-containing coloring material stably dispersible in a high concentration in various organic solvents, and a process for producing the same. The production process of the coloring material is characterized by comprising the step... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6649675 | Metallic gloss image composition and method for fabricating the same A metallic gloss image composition including a hydromorphic solvent and a polsulfurnitride derivative dissolved in the hydromorphic solvent. The polysulfurnitride derivative has the following formula: R1--(--S.dbd.N--)n --R2. Instead of the hyd... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6596337 | Food composition in the form of a dry emulsion, preparation method and use thereof The invention concerns a dry emulsion characterised in that it is obtained by drying a dispersion of at least a weakly soluble edible substance also called active substance (MA) in a continuous phase comprising: at least an emulsifier (E) containing at le... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589446 | Ceramic slurry composition A ceramic slurry composition has a powdered ceramic uniformly dispersed therein without excessive damage thereto. A method for producing a ceramic green sheet using the ceramic slurry composition and a method for producing multilayer ceramic electronic de... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586574 | Stabilization of freeze-dried cake The invention relates to the use of glycylglycine, optionally in combination with a sugar, and/or a sugar alcohol, and/or an amino acid, as a bulking agent in freeze-drying.... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6569405 | Preparation of diagnostic agents Microcapsules are prepared by a process comprising the steps of (i) spray-drying a solution or dispersion of a wall-forming material in order to obtain intermediate microcapsules and (ii) reducing the water-solubility of at least the outside of the interm... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6540942 | Nonaqueous compositions and additives therefor Nonaqueous compositions comprising at least one product of the reaction between A) a linking agent of formula I R4 (Y)3 (I) Wherein each Y group is a halogen atom or one Y group is a halogen atom and two Y groups represent an epoxy oxyge... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6531273 | Dispersions of ionic liquids for photothermographic systems and methods of making such systems This invention involves dispersions comprising ionic liquids and a non-ionic surfactant, optionally further comprising a photographically useful compound such as a dye-forming coupler. Such dispersions form coatings that are relatively free of physical de... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6500534 | Powder-coated substrates with topcoat based on silanes containing epoxide groups The invention relates to powder-coated substrates bearing on a powder-coated surface a scratch-resistant and abrasion-resistant topcoat of a coating material which comprises: a) condensates based on hydrolyzable silanes containing at least one non-hydroly... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6468488 | Mg-Al anionic clay having 3R2 stacking The present invention pertains to Mg--Al anionic clay having 3R2 stacking. This new polytype of anionic clay has a three-layer repeat, but it has a different interlayer arrangement than the conventional 3R1 hydrotalcite. Said new pol... | 10/22/2002 |
