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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8343392 | Composite material and production process of dispersant A composite material is constituted by fine nano-oxide particles, a dispersant, and a transparent resin material. The dispersant includes a polymer of vinyl monomer having a binding acidic group. When φ is a dimensionless number defined by an average particle size ... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8323536 | Near-infrared absorbing dye, near-infrared absorptive film-forming composition, and near-infrared absorptive film A near-infrared absorbing dye has an anion of formula (1) wherein A1 is H or CF3, R0 is OH or —OC(═O)—R′, and R′ is a monovalent hydrocarbon group. The dye has excellent solvent solubility as well as good optical properties... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8303863 | Infrared absorptive compound, and fine particle containing the compound A fine particle which contains a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1a and R1b may be the same or different, and each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl gro... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8293150 | Near-infrared absorbing material The invention provides a near-infrared absorbing material, including: at least one of at least one singlet oxygen scavengers, at least one radical scavenger, and at least one antioxidant; and at least one near-infrared absorbing compound obtained by oxidation of a c... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8277702 | Near infrared absorbing agent and near infrared absorbing film Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a near infrared absorbing agent. The method includes admixing tungsten trioxide and a reducing agent in water and allowing for a partial reduction of the tungsten trioxides to yield the near infrared absorbing agent. ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8268202 | Potassium cesium tungsten bronze particles Disclosed are potassium cesium tungsten bronze solid solution particles of the formula KxCsyWOz, where x+y≦1 and 2≦z≦3. The particles are for instance micron or nano scaled particles. Also disclosed are organic or inorganic com... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8220379 | Camouflage in the near ultraviolet spectrum A UV camouflaging substance, in the form of a solid, powder, paste, film, or liquid, can be applied to objects such as fabrics to match the ultraviolet reflectivity of the objects with their immediate surroundings. Embodiments are transparent to visible and IR light... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8052899 | Heptarylene-and octarylenetetracarboximides and preparation thereof The present invention relates to heptarylene- and octarylenetetracarboximides of the general formula (I) to precursors thereof or mixtures thereof, and to processes for their preparation and to their use. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7919018 | Photoactive taggant materials comprising semiconductor nanoparticles and lanthanide ions This invention provides, in one aspect, a procedure to use optically transparent nanocrystalline quantum dots to absorb UV light. This absorption process leads to an energy transfer to a chemically bound and chelated lanthanide ion that may emit light in either the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7875215 | Near-infrared-absorbing material and near-infrared-absorbing filter The invention provides a near-infrared-absorbing material comprising at least one first compound selected from the group consisting of a singlet oxygen scavenger, a radical trapping agent and an antioxidant and at least one second compound represented by the followi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7785502 | Method of enabling entry of data into a computer system via a printed form A method of enabling entry of data into a computer system via a printed form is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing the printed form, the form containing human-readable information and machine-readable coded data, the coded data being indicati... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7585436 | Polymer films comprising stabilized infrared absorbing agents The present invention includes polymer films that comprise lanthanum hexaboride and an epoxy agent. The lanthanum hexaboride and epoxy agent can be incorporated into or onto a polymer film in any suitable manner. The addition of an epoxy agent surprisingly provides ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7553432 | Infrared absorbent, electrophotographic toner, and image forming apparatus using electrophotographic toner The present invention provides an infrared absorbent having a light absorption peak in the infrared region and a crystallinity of 20 to 80%, an electrophotographic toner including the infrared absorbent, and an image forming apparatus having an electrophotographic i... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7521006 | Diimmonium compound and use thereof Disclosed is a near-infrared absorbing compound which does not contain antimony or arsenic, and has excellent stability, especially excellent heat resistance, light resistance and moist heat resistance. Also disclosed are a near-infrared absorbing filter, which is p... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7401817 | Invisible, machine-detectable security marking, production of the security marking, and security system comprising this security marking The invention relates to a security marking whose level of proof against forgery is greater than that of known security markings, comprising liquid-crystalline material with chiral phase, wherein the security marking is imperceptible to the eye and the properties of... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7374822 | Near-infrared ray-shielding paint, near-infrared ray-shielding laminate obtained therefrom and production method thereof A near-infrared ray shielding paint capable of forming a coating that exhibits high light transmission coefficient in visible light region while having high shielding capability in near-infrared region and exhibits little chromaticity change even in harsh environmen... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357981 | Optical filter An optical filter comprising a transparent support having a tensile impact strength of 392 kJ/m2 or more having provided thereon a filter layer having an absorption maximum in the range of from 560 to 620 nm. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320826 | Photochromic articles with reduced temperature dependency and methods for preparation Described are photochromic articles that include a substrate, a temperature dependent reducing amount of at least one organic photochromic material (b) that changes from more absorbing to less absorbing of radiation in its activating spectral absorbance as the tempe... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7288497 | Ceramic powder A ceramic powder including silicon dioxide, iron oxide, iron, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide, and a trace element group. The silicon dioxide occupies the powder of total weight from 81% to 86%; the iron oxide occupies the powder of total weight from 12% to 16%; the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282164 | Stabilized dithiolene inkjet inks This application relates to a stabilized ink composition comprising an IR-absorbing metal-dithiolene dye and a singlet oxygen quencher. Ink compositions of this type are especially suitable for use in netpage and Hyperlabel systems. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276188 | Organic dye molecules and nonlinear optical polymeric compounds containing chromophores Organic dye molecular materials prepared by coupling existing organic chromophore molecules to benzene or carbazole derivatives and nonlinear optical polymeric compounds having polyimide repeating units coupled with the organic dye molecular material are provided. T... | 10/02/2007 |
| RE39858 | Infrared absorption filter The infrared absorption filter of the present invention has a transmittance of not higher than 30% in the near-infrared region in the wavelength range of 800 to 1100 nm; a difference of 10% or less between a maximum value and a minimum value of transmittance in the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39857 | Infrared absorption filter The infrared absorption filter of the present invention has a transmittance of not higher than 30% in the near-infrared region in the wavelength range of 800 to 1100 nm; a difference of 10% or less between a maximum value and a minimum value of transmittance in the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262252 | Nonlinear optical materials comprising fluorine-containing polymer There is provided a fluorine-containing resin composition which is used for nonlinear optical material and comprises (I) a fluorine-containing prepolymer and (II) an organic compound exhibiting a second- or higher-order nonlinear optical effect, in which the fluorin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250454 | Conductive nanocomposite films Methods for preparing low resistivity nanocomposite layers that simultaneously offer optical clarity, wear resistance and superior functional performance. Nanofillers and a substance having a polymer are mixed. Both low-loaded and highly-loaded nanocomposites are in... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244376 | Hexaboride particles, hexaboride particle dispersion, and article making use of hexaboride particles or hexaboride particle dispersion In hexaboride particles having particles of a hexaboride of at least one element (X) selected from Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sr and Ca, or a dispersion of such particles, the surfaces of the hexaboride particles have physically been ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241404 | Resin composition, optical filter and plasma display A resin composition which can enhance the heat resistance and the humidity resistance of a dye possessing the maximum absorption at wavelengths in the range of 380–780 nm is provided. It is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing 5–100 wt. % of a m... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241500 | Colored roofing granules with increased solar heat reflectance, solar heat-reflective shingles, and process for producing same Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by colored infrared pigment, light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238734 | Optical filters from nanocomposites Methods for preparing optical filter nanocomposites from nanopowders. Both low-loaded and highly-loaded nanocomposites are included. Nanoscale coated and un-coated fillers may be used. Nanocomposite filter layers may be prepared on substrates. Gradient nanocomposite... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238801 | Phthalocyanine compound, method for production thereof, and near infrared absorbing dye and near infrared absorbing filter using same A phthalocyanine compound (1) of a specific structure excelling in ability to absorb near infrared, ability to effect selective absorption of near infrared radiation particularly in a wavelength range exceeding 920 nm and falling short of 1050 nm, solubility in a so... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233739 | Optical bit stream reader system An all optical fiber bit stream reader system for examining the data contents of an optical fiber involving the conversion of a temporal timing signal into a spatially located signal is provided. The invention generally comprises generating and detecting a signal in... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223799 | Color-developing composition and cosmetic, fragrance products and miscellaneous goods for display with the use of the same The invention provides a color-developing composition without using a pigment or dye and capable of being colored sustainably and stably after mixing two liquid phases which are colorless before mixing. The composition consists of two discrete liquid phases, wherein... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208510 | Fungicidal combinations of active substances The present invention relates to fungicidally active compound combinations of a fluorobenzothiazole derivative of the formula (I) and at least one of the compounds listed in the disclosure. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204941 | Water-based dithiolene infrared inkjet inks The present invention provides an IR-absorbing dye suitable for formulating a water-based inkjet ink, said dye being of formula (I): wherein: M is selected from Ni, Pd or Pt; R10 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192897 | Near-infrared light-absorbing glass, near-infrared light-absorbing element, near-infrared light-absorbing filter, and method of manufacturing near-infrared light-absorbing formed glass article, and copper-containing glass Provided are near-infrared light-absorbing glass in which good color compensating characteristics are maintained even without containing harmful arsenic, permitting the thinning of the glass, and having good weatherability and forming properties; a near-infrared lig... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194198 | Sauna far infrared heat emitting article and method The present invention provides a far infrared heat emitting article for a sauna. The article includes a heating element, for emitting far infrared heat in the far infrared wavelength range. It also includes a supporting-encapsulating element, for supporting the heat... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189014 | Production process of light amount-adjusting member, light amount-adjusting member, light amount-adjusting device and photographing apparatus A process for producing a light amount-adjusting member, such as an ND filter, that comprises the steps of providing a transparent base material and a coloring liquid; and applying a coloring liquid to the base material by ejecting the coloring liquid to the base ma... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183337 | Optically clear nanocomposites and products using nanoscale fillers Methods for preparing nanocomposites that enable films with optical clarity, wear resistance and superior functional performance. Nanofillers and a substance having a polymer are mixed. Both low-loaded and highly-loaded nanocomposites are included. Nanocomposite fil... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179512 | Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method of same A liquid crystal display which has spacers reliably joined with a pair of substrates of the liquid crystal display by using spacers adapted to the purpose with respect to material, structure, method of joining with the substrates, etc. A pair of substrates can be re... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166366 | Protective and/or diffusion barrier layer A composite comprises a chemical, mechanical and/or optical protective and/or diffusion barrier layer disposed on a metal or plastic substrate. The layer consists of an organic layer matrix with metal-containing particles dispersed therein, the metal-containing orga... | 01/23/2007 |
