Patents by Inventor Gerhard Pfaff
Gerhard Pfaff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11891542Abstract: Alpha-Alumina flakes having a particle thickness of 130-400 nm, a D50-value of 15-30 ?m, a D90-value of 30-45 ?m and a D10-value of <9.5 ?m. Use of the alumina flakes in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations. Also, use of the alumina flakes as a substrate for effect pigments and in organic dyes.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Noriyuki Matsuda, Katsuhisa Nitta
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Patent number: 11891541Abstract: Alpha-Alumina flakes having a particle thickness of 130-400 nm, a D50-value of 15-30 ?m, a D90-value of 30-45 ?m and a D10-value of <9.5 ?m. Use of the alumina flakes in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations. Also, use of the alumina flakes as a substrate for effect pigments and in organic dyes.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Noriyuki Matsuda, Katsuhisa Nitta
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Patent number: 11773270Abstract: The present invention relates to effect pigments which are based on flake-form substrates having a circular form factor of 1.2-2 and are coated with at least one high-refractive-index layer, and to the use thereof, inter alia in paints, coatings, printing inks, plastics and in cosmetic formulations.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Gerhard Pfaff, Stephanie Andes, Klaus Ambrosius, Ralf Petry, Michael Roesler, Sabine Schoen
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Publication number: 20220251403Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Publication number: 20220243076Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Patent number: 11180659Abstract: A blended composition containing uncoated Al2O3 flakes having a thickness of ?500 nm and a D50-value of 15-30 ?m and a D90-value of 30-45 ?m, and/or coated Al2O3 flakes having a thickness of ?500 nm and a D50-value of 15-30 ?m and a D90-value of 30-45 ?m, which have been coated with at least one layer of a metal oxide, mixtures of at least two metal oxides, metal, metal sulphide, titanium suboxide, titanium oxynitride, FeO(OH), metal alloys and/or rare earth compounds, and their use in various formulations.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Fumiko Sasaki, Satoru Kobayashi, Koshiro Kunii, Yuji Takenaka, Katsuhisa Nitta
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Patent number: 11142649Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments. and organic dyes.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Fumiko Sasaki, Satoru Kobayashi, Koshiro Kunii, Yuji Takenaka, Katsuhisa Nitta
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Publication number: 20200339820Abstract: The present invention relates to effect pigments which are based on flake-form substrates having a circular form factor of 1.2-2 and are coated with at least one high-refractive-index layer, and to the use thereof, inter alia in paints, coatings, printing inks, plastics and in cosmetic formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Gerhard PFAFF, Stephanie ANDES, Klaus AMBROSIUS, Ralf PETRY, Michael ROESLER, Sabine SCHOEN
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Publication number: 20200231827Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Publication number: 20200231828Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Patent number: 10647861Abstract: Alpha-Alumina flakes having a particle thickness of 130-400 nm, a D50-value of 15-30 ?m, a D90-value of 30-45 ?m and a D10-value of <9.5 ?m. Use of the alumina flakes in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations. Also, use of the alumina flakes as a substrate for effect pigments and in organic dyes.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Noriyuki Matsuda, Katsuhisa Nitta
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Publication number: 20190330475Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments. and organic dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Fumiko SASAKI, Satoru KOBAYASHI, Koshiro KUNII, Yuji TAKENAKA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Patent number: 10457812Abstract: Alpha-Alumina flakes having a particle thickness of 550-1000 nm, a D50-value of 15-30 ?m, a D90-value of 30-45 ?m and a D10-value of ?9.0 ?m. Use of the alumina flakes in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations. Also, use of the alumina flakes as a substrate for effect pigments and in organic dyes.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Fumiko Sasaki, Satoru Kobayashi, Koshiro Kunii, Yuji Takenaka, Katsuhisa Nitta
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Publication number: 20190322871Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments. and organic dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Fumiko SASAKI, Satoru KOBAYASHI, Koshiro KUNII, Yuji TAKENAKA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Patent number: 10280308Abstract: The present invention relates to silver-colored effect pigments having a strong sparkle effect based on Al2O3 flakes and to the use thereof in paints, button pastes, automotive paints, automotive refinish paints, powder coatings, printing inks, security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, paper, for coating seed, in security applications, as dopant for the laser marking of plastics and papers, as additive for the laser welding of plastics, in cosmetic formulations and for the preparation of pigment preparations and dry preparations.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Johann Dietz, Cornelia Foerderer, Nicole Haferkorn, Gerhard Pfaff, Doreen McFarlane
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Publication number: 20170130054Abstract: The present invention relates to silver-coloured effect pigments having a strong sparkle effect based on Al2O3 flakes and to the use thereof in paints, button pastes, automotive paints, automotive refinish paints, powder coatings, printing inks, security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, paper, for coating seed, in security applications, as dopant for the laser marking of plastics and papers, as additive for the laser welding of plastics, in cosmetic formulations and for the preparation of pigment preparations and dry preparations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Johann DIETZ, Cornelia FOERDERER, Nicole HAFERKORN, Gerhard PFAFF, Doreen MCFARLANE
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Publication number: 20160068683Abstract: The present invention relates to effect pigments which are based on flake-form substrates having a circular form factor of 1.2-2 and are coated with at least one high-refractive-index layer, and to the use thereof, inter alia in paints, coatings, printing inks, plastics and in cosmetic formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Gerhard PFAFF, Stephanie ANDES, Klaus AMBROSIUS, Ralf PETRY, Michael ROESLER, Sabine SCHOEN
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Patent number: 8906504Abstract: The present invention relates to pigments comprising a substrate and, applied thereto, an iron-containing coating comprising metallic iron, process for the preparation of the pigments according to the invention, and the use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Helge Bettina Kniess, Gerhard Pfaff
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Publication number: 20140322536Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Katsuhisa NITTA
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Publication number: 20140322534Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments. and organic dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Gerhard PFAFF, Sabine SCHOEN, Fumiko SASAKI, Satoru KOBAYASHI, Koshiro KUNII, Yuji TAKENAKA, Katsuhisa NITTA