Abstract: Systems and methods of making and using fine particle materials in pigment blends and for using the aforementioned pigment blends in paint, coating, or coloring compositions are provided. This invention further provides systems and methods of enhancing the visual appearance of a variety of substrates by introducing a paint, coating, or coloring composition to the substrate. The fine particle materials of the present invention have a substantially random geometric shape, a particle size less than about 100 microns, and help provide both functional and visual enhancing properties to compositions and substrates containing these fine particle materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 2002
Date of Patent:
August 12, 2003
Assignee:
Ameritech Holding Corporation
Inventors:
Guido Greco, Vincent Pernice, Barry E. Scheetz
Abstract: Systems and methods of making and using fine particle materials in pigment blends and for using the aforementioned pigment blends in paint, coating, or coloring compositions are provided. This invention further provides systems and methods of enhancing the visual appearance of a variety of substrates by introducing a paint, coating, or coloring composition to the substrate. The fine particle materials of the present invention have a substantially random geometric shape, a particle size less than about 100 microns, and help provide both functional and visual enhancing properties to compositions and substrates containing these fine particle materials.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 16, 2002
Publication date:
January 2, 2003
Applicant:
Ameritech Holding Corporation, a corporation of New York
Inventors:
Guido Greco, Vincent Pernice, Barry E. Scheetz
Abstract: Systems and methods of making and using fine particle materials in pigment blends and for using the aforementioned pigment blends in paint, coating, or coloring compositions are provided. This invention further provides systems and methods of enhancing the visual appearance of a variety of substrates by introducing a paint, coating, or coloring composition to the substrate. The fine particle materials of the present invention have a substantially random geometric shape, a particle size less than about 100 microns, and help provide both functional and visual enhancing properties to compositions and substrates containing these fine particle materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 30, 2000
Date of Patent:
September 10, 2002
Assignee:
Ameritech Holdings Corporation
Inventors:
Guido Greco, Vincent Pernice, Barry E. Scheetz
Abstract: Systems and methods of making and using fine particle materials in pigment blends and for using the aforementioned pigment blends in paint, coating, or coloring compositions are provided. This invention further provides systems and methods of enhancing the visual appearance of a variety of substrates by introducing a paint, coating, or coloring composition to the substrate. The fine particle materials of the present invention have a substantially random geometric shape, a particle size less than about 100 microns, and help provide both functional and visual enhancing properties to compositions and substrates containing these fine particle materials.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 16, 2001
Publication date:
January 3, 2002
Applicant:
Ameritech Holdings Corporation, a Corporation of New York