Abstract: A composite material includes a polymer matrix and a pigment dispersed in the polymer matrix. The pigment includes an alumina hydrate particulate material and a dye. The dye is covalently bonded to a surface of the alumina hydrate particulate material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 4, 2011
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
Inventors:
Catherine Bianchi, Shamshad Noor, Christopher Mirley, Ralph Bauer, Doruk O. Yener