Patents by Inventor Kim Diane Gooding

Kim Diane Gooding 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).

  • Yellow pigment blend for hot melt traffic markings
    Patent number: 6036764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yellow pigment blend containing a) a yellow nickel titanate pigment, b) a yellow bismuth vanadate, and c) a yellow isoindolinone pigment, wherein a hardened pigmented article resulting from the blend is characterized according to the CIE tristimulus values system by having a value for Y of at least about 36, a value for x between 0.48 and 0.51 and a value for y between 0.44 and 0.47. The yellow pigment blend has very good heat resistance for hot melt application and very good lightfastness for long term durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kim Diane Gooding, James Martin Delaney