Patents by Inventor Mats F. Idvall

Mats F. Idvall 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).

  • Pigment
    Patent number: 7811375
    Abstract: A heated mixture comprising dehydroxylated kaolin and a high refractive index pigment is disclosed. When the dehydroxylated kaolin is metakaolin, the heated mixture has a GE brightness greater than 86% and a Hunter yellowness index of less than about 11. When the dehydroxylated kaolin is fully calcined kaolin, the heated mixture has a GE brightness greater than 89%. The heated mixture is advantageously used in decorative paper. Also disclosed are methods of using and making the decorative paper, and decorative laminates containing the decorative paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Richard R. Berube, Mats F. Idvall, Andrew R. Negele, Ivan Petrovic, Scott A. Hedrick