Patents by Inventor Mats Idvall

Mats 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
    Publication number: 20060157212
    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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Berube, Mats Idvall, Andrew Negele, Ivan Petrovic, Scott Hedrick