Patents by Inventor Yves Grandidier

Yves Grandidier 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).

  • Patent number: 6913642
    Abstract: Substantially crystalline organic pigments characterized by small particle size and narrow particle size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter
  • Patent number: 6911075
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises subjecting a crude pigment or mixture of crude pigments and a crystalline inorganic salt or mixture of crystalline inorganic salts together, essentially in the absence of other constituents, to the action of a rotor having a tangential speed of at least 10 m/s, so that a temperature of at least 80° C. is attained by means of friction effects; and subsequently kneading the product of this treatment with an organic liquid, during which it is possible if desired to add additional substances selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts, inert additives and colorant. These pigments and their use in polymers, printing inks and colours filters are also claimed. The invention in particular relates to a novel pigment form of Pigment Violet 23 obtained by above-mentioned process and having higher colour strength and colour saturation as well as excellent other applications properties in particular in printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter, Takashi Deno
  • Patent number: 6911074
    Abstract: This invention relates to 1,4-diketopyrrolo[3,4c]-pyrrole pigments of the formula characterized by desirable color properties and novel visible absorbance spectra with a steep slope on the bathochromic side of the absorption maximum in the range of from 500 to 650 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter
  • Publication number: 20040261662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter, Takashi Deno
  • Publication number: 20040250732
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter, Takashi Deno
  • Publication number: 20040250733
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter, Takashi Deno
  • Publication number: 20030127023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter, Takashi Deno
  • Patent number: 6544325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pigmentary solid solutions comprising copper phthalocyanine (Pigment Blue 15; C.I. 74160) as host and other blue to violet pigments as guests. Preferred hosts are the &agr; (Pigment Blue 15:1), &bgr; (Pigment Blue 15:3) and &egr; (Pigment Blue 15:6) crystal forms of copper phthalocyanine, especially the &egr; crystal form. The present invention also relates to dispersions comprising solid solutions as pigment particles, and pigment derivatives as rheology improvers. Preferred dispersions of solid solutions in the e crystal lattice may be used in particular to prepare color filters for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). The present invention also includes a process for preparing the dispersions of the invention, the solid solutions themselves, and the use thereof to pigment high molecular mass organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Véronique Hall-Goulle, Gerardus De Keyzer, Yves Grandidier
  • Patent number: 6517630
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pigment of the formula which, in a gravure ink, has a lightness L* of not more than 48, a chroma C* of at least 53 and a hue angle h of from 295 to 315.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Urs Schlatter
  • Patent number: 6506244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new polymorphic pigmentary form of phthalocyanines, the preparation therof by salt-milling a phthalocyanine crude in the presence of a water-soluble neutral organic liquid, and some uses thereof. These phthalocyanines are stable &bgr;-like mixed-phase (the &agr; phase being totally absent) and have excellent pigmentary properties, which makes them suitable for example as pigments for electrophotographic toners. wherein M is two hydrogens or monovalent metals, a bivalent metal, or a bivalent oxometal, hydroxymetal or halogenometal moiety, with the proviso that the metal is not copper, and each X independently from all others is hydrogen or halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nagasue, Yves Grandidier, Keisuke Hirano
  • Patent number: 6494947
    Abstract: The invention relates to crimson-colored pigment mixtures comprising 1,4-diketo-2,5-dihydro-3,6-diarylpyrrolo[3,4c]pyrrole and quinacridone pigments in separate crystalline phases, having a high tinctorial strength combined with other excellent application properties. The pigments according to the invention can be used in printing inks, especially in printing inks for polychromatic printed products. A substantial constituent of the pigment mixtures according to the invention is 1,4-diketo-2,5-dihydro-3,6-di(4′-chlorophenyl)pyrrolo[3,4c]pyrrole or 2,9-dichloroquinacridone, which are subjected to kneading with a crystalline inorganic salt and a neutral organic liquid. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of such pigment compositions, the use thereof in the production of printing inks, and such printing inks themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hanspeter Hauser, Yves Grandidier, Klaus Ruf
  • Publication number: 20020014183
    Abstract: The invention relates to pigmentary solid solutions comprising copper phthalocyanine (Pigment Blue 15; C.I. 74160) as host and other blue to violet pigments as guests. Preferred hosts are the &agr; (Pigment Blue 15:1), &bgr; (Pigment Blue 15:3) and &egr; (Pigment Blue 15:6) crystal forms of copper phthalocyanine, especially the &egr; crystal form. Monophase solid solutions are preferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Veronique Hall-Goulle, Gerardus De Keyzer, Yves Grandidier
  • Patent number: 6001168
    Abstract: Pigment dispersions comprisinga polymer,a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## and a water-free solvent ora water-containing solvent,process for their preparation and also the use of (I) and the pigment dispersions of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Veronique Hall-Goulle, Yves Grandidier, Hanspeter Hauser