The Pigment Is Inorganic Patents (Class 106/31.9)
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Publication number: 20120006225Abstract: An ink composition contains an organic solvent, a metal pigment, and a silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 30 cSt in a proportion of 0.01% by mass or more and less than 0.5% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink composition. The value of expression (1) is 0.1 or more and less than 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Kazuaki TSUKIANA, Takashi OYANAGI
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Publication number: 20110319498Abstract: A multilayer effect pigment includes a transparent substrate, a layer of high refractive index material on the substrate, and alternating layers of low refractive index and high refractive index materials on the first layer, the total number of layers being an odd number of at least three, all adjacent layers differing in refractive index by at least about 0.2 and at least one of the layers having an optical thickness which is different from all of the other layers. The resulting multilayer effect pigment is not a quarter-wave stack. The present effect pigments may be used in cosmetic and industrial applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Daniel S. Fuller, Curtis J. Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20110308426Abstract: The present invention provides an ink for inkjet printing. The ink contains an aqueous vehicle, a pigment colorant and an effective amount of a bleed control agent selected from benzyl glycerol, 3-phenoxy-1,2-propanediol and any combination thereof. The ink exhibits reduced intercolor bleed when printed, for example, on plain paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Jose Esteban Valentini, Gregory Paul Morris
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Publication number: 20110308427Abstract: The present invention provides an ink for inkjet printing. The ink contains an aqueous vehicle, a self-dispersing pigment and an effective amount of a biopolymer as a bleed control agent. The ink exhibits reduced intercolor bleed when printed, for example, on plain paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Jose Esteban Valentini, Gregory Paul Morris
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Publication number: 20110300084Abstract: A detoxification method for obtaining a pigment compound free from acute and chronic aquatic ecotoxicity by mixing at least one zinc-based component with good anti-corrosive properties but high toxicity-with a phosphate or hydrogen phosphate of a magnesium, sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, aluminum, ammonium, or organic type or any other compound based on such cations, such as carbonates, oxides, silicates, phosphites, pyrophosphates or phosphonates, said phosphates or hydrogen carbonates or carbonates or oxides or silicates or phosphites or pyrophosphates freed from toxicity enabling a very considerable reduction of the toxic power of said zinc-based component, while maintaining the good anti-corrosive properties thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES COULEURS ZINCIQUESInventors: Christelle Berteloot, Vincent Ernst, Ludovic Mavel
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Publication number: 20110297039Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine-readable security element for security products which comprises at least one particulate substance having electroluminescent properties and a transparent, electrically conductive pigment, to a priming ink for the production of a security element of this type, and to a security product which includes the security element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Burkhard KRIETSCH, Matthias Kuntz, Oliver Muth, Manfred Paeschke, Jakob Kuen
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Patent number: 8066912Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method, includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; sugar alcohol derived from a disaccharide; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. H shown in the following formula (I) is 0.10 to 0.80.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Naoyuki Toyoda
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Publication number: 20110281032Abstract: An ink composition includes an aluminum pigment, a white pigment, and a dispersion solvent, wherein the ink composition has a structure in which the aluminum pigment is dispersed in the dispersion solvent and the content of the white pigment is 0.01% to 10% based on the content of the aluminum pigment, or includes silver particles, a white pigment, and water, wherein the particle diameter d90 in the particle diameter accumulation curve of the silver particles is 50 nm to 1 ?m, the ink composition has a structure in which the silver particles are dispersed in the water, and the content of the white pigment is 1% to 10% based on the content of the silver particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Kagata, Kiyohiko Takemoto, Tsuyoshi Sano, Shiki Hirata, Naoki Koike
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Patent number: 8048214Abstract: A conductive ink containing a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer contains at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, and it use in a method for making a conductive circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton UniversityInventors: Robert K. Prud'Homme, Ilhan A. Aksay
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Publication number: 20110256194Abstract: The present invention relates to a pearl pigment obtained by coating the surface of a flaky powder with a colored metal or a colored metal oxide and further coating the surface of the above colored metal- or colored metal oxide-coated flaky powder with a colorless metal or a colorless metal oxide, wherein when the pearl pigment is applied onto the surface of black artificial leather in an average amount of 0.05 mg/cm2 and the intensity of light reflected from the pearl pigment is measured using illuminant C at a 2° viewing angle with a spectrophotometric colorimeter which is provided with a sheet polarizer S on the light incident side and a sheet polarizer P on the light receiving side, the powder reflection light which is incident to the pearl pigment as a measurement sample at an angle of 45° to the direction normal to the surface of the sample and is received in the direction normal to the surface of the sample has absolute values a* and b* of 10 or less, and make-up cosmetics containing the pearl pigment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicants: Nihon Koken Kogyo KK, Kao CorporationInventors: Eiichiro MISAKI, Hiroyuki SHIOMI, Maoya ADACHI, Takahiro KAIDA
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Patent number: 8038785Abstract: A black ink composition that contains metal particles having a silver tin alloy region as its colorant.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kazuhito Miyake
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Publication number: 20110236816Abstract: The invention relates to carbon black having a C-14 content greater than 0.05 Bq/g and a ratio ?D50/Dmode of the aggregate size distribution of less than 0.7. The carbon black is produced by thermal oxidative pyrolysis or thermal cleavage of the carbon black raw material in that the carbon black raw material contains renewable carbon black raw materials and an oxygen deficiency is present in the pyrolysis/cleavage reaction. The carbon blacks can be used in rubber and rubber mixtures, plastic, printing inks, inks, inkjet inks, toners, lacquers, paints, paper, adhesives, batteries, pastes, bitumens, concrete, and other building materials and as reducing agents in metallurgy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Evonik Carbon Black GmbHInventors: Michael Stanyschöfsky, Gernot Meinerzhagen, Paul Messer, Joachim Fröhlich
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Publication number: 20110237683Abstract: The present invention relates to pigment compositions with improved and adjustable sparkling effect comprising A) a platelet-like perlite; and B) an effect pigment; and a process for their production and their use in paints, ink-jet printing, for dyeing textiles, for pigmenting coatings (paints), printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, glazes for ceramics and glass. The pigment compositions show an improved sparkle effect; in particular an attractive high sparkle intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Raimund Schmid, Carolyn Lavallee, Steven A. Jones, James Carroll
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Publication number: 20110229643Abstract: An ink set containing at least one ink of which viscosity at 70° C. is 100 mPa·s or more, and at least one ink of which color hue is the same as the above ink and of which viscosity at 70° C. is 30 mPa·s or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Naotaka WACHI
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Patent number: 8017043Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; xylitol; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. H shown in the following formula (I) is 0.10 to 0.70, and H = OH ? ( A ) Mw ? ( A ) ? X ? ( A ) + OH ? ( B ) Mw ? ( B ) ? X ? ( B ) Formula ? ? ( I ) OH(A) represents an average number of hydroxyl groups in one molecule of the polyglycerol compound, Mw(A) represents a weight-average molecular weight of the polyglycerol compound, X(A) represents a content of the polyglycerol compound in the conductive pattern forming ink in weight percent; and OH(B) represents the number of hydroxyl groups in one molecule of the xylitol, Mw(B) represents a molecular weight of the xylitol, and X(B) represents a content of the xylitol in the conductive pattern forming ink in weight percent.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Toyoda, Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Sachiko Endo, Noboru Uehara
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Patent number: 8007578Abstract: An ink having infrared (IR) absorptivity includes an ink vehicle and an IR absorptive pigment having low visible color. According to one exemplary embodiment, the IR absorptive pigment includes an antimony-containing tin oxide.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Jayprakash C. Bhatt
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Publication number: 20110197782Abstract: A gold color metallic pigment with coating of manganese oxide nanoparticles and a method to produce the gold color pigment are described. The disclosed coated pigment includes a platelet shaped substrate, a passivation layer applied to the substrate with surface anchoring groups and a manganese oxide nanoparticles layer. The coated pigment further includes an encapsulation layer or a surface property modification layer. The disclosed method provides pigments that exhibit brilliant gold color and a highly desirable appearance of real gold without the environmental issues causing by heavy metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: SILBERLINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Wei WANG, Hai Hui LIN, Parfait Jean Marie LIKIBI
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Publication number: 20110196046Abstract: The present invention relates to pigments which comprise a substrate and an iron(II) silicate-containing coating applied thereto, to a process for the preparation of these pigments, and to the use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESHRANK TER HAFTUNGInventors: Johann Dietz, Doreen Warthe, Ute Honeit
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Publication number: 20110192317Abstract: An ink composition for ink jet recording includes a colorant; water; a poor water-soluble alkanediol; a crystalline sugar alcohol that is solid at 20° C.; and one or two selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycols and water-soluble both-end-type alkanediols.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shuichi Koganehira
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Publication number: 20110190429Abstract: A method for preparation of a colored ink that includes: preparing a white formulation that comprises sub-micron inorganic pigment; preparing a colored formulation that comprises sub-micron organic pigment; and mixing and grinding the white ink formulation and the colored ink formulation to provide a colored ink formulation suitable for jet ink applications. A colored ink that includes white sub-micron inorganic pigment and colored sub-micron organic pigment; wherein the colored ink is characterized by a high (color) hiding power and color density, and can meet the requirements of the PCB industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Iraqi Muhammad, Yifat Bareket
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Publication number: 20110187799Abstract: A water-based ink for ink jet recording, containing: a coloring agent; water; and a water-soluble organic solvent. The coloring agent contains a phosphate group-modified self-dispersing pigment. The water-based ink further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of boric acid, diglycolic acid, and a chelating agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Michiko AOYAMA, Narumi KOGA, Shunichi HIGASHIYAMA, Masashi TSUDA, Hiromitsu SAGO, Kazuma GOTO, Akihiko TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 7989506Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods of preparing stable colloidal dispersions of nanoparticulate size fumed silica particles. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of rapidly wetting and dispersing fumed silica powder for obtaining a coatable dispersion, particularly in the manufacture of inkjet media.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Paul A. Corbelli
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Patent number: 7963646Abstract: Compositions for use in ink jet printing onto a substrate comprising a water based dispersion including metallic nanoparticles and appropriate stabilizers. Also disclosed are methods for the production of said compositions and methods for their use in ink jet printing onto suitable substrates.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israell CompanyInventors: Shiomo Magdassi, Alexander Kamyshny, Yelena Vinetsky, Amal Bassa, Raim Mokh Abo
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Patent number: 7951241Abstract: A carbon black aqueous dispersion exhibits excellent dispersibility in an aqueous medium and exhibits excellent rubbing resistance (quick-drying properties), discharge stability, and the like as an aqueous black ink for an inkjet printer or the like. The carbon black aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous medium and carbon black dispersed in the aqueous medium, acidic groups produced on the surface of the carbon black by liquid-phase oxidation being neutralized with a basic amino acid and a basic compound other than the basic amino acid, and hydrogen atoms of the acidic groups being replaced by the basic amino acid and the basic compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshiya Horii
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Publication number: 20110113984Abstract: A multilayer effect pigment includes a transparent substrate, a layer of high refractive index material on the substrate, and alternating layers of low refractive index and high refractive index materials on the first layer, the total number of layers being an odd number of at least three, all adjacent layers differing in refractive index by at least about 0.2 and at least one of the layers having an optical thickness which is different from all of the other layers. The resulting multilayer effect pigment is not a quarter-wave stack. The present effect pigments may be used in cosmetic and industrial applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: BASF Catalysts LLCInventors: Daniel Stevenson Fuller, JR., Curtis James Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7938901Abstract: Process for producing a low volatility metal flake pigment composition, which comprises milling metal powder in a non-aqueous, non-hydrocarbon, low volatility milling fluid.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2004Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Silberline LimitedInventors: Ian Robert Wheeler, Michael Richard Kryszczuk
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Publication number: 20110094411Abstract: A method for producing a reduced-moisture-content-solvent ink composition includes reducing the moisture content of a pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment and a dispersion medium or an ink composition containing the pigment dispersion and an organic solvent by bubbling treatment using an inert gas having a water vapor content of 2.0 mg/L or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Takashi Oyanagi, Kiyohiko Takemoto
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Publication number: 20110094412Abstract: A metallic effect pigment with an additive, the additive being applied on at least a portion of the metallic effect pigment. The additive comprises, as structural units, at least one carboxylic acid having at least 4 carbon atoms and also at least one polyglycol ether. The carboxylic acid and the polyglycol ether are bonded covalently to one another. The disclosure is also directed to a method for producing these metallic effect pigments, and to the use thereof, as well as to a printing ink comprising the pigments.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Dieter Proelss, Stefan Trummer, Stephan Roth, Bärbel Gertzen, Wolfgang Pritschins, Jürgen Omeis
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Publication number: 20110088581Abstract: Ceramic inks comprising ceramic pigments dispersed in vehicles based on water and glycols and containing urea, and method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of said inks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Stefano Crespi, Alan Nappa, Paolo Prampolini, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20110083582Abstract: A mixture of aluminum effect pigments, the mixture comprising: a) PVD aluminum effect pigments (PVD Al) which, in a thickness distribution as determined via thickness counting by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and represented as cumulative frequency distribution, have an H50,PVD value in a range from 10 nm to 7 nm, b) aluminum effect pigments (conv.-Al) which have been produced by milling methods and, in a thickness distribution as determined via thickness counting by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and represented as cumulative frequency distribution, have an h50,conv. value in a range from 15 nm to 100 nm, and c) a solvent or solvent mixture, with the proviso that the weight ratio of PVD Al to conv. Al is 99:1 to 1:99 and the solvent content is at least 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the mixture. The disclosure further relates to a process for preparing the mixture and to the use of the mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Diana Wagner, Christian Rummer, Robert Maul, Klaus Greiwe
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Patent number: 7922801Abstract: A carbon black aqueous dispersion which has excellent dispersibility in an aqueous medium and is suitable as an aqueous black ink, such as an inkjet printer ink and a method of producing the same. The carbon black aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous medium and a carbon black pigment dispersed in the aqueous medium, wherein some or all of the hydrogen atoms of the acidic groups produced by liquid-phase oxidation of the carbon black are replaced with a basic amino acid salt group by neutralization with a basic amino acid. The method of producing a carbon black aqueous dispersion includes subjecting carbon black to liquid-phase oxidation, removing reduced salts from the resulting slurry, neutralizing the slurry with a basic amino acid to replace some or all of the hydrogen atoms of the acidic groups with a basic amino acid salt group to form a basic amino acid salt compound, and purifying the resulting product.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigemi Toda, Makoto Sekiyama
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Patent number: 7919544Abstract: An ink-media set, comprising an ink composition and a recording medium, wherein the ink composition comprises a polymer fine particle containing a dye and an inorganic pigment particle, a water-soluble solvent, and water, and has a surface tension of 20 mN/m to 35 mN/m at 25° C., and the recording medium comprises a support and a coating layer on at least one side of the support, and the amount of pure water transferred to the recording medium is no less than 2 ml/m2 and less than 35 ml/m2 at a contact period of 100 ms and the amount of pure water transferred to the recording medium is no less than 3 ml/m2 and less than 40 ml/m2 at a contact period of 400 ms by measurement of a dynamic scanning absorptometer.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Tamotsu Aruga, Naoya Morohoshi, Tohru Ohshima, Hiroshi Goto
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Patent number: 7905951Abstract: A materials system and methods are provided to enable the formation of articles by Three Dimensional Printing. The materials system includes a transition metal catalyst that facilitates the reaction of an acrylate-containing binder with a particulate material.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Z CorporationInventor: Derek X. Williams
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Patent number: 7901500Abstract: To provide an ink set which achieves an improvement in gradation of a monochrome image and the realization of a high black density, and which solves gloss unevenness occurring upon formation of an image by means of at least three kinds of black inks different from one another in carbon black content. Provided is an ink set having at least three kinds of black inks different from one another in carbon black content in which carbon black contents in the at least three kinds of inks establish a specific relationship.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirofumi Ichinose, Kouhei Nakagawa, Masako Udagawa, Hideki Takayama
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Patent number: 7901503Abstract: A sulfonated derivative of an organic pigment moiety comprising a polyetheramine, and a metal or ammonium salt. The pigment is used for coloration of printing inks and coatings. For ink-jet systems there is excellent filterability, low viscosity, and stability thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Sun Chemical CorporationInventor: Stanislav Vilner
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Patent number: 7901501Abstract: The invention provides an inkjet ink composition comprising: a white pigment; a polymerizable compound; and a polymerization initiator. The white pigment includes at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles. A ratio of an average inside diameter of cavities in the at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles to an average outside diameter of the at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles is in a range of from 0.4 to 0.95. Further, a volume average particle diameter of the at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles is in a range of from 0.01 to 1.0 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yukari Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20110048276Abstract: Iron effect pigments having a thickness distribution, determined via thickness counting by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as a cumulative undersize distribution with: a) an h50 value from 10 to 55 nm; and b) an h90 value from 20 to 80 nm, and also a method for producing the pigments, and the use of the iron effect pigments. The disclosure further relates to a printing ink comprising the iron effect pigments of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Thomas Schlegl, Stefan Trummer
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Patent number: 7897203Abstract: Embodiments of a metal oxide intercalated ink-jettable compound are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Christopher O. Oriakhi, Sukanya Rengaswamy, Isaac Farr
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Patent number: 7897656Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink jet ink which is an oil-based white ink for ink jet recording containing (a) titanium oxide having an average particle size of 0.15 to 0.25 ?m, (b) a resin, (c) an organic solvent and (d) a nonionic surfactant, wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises at least one member selected from polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers and polyoxyethylene phenyl ethers. According to the invention, there can be provided an oil-based white ink for ink jet recording which is excellent in ejection stability and in recovery properties after standing for a long period of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, The Inctec Inc.Inventors: Masahiro Nakamura, Seiji Mochizuki, Makoto Otsuki, Yukio Sugita, Shinichi Yoshimitsu
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Patent number: 7892643Abstract: Metal oxides and metals are described. The metal oxides and metals, such as silica, are preferably obtained by removing a removable template to obtain a metal oxide or metal material. Applications and uses of the material are further described.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventor: Yakov E. Kutsovsky
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Patent number: 7892344Abstract: The invention provides a pigment preparation comprising (a) C.I. Pigment Red 254 with an average particle size d50 of not more than 100 nm; (b) 0.1% to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the PR 254, of one or more dispersants from the group of the unlaked sulfo-containing monoazo dyes; and (c) 0.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) LimitedInventors: Tanja Reipen, Jens Reichwagen, Lars Schneider, Carsten Plueg, David Blum
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Publication number: 20110037793Abstract: The present invention pertains to a yellow ink for inkjet printing and, in particular, to a yellow ink comprising a combination of specific yellow colorants, namely Acid Yellow 79 and either one or both of Direct Yellow 169 and Acid Orange 33. The present invention further pertains to an ink set comprising this yellow ink. The ink and ink set are particularly advantageous for printing on plain and photo glossy paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2008Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Jose Esteban Valentini, Gregory Paul Morris, Sandra Laurine Issler
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Patent number: 7887849Abstract: The invention relates to a pigment mixture consisting of at least two constituents, constituent A being uncoated, monocoated or multicoated glass lamellae, and constituent B being nacreous pigments based on phyllosilicates, SiO2 lamellae, Fe2O3 lamellae or Al2O3 lamellae. The invention also relates to the use of said pigment mixture, inter alia, in paints, dyes, especially printing inks, plastics, powder paints, pastes and cosmetic formulations.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Dieter Heinz, Ralf Anselmann, Klaus Boehm, Sabine Schoen
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Publication number: 20110008399Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions such as coatings, printing inks or cosmetics, which contain pigments comprising or consisting of a layer made of a material with an index of refraction that is higher than the index of refraction of the adjacent material by at least 0.25; whereas said layer has a zero-order diffractive micro-structure; whereas said layer acts as an optical waveguide and whereas said layer has a thickness between 50 nm and 500 nm; to processes for its manufacture and to its use. These pigments show a colour effect upon rotation and/or tilting, and it is believed that this colour effect is based on zero-order diffraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Philippe Bugnon, Hans Reichert, Alexander Stuck, Harald Walter
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Patent number: 7867328Abstract: An inkjet ink composition includes water and effective amounts of one or more of: derivatized 2-pyrrolidinones; glycerol polyoxyethyl ethers; diols; or combinations thereof. The inkjet ink composition also includes an effective amount of functionalized nanocrystals.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Luanne J. Rolly, Tom Etheridge, Sven Moller, Garry Hinch, Gregory Herman
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Publication number: 20100322981Abstract: The present invention relates to (interference) pigments comprising a plate-like substrate, a layer of SnO2, and/or a layer of a metaloxide, which is selected from Fe2O3, TiO2, ZrO2 and/or HfO2, said layer(s) being doped with Mo and/or W, or pigments comprising a plate-like substrate, a layer of a metal oxide, which is selected from Fe2O3, TiO2, ZrO2 and/or HfO2, said layer(s) being doped with Nb and/or Ta, a method of producing the (interference) pigments and their use in paints, ink-jet printing, for dyeing textiles, for pigmenting coatings, printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, glazes for ceramics and glass. The pigments of the present invention have very bright color and show color flop.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Patrice Bujard, Marc Baysang, Philippe Bugnon
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Patent number: 7850773Abstract: An ink set includes an oil-based ink composition containing a metallic pigment; and at least one oil-based ink composition selected from the group consisting of a chromatic color ink composition containing a chromatic color oil dye, a black ink composition containing a black oil dye, and a colorless and transparent ink composition that does not contain a colorant.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Oyanagi, Akio Ito, Seishin Yoshida
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Patent number: 7846246Abstract: An ink set, comprising: an oil based ink composition containing a metallic pigment; and at least one or more oil based ink compositions selected from a group consisting of a chromatic color ink composition containing chromatic color pigment, a black ink composition containing black pigment, and a white ink composition containing white pigment.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Oyanagi, Kiyohiko Takemoto, Chiyoshige Nakazawa
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Publication number: 20100277548Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet recording ink containing at least a pigment dispersion liquid A containing at least a first carbon black, a dispersant, and water, and a self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B which contains a second carbon black having a surface functional group, wherein a mass ratio (Ac:Bc) of the amount of the first carbon black (Ac) in the pigment dispersion liquid A to the amount of the second carbon black (Bc) having a surface functional group in the self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B is 98:2 to 50:50.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shin Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20100269732Abstract: A carbon black aqueous dispersion that is suitable as an aqueous black ink for inkjet printers, and a method of producing the same are disclosed. A surface-treated carbon black aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous medium and surface-treated carbon black that is dispersed in the aqueous medium, the surface-treated carbon black having been chemically modified by causing a hydrophilic surface functional group of the carbon black and an amino group-containing compound to undergo a dehydration-condensation reaction in the presence of a triazine condensing agent to form an amide bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Sekiyama