Abstract: The invention relates to the use of light-colored or transparent particulate semiconductor materials or particulate substrates that are coated with said semiconductor materials as a hardening and/or drying additive and/or for increasing the thermal conductivity of lacquer systems and printing colors.

Abstract: A method for coloring powders is provided that includes mixing a base powder and non-incorporated pigments. A colored powder composition having a base powder particle and at least a partial shell of non-incorporated pigments about the base powder particle is also provided. Articles having a coating of the colored powder composition are also provided.

Abstract: A sputtering target for fluorescent thin-film formation comprising a matrix material and a luminescent center material, wherein said matrix material has a chemical composition represented by the following formula (1), and simultaneously satisfies conditions represented by the following inequalities (2) to (5). MIIvAxByOzSw ??(1) 0.05?v/x?5 ??(2) 1?y/x?6 ??(3) 0.01?z/(z+w)?0.85 ??(4) 0.6?(v+x+3y/2)/(z+w)?1.5 ??(5) wherein MII represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd and Hg, A represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and rare earth elements, B represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In, and v, x, y, z and w each represent numerical values satisfying the conditions specified in the inequalities (2) to (5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to additive, pigment or colorant materials which may be used for laser marking. The materials comprise oxides of bismuth and at least one additional metal. Preferred laser-markable bismuth-containing oxide compounds are of the formula BixMyOz, where M is at least one metal selected from Zn, Ti, Fe, Cu, Al, Zr, P, Sn, Sr, Si, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Pr, Ca, Mg, Mo, W, Sb, Cr, Ba and Ce, x is from about 0.3 to about 70, y is from about 0.05 to about 8, and z is from about 1 to about 100. The bismuth-containing material may be dispersed in a substrate which is subsequently irradiated by a laser to provide a contrasting mark in the irradiated region.

Abstract: Inorganic anti-corrosive pigments consist of surface-coated solids having a grain size of 0.1 to 75 &mgr;m. In order to improve the resistance of the paints and coatings containing such pigments, firstly Mn3(PO4)2 and secondly aluminium oxides and/or aluminium hydroxides are precipitated onto the solids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to additive, pigment or colorant materials which may be used for laser marking. The materials comprise oxides of bismuth and at least one additional metal. Preferred laser-markable bismuth-containing oxide compounds are of the formula BixMyOz, where M is at least one metal selected from Zn, Ti, Fe, Cu, Al, Zr, P, Sn, Sr, Si, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Pr, Ca, Mg, Mo, W, Sb, Cr, Ba and Ce, x is from about 0.3 to about 70, y is from about 0.05 to about 8, and z is from about 1 to about 100. The bismuth-containing material may be dispersed in a substrate which is subsequently irradiated by a laser to provide a contrasting mark in the irradiated region.

Abstract: A pigment composition for use as a substrate to produce ink, paints, and pigment compounds, the composition being made from an aqueous slurry containing about 17 to 40% calcium carbonate, based on the weight of said aqueous slurry, and an inorganic pigment from group comprising titanium dioxide, in which the amount of calcium carbonate is higher than that found in standard pigment compositions and the amount of amount of pigment is lower than that found in standard pigment compositions, yet there is not an appreciable degradation of the color, coating, and other qualities of the pigment composition.

Abstract: A color display screen comprising a coating which contains at least a green and/or a red phosphor and at least a pigment having the composition Zn.sub.3-3x In.sub.2xy Ga.sub.2x-2xy S.sub.3, wherein 0.2<x<0.97 and 0.1<y.ltoreq.1.0, yields a high-contrast and low-reflection picture, because the solid-solution properties of the pigmentation in accordance with the invention enable its absorption properties to be accurately adapted to the emission spectrum of the phosphor. The solid solutions having the above-mentioned composition are characterized by steep absorption edges in the yellow-orange spectral range and by a high absorptivity. This permits thin pigment-containing layers and small quantities of pigment to be used.

Abstract: The invention relates to extended, organic pigments, their method of manufacture and their use in paint formulations, particularly those suitable for road or traffic markings. The subject pigments typically comprise a particulate lithopone core coated with a layer of an organic pigment. According to preferred embodiments, the pigment comprises an azo compound, the pigments are rosinated, and/or the core also contains a colorant or doping material, typically a metal oxide or metal salt. An exemplary method involves mixing particulate lithopone with a coupler such as acetoacet-o-anisidide. A coupler precipitator, typically an acidifier, is then added in an amount sufficient to precipitate the coupler onto the lithopone. The lithopone-bound coupler is then reacted with a diazonium ion in an azo-coupling reaction to form a pigment. The pigment-coated lithopone particles may then be heated and coated with a rosin or modified rosin soap.