With Other Metal Compound Patents (Class 106/459)
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Publication number: 20090004390Abstract: The present invention is directed to pigment compositions, thick film black pigment compositions, conductive single layer thick film compositions, black electrodes made from such black conductive compositions and methods of forming such electrodes, and to the uses of such compositions, electrodes, and methods in flat panel display applications, including alternating-current plasma display panel devices (AC PDP).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Jerome David Smith, Pedro A. Jimenez, Tony Jackson
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Publication number: 20080207772Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture of interference pigments, where the mixture comprises at least one interference pigment A comprising a substrate and a coating comprising metallic iron, and an interference pigment B comprising a substrate and a coating comprising metallic tin and in addition at least one metal oxide, to the use thereof in cosmetics, surface coatings, inks, plastics, films, in security printing, in security features in documents and identity papers, for colouring seed, for colouring foods, for laser marking or in medicament coatings and for the preparation of pigment compositions and dry preparations, and to cosmetics, surface coatings, inks, plastics, films, documents and identity papers, seed, foods or medicament coatings, pigment compositions and dry preparations comprising the mixture according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Helge Bettina Kniess, Gerhard Pfaff
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Patent number: 7413600Abstract: A composition for the manufacture of an opaque silvery coating on a glass surface is provided. The composition comprises a mixture of at least two metal powders. The metal powder mixture contains carbonyl iron and aluminum, and a carrier liquid for forming a suspension of the metal powder mixture. A method for manufacturing an opaque silvery coating for a lamp having a glass envelope is also provided. In the method, a suspension comprising a mixture of carbonyl iron and aluminum powders in a carrier liquid is applied onto the envelope of the lamp. The suspension is dried, and thereafter the composition remaining from the suspension is burned at a temperature above 500° C. A lamp with a glass envelope and a single layer opaque coating covering at least a part of the glass envelope is also disclosed. The opaque coating comprises 50 to 80 weight % carbonyl iron and 20 to 50 weight % elementary aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: István Mudra, Péter Szemere
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Patent number: 7410536Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidation-stable iron oxide pigments which have a coating of at least one organic substance, to their preparation and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Holger Friedrich, Herbert Kunstmann
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Publication number: 20080181921Abstract: The present invention relates to interference pigments on the basis of multiply coated, platelet-shaped substrates which comprise at least one layer sequence comprising: (A) a metal oxide coating having a refractive index n?2.0, (B) a colorless metal oxide or fluoride coating having a refractive index n?1.8, (C) a nonabsorbing metal oxide coating of high refractive index, and, wherein the pigment further comprises (D) an oxide of calcium, magnesium, or zinc. The present pigment may be used in paints, printing inks, and for producing counterfeit-protected documents of value, such as bank notes, cheques, cheque cards, credit cards, identity cards, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: BASF CorporationInventor: Carmine DeLuca
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Publication number: 20080171179Abstract: Wallboards are produced by methods which use significantly reduced Embodied Energy when compared with the energy used to fabricate gypsum wallboard. A novel binder, consisting in one embodiment of monopotassium phosphate and magnesium oxide, and combined with various fillers, is used to provide a controlled exothermic reaction to create a gypsum board-like core which can be wrapped in a selected material such as recycled paper and manufactured on a conveyor system to appear and handle like gypsum wallboard, but without the large energy required to make gypsum wallboard. The resultant product may be used in interior or exterior applications and possesses the fire, sound and other important properties of gypsum wallboard. As energy costs increase, the novel wallboards of this invention can become less expensive to manufacture than traditional wallboard. The manufacturing process results in much lower greenhouse gas emissions than the processes used to make gypsum wallboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Kevin J. Surace, Meredith Ware, Marc U. Porat
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Patent number: 7387672Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidation-stable iron oxide pigments which have a coating of at least one organic substance, to their preparation and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventor: Holger Friedrich
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Publication number: 20080134941Abstract: The present invention relates to an infrared reflecting black pigment which comprises a composite oxide containing Fe, Co and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, Sn, Zr, Si and Cu; has an average plate surface diameter of 0.02 to 5.0 ?m, a blackness (L* value) of not more than 30, an average reflectance of not more than 10% in a visible light wavelength range of 250 to 780 nm and an average reflectance of not less than 35% in an infrared wavelength range of 780 to 2500 nm. There is provided an infrared reflecting black pigment which is capable of producing a heat-shielding paint containing no harmful elements and exhibiting an excellent infrared reflecting property.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventor: Kazutoshi Sanada
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Publication number: 20080115694Abstract: A pearlescent pigment, wherein the pigment is an inorganic material and the color of a homogeneous coating of the pigment, measured over a white background, is selected from the group consisting of: a CIELAB L* value of about 30 or less and a chroma value of about 3 or less; a CIELAB hue angle, hab, from about 50 to about 80 degrees, wherein L* is not more than about 85, and the chroma value is greater than 22; a CIELAB hue angle, hab, from about 80 to about 275 degrees, wherein L* is not more than about 80, and the chroma value is greater than about 10; and a CIELAB hue angle, hab, from not less than about 275 to not more than about 50 degrees, wherein L* is not more than about 85, and the chroma value is greater than about 9. The pigments may be used in a variety of applications including cosmetics, plastics, automotive, or architectural coatings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Aaron M. Hollman, Stephane Nicolas, Philippe Schottland, Marguerite Debacker, Aurelie Antonowicz, Hai Hui Lin
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Publication number: 20080110371Abstract: A pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate and a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises iron oxide, wherein the iron has from about 1% to about 30% Fe(II) and from about 70% to about 99% Fe(III). A process for making these pearlescent pigment, comprise reducing a metal oxide substrate with a hydrogen source in the presence of a noble metal catalyst in a liquid medium. The pigments may be used in a variety of applications including cosmetics, plastics, automotive or architectural coatings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: Aaron M. Hollman, Stephane Nicolas, Philippe Scottland, Marguerite Debacker, Aurelie Antonowicz, Hai Hui Lin
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Publication number: 20080110372Abstract: A pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate and a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises iron oxide, wherein the iron has from about 1% to about 30% Fe(II) and from about 70% to about 99% Fe(III). A process for making these pearlescent pigment, comprise reducing a metal oxide substrate with a hydrogen source in the presence of a noble metal catalyst in a liquid medium. The pigments may be used in a variety of applications including cosmetics, plastics, automotive, or architectural coatings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Aaron M. Hollman, Stephane Nicolas, Philippe Schottland, Marguerite Debacker, Aurelie Antonowicz, Hai Hui Lin
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Patent number: 7347893Abstract: The current invention relates to a method of manufacturing iron oxide pigments from mill scale. The mill scale is mixed with alien iron oxide and the resultant mixture is heated to a temperature of 200° C. to 900° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere to produce iron oxide pigment which can be black, brown or red. The alien iron oxide used and the iron oxide pigment produced are predominantly Fe2O3 or Fe3O4 or a mixture of both. The iron oxide pigment produced as above or from any other sources can be turn into black by mixing it with mill scale and the resultant mixture is heated to a temperature of 200° C. to 900° C. in a non-oxidizing or reducing atmosphere to produced iron oxide black pigment. Additives can be added to produce better quality iron oxide black pigment. The additives can be chromium oxide or manganese oxide or magnesium oxide or any carbonaceous material or mixtures thereof. The iron oxide black pigment produced as above is cooled in a non-oxidizing or reducing atmosphere to ensure no re-oxidation.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: IOP Specialists SDN. BHD.Inventor: Kin Onn Low
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Patent number: 7318861Abstract: An effect pigment is constituted by coated laminar platelets in which the platelets are a mixture of different platelet materials, one of which is platy glass or platy aluminum oxide, and in which the pigment exhibits visual homogeneity.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLCInventors: Frank Bagala, Sr., Curtis J. Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7316741Abstract: Described herein are ceramic colorants consisting of suspensions of particles of nanometric dimensions, their production and use.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Colorobbia Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Giovanni Baldi, Marco Bitossi, Andrea Barzanti
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Patent number: 7303622Abstract: The present invention relates to lustrous black interference pigments based on a substrate mixture, characterised in that it has (A) a coating of Fe3O4 (B) a colorless coating consisting of one or more layers each having a refractive index of n?1.8, (C) optionally a coating with an absorbent, high-refractive-index material which only covers part of the surface, and optionally (D) an outer protective layer, and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, powder coatings, printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, for the laser marking of papers and plastics, in cosmetic formulations and for the preparation of pigment compositions and dry preparations.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter HaftungInventors: Manuela Loch, Nicole Schupp, Ralf Anselmann, Lilia Heider
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Patent number: 7294191Abstract: The present invention relates to pure-coloured, readily dispersible iron oxide red pigments having high grinding stability, to a process for preparing them, and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carsten Rosenhahn, Wilfried Burow, Volker Schneider
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Patent number: 7294192Abstract: The present invention relates to zinc ferrite colour pigments, including a process for preparing and using them and, more particularly, the present invention relates to light-coloured zinc ferrite colour pigments having enhanced thermal stability, a magnesium content of from 0.01%-0.4% by weight, a color difference ?E* according to DIN 53 772 at 260° C. of <3.0, a color difference ?E* according to DIN 53 772 at 300° C. of <5.0, and a lightness of L*, measured in PE-HD full shade according to DIN 55 772 of >52.5.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2004Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carsten Rosenhahn, Horst Brunn, Wolfgang Oehlert
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Patent number: 7220297Abstract: The invention relates to a paint and/or a coating composition including anti-corrosive pigment comprises a metal salt comprising a metal cation and an anion and a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide where the molar ratio of the total metal to the anion is in the range of 1:4 to 1:120.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2002Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Pigmentan Anticorrosive Pigments for Paints Ltd.Inventors: Gregory Pipko, Asher Vinter
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Patent number: 7141111Abstract: Described herein are embedded pigments consisting of a labile chromophore englobed in a coating of refractory and transparent material formed by nanomolecular particles, also described are oxides of refractory and transparent materials in the form of nanoparticles and their use for coating labile chromophores or ceramic surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Colorobbia Italia S.P.A.Inventors: Giovanni Baldi, Andrea Barzanti, Marco Bitossi
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Patent number: 7128891Abstract: A method and structure for making magnetite nanoparticle materials by mixing iron salt with alcohol, carboxylic acid and amine in an organic solvent and heating the mixture to 200–360 C is described. The size of the particles can be controlled either by changing the iron salt to acid/amine ratio or by coating small nanoparticles with more iron oxide. Magnetite nanoparticles in the size ranging from 2 nm to 20 nm with a narrow size distribution are obtained with the invention. The invention can be readily extended to other iron oxide based nanoparticle materials, including MFe2O4 (M=Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ti, Ba, Mg) nanomaterials, and iron oxide coated nanoparticle materials. The invention also leads to the synthesis of iron sulfide based nanoparticle materials by replacing alcohol with thiol in the reaction mixture.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Shouheng Sun
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Patent number: 7060126Abstract: The invention relates to multilayered luster pigments based on metallic substrates, which are completely surrounded by a plurality of layers, where these layers comprise at least one layer pack (A) having a colorless dielectric layer of a material with a refractive index n of ?1.8, and a colorless dielectric layer of a material with a refractive index n of >1.8, and a selectively or non-selectively absorbent layer (B), and to a process for their production, and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Stephanie Andes, Gerald Fuchs-Pohl, Martin Friz, Gerhard Pfaff, Siegfried Raabe, Michael Uhlig
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Patent number: 6911075Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corp.Inventors: Yves Grandidier, Albert Riegler, Klaus Ruf, Urs Schlatter, Takashi Deno
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Patent number: 6849115Abstract: A method of manufacturing aluminum-substituted hematite represented by ?-(Fe1-xAlx)2O3 where x=0.01 to 0.15, by mixing an iron compound and an aluminum compound such that an atomic ratio of Fe to Al falls within the range of 99:1 to 85:15, adding citric acid and ethylene glycol to the mixture of the iron compound and aluminum compound to produce a gel, and pyrolyzing the gel, followed by calcining the pyrolyzed product.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: President of Okayama UniversityInventors: Jun Takada, Tatsuo Fujii, Makoto Nakanishi
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Patent number: 6811601Abstract: Pigment preparations comprising A) at least one organic or inorganic pigment and B) at least one ethoxylated and propoxylated and/or butoxylated polyethyleneimine.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Oliver Borzyk, Jürgen Huff, Manfred Mielke, Rüdiger Sens
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Patent number: 6800127Abstract: The present invention relates to pigment preparations comprising polyamide particles with an average particle size of below 50 &mgr;m and a pigment of an average particle size below 0.2 &mgr;m. The inventive pigment preparations are useful for coloring high molecular weight material, like coatings, inks and in particular plastics like polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate and, especially polyamide fibers.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventor: Fridolin Bäbler
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Patent number: 6758894Abstract: A black pigment substantially free of objectionable transition metal materials is disclosed. This pigment is particularly useful for coloring glass since the absence of the transition metal gives it excellent recycling properties. The pigment is an alkaline earth (preferably strontium) iron maganese oxide material as specifically defined the in the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: The Shepherd Color CompanyInventor: Joel D. Houmes
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Patent number: 6736892Abstract: The present invention provides sulfated and carboxymethylated surfactants and dispersants produced by reacting a styrenated phenol alkoxylate with sulfamic acid and then neutralizing with a base such as ammonium hydroxide. The instant invention also provides pigment dispersion comprising: (a) a pigment; and (b) a dispersant based on sulfated and carboxymethylated styrenated phenol alkoxylates. Carbon black dispersions are also provided containing carbon black and the dispersants of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Ethox Chemicals LLCInventors: Edward R. Godwin, Paul David Weipert
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Patent number: 6730156Abstract: A filler comprising a substantially amorphous cluster comprising non-heavy metal oxide particles and heavy metal oxide. The filler can be mixed into a hardenable resin to provide radiopaque dental materials having desirable strength and aesthetic character.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1999Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Mark Steven Windisch, Xiaodong Zhang, Richard Paul Rusin, Sumita Basu Mitra
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Patent number: 6699579Abstract: We make particulates, especially magnetic Fe—Co alloys having high magnetic permeability, of controlled dimensions, especially those having a narrow thickness size distribution centered around a median or target thickness in the range of about 0.1-1.0 &mgr;m, using electrodeposition typically on a smooth (polished) titanium cathode. Our preferred continuous process uses a rotating drum cathode inside a fixed anode to grow flakes and to produce them automatically by inherent instability in the deposited film. The drum preferably rotates about a substantially vertical axis. The particulates shed (slough off) into the electrolyte (because of mismatch between the cathode surface and the plated metal or alloy at the molecular level) where they are separated in a magnetic separator or other suitable device. If the flakes are soft iron or iron-cobalt alloys, the drum generally is titanium or titanium alloy.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Glen L. Rasmussen, Micheal E. Dickson, Robert J. Miller, Mary J. Nelson, Jonathan C. Hughes, Diane C. Rawlings
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Patent number: 6686042Abstract: Pigment flakes are provided which can be used to produce colorant compositions having color shifting properties. The pigment flakes can have a symmetrical coating structure on opposing sides of a reflector layer, can have an asymmetrical coating structure with all of the layers on one side of the reflector layer, or can be formed with encapsulating coatings around a reflector layer. The coating structure includes a selective absorbing layer on one or more sides of the reflector layer, a dielectric layer on the selective absorbing layer, and an absorber layer on the dielectric layer. The pigment flakes exhibit a discrete color shift such that the pigment flakes have a first color at a first angle of incident light or viewing and a second color different from the first color at a second angle of incident light or viewing. The pigment flakes can be interspersed into liquid media such as paints or inks for subsequent application to objects or papers.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2000Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Flex Products, Inc.Inventor: Charlotte R. LeGallee
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Publication number: 20040007160Abstract: A method of manufacturing aluminum-substituted hematite represented by &agr;-(Fe1−xAlx)2O3 where x=0.01 to 0.15, by mixing an iron compound and an aluminum compound such that an atomic ratio of Fe to Al falls within the range of 99:1 to 85:15, adding citric acid and ethylene glycol to the mixture of the iron compound and aluminum compound to produce a gel, and pyrolyzing the gel, followed by calcining the pyrolyzed product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Jun Takada, Tatsuo Fujii, Makoto Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20030226476Abstract: A method produces basalt flaky filler for composites by crushing and melting basalt, shaping hard flaky vitreous particles from the melt, and subjecting such particles to thermochemical treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere until a crystal phase is developed, with the thermochemical treatment the flaky particles performed at a temperature ranging from about 680° C. to about 850° C. until at least about 12% by weight of the crystal phase is obtained, and at least 7×1019 spin/cm3 of the reactive paramagnetic centers are developed, followed by air cooling of the flakes to form the filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventor: Vera Vasilyevna Efanova
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Patent number: 6635107Abstract: The invention pertains to pigment granulates for the coloring of building materials and processes to manufacture such granulates. The pigment granulates are granulated from a mixture containing the pigment, at least one wetting agent and/or binder and/or explosive, an agent to reduce the tendency to blister and/or an agent to increase the pigment content in the mixture to be granulated.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: Brockhues GmbH & Co.KGInventors: Christian Egger, Klaus Nungess, Adolf Veit, Stefan Volger
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Patent number: 6630018Abstract: The invention relates to a platelet-shaped pigment having high luster and high covering power or high transparency, consisting of a transparent, inorganic, platelet-shaped matrix which can contain an additional constituent, characterized in that the additional constituent is a soluble or insoluble colorant and in that the matrix is coated at least on one side with one or more thin, transparent or semi-transparent reflective layers of metal oxides or metals to achieve the luster.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1994Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschränkter HaftungInventors: Gerd Bauer, Karl Osterried, Christoph Schmidt, Reiner Vogt, Helge-Bettina Kniess, Michael Uhlig, Norbert Schül, Günther Brenner
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Patent number: 6610136Abstract: Aggregated mineral pigments (such as kaolin clay pigments) having a high surface area and useful in coating and filling compositions for ink jet printing media are manufactured by dry grinding an unground mineral composition starting material and then optionally acid treating the ground material.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Thiele Kaolin CompanyInventors: Prakash B. Malla, Siva Devisetti
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Patent number: 6602934Abstract: This invention provides a multicolor coating composition comprising a vehicle and a metal oxide-coated silica flake pigment wherein a coating film resulting from baking of said coating composition and a coating film resulting from reheating of the former coating film under the same conditions as in said baking, followed by 10 minutes of standing at room temperature show a color difference of less than 0.5.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2000Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshikatsu Saito
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Patent number: 6582814Abstract: Rare earth-transition metal oxides are used as pigments. The rare earth-transition metal oxide pigments are preferably of the formula (RexTm)Oy, where Re is at least one rare earth element, Tm is at least one transition metal, x ranges from 0.08 to 12, and y ranges from x+1 to 2x+2. The pigments are useful as colorants, and possess good stability.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: DMC2 Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec AGInventors: Daniel R. Swiler, Terry J. Detrie, Enos A. Axtell, III
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Patent number: 6579357Abstract: A bismuth oxychloride effect pigment exhibiting improved light stability has a discontinuous coating of hydrous iron oxide on the crystals of the bismuth oxychloride. The pigment is prepared by growing the bismuth oxychloride crystals, adding a hydrolyzable iron salt thereto and then hydrolyzing the iron salt.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2002Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Engelhard CorporationInventor: Paul Cao
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Publication number: 20030027911Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a brown pigment composition with excellent weathering resistance containing iron oxide, chromium oxide, and one or more alumina and/or silica components. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of making a brown pigment involving combining iron oxide, chromium oxide, and one or more alumina and/or silica components to form a mixture and heating the mixture to provide brown pigment particles. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a plastic composition containing a major amount of a plastic material and a minor amount of a brown pigment composition containing iron oxide, chromium oxide, and one or more alumina and/or silica components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: William Gerald Loucka, Mark Edward Gall, John Gilbert Richardson
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Publication number: 20030005859Abstract: The invention relates to multilayered luster pigments based on metallic substrates, which are completely surrounded by a plurality of layers, where these layers comprise at least one layer pack (A) having a colorless dielectric layer of a material with a refractive index n of ≦1.8, and a colorless dielectric layer of a material with a refractive index n of >1.8, and a selectively or non-selectively absorbent layer (B), and to a process for their production, and to their use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Stephanie Andes, Gerald Fuchs-Pohl, Martin Friz, Gerhard Pfaff, Siegfried Raabe, Michael Uhlig
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Publication number: 20020134282Abstract: The present invention deals with metal oxide coated, flake shaped soft iron pigments. The characteristic feature is a reflector substrate, which is produced by deformation of reduced carbonyl iron powder. The pigments are colorful, display metallic luster and a high magnetic permeability. They can be oriented in the medium by means of an external magnetic field. The novel pigments find use in the decorative and/or functional field, particularly in lacquers, paints, plastics, in printing, in glass, ceramics and in cosmetics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Applicant: Eckart GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Werner Ostertag, Stefan Trummer, Frank Henglein, Klaus Greiwe
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Patent number: 6454848Abstract: The present invention provides new solid solutions having a corundum-hematite crystalline structure which are useful as inorganic color pigments. Solid solutions according to the present invention include a host component having a corundum-hematite crystalline structure which contains as guest components one or more elements from the group consisting of aluminum, antimony, bismuth, boron, chrome, cobalt, gallium, indium, iron, lanthanum, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, neodymium, nickel, niobium, silicon, tin, titanium, vanadium, and zinc. Solid solutions according to the present invention are formed by thoroughly mixing compounds, usually metal oxides or precursors thereof, which contain the host and guest components and then calcining the compounds to form the solid solutions having the corundum-hematite crystalline structure. Some of the new solid solutions according to the present invention exhibit relatively low Y CIE tri-stimulus values and relatively high near infrared reflectance.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Ferro CorporationInventors: Terrence R. Sliwinski, Richard A. Pipoly, Robert P. Blonski
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Patent number: 6428773Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition, containing a four-layered interference pigment comprising an innermost layer of mica, a first outer layer of a colored pigment, a second outer transparent layer, and an outermost layer of a colored pigment, combined with a traditional interference pigment. The compositions, when applied to a facial or body surface, emphasize the contours of the surface, creating greater depth and dimension. The compositions are particularly useful as lip products, to create a fuller, plumper look to the lips.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2000Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: Color Access, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Oko, Isaac D. Cohen
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Patent number: 6398863Abstract: Spindle-shaped hematite particles obtained form the spindle-shaped goethite particles, can be prevented as highly as possible from causing destruction of particle shape when subjected to a heat-reduction step for producing magnetic spindle-shaped metal particles and magnetic spindle-shaped metal particles containing iron as a main component produced from the spindle-shaped goethite particles or the spindle-shaped hematite particles as a starting material, exhibit a high coercive force, an excellent particle coercive force distribution, a large saturation magnetization and an excellent oxidation stability, and are excellent in a squareness (Br/Bm) of the sheet due to a good dispersibility in a binder resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2001Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Toda Kogyo CorporationInventors: Kenji Okinaka, Masaaki Maekawa
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Patent number: 6387498Abstract: A flake-based pigment is provided having improved specular reflectance characteristics in the visible wavelength range. The flake-based pigment has a plurality of core flake sections each formed of a central reflector layer and dielectric support layers on opposing sides of the reflector layer. The resulting core flake section is a very thin three-layered structure that exhibits a uniaxial compressive strength much greater than a corresponding uniaxial tensile strength. This structure provides the benefits of rigidity and brittle fracture during manufacturing and application processes, which ultimately provides favorable planar and specular reflectance characteristics for the pigment in the visible wavelength range. A variety of outer coating layers can be formed around the core flake sections, such as various dielectric and absorber layers having thicknesses dependent upon the desired optical characteristics of the pigment.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Flex Products, Inc.Inventors: Kent E. Coulter, Thomas Mayer, Roger W. Phillips, John S. Matteucci
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Patent number: 6383638Abstract: A flake-based pigment is provided having improved specular reflectance characteristics in the visible wavelength range. The flake-based pigment has a plurality of core flake sections each formed of a central reflector layer and dielectric support layers on opposing sides of the reflector layer. The resulting core flake section is a very thin three-layered structure that exhibits a uniaxial compressive strength much greater than a corresponding uniaxial tensile strength. This structure provides the benefits of rigidity and brittle fracture during manufacturing and application processes, which ultimately provides favorable planar and specular reflectance characteristics for the pigment in the visible wavelength range. A variety of outer coating layers can be formed around the core flake sections, such as various dielectric and absorber layers having thicknesses dependent upon the desired optical characteristics of the pigment.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Flex Products, Inc.Inventors: Kent E. Coulter, Thomas Mayer, Roger W. Phillips, John S. Matteucci
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Publication number: 20020050230Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of aluminum-containing iron oxide crystallization nuclei having an &agr;-FeOOH crystal structure with an aspect ratio of 2100 to 3100 by using FeCl2, comprising the steps ofType: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Inventor: Ulrich Meisen
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Patent number: 6372036Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigment preparation containing a mixture of coated or uncoated Al2O3 flakes, and one or more special-effect pigments, and a phosphate derivative, and to the use thereof, especially in printing inks.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1999Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Beschraenkter HaftungInventors: Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Norio Takahashi
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Patent number: 6372517Abstract: Magnetic particles for separating biological mixtures consist of nacreous luster pigments with magnetic properties coated with a biological polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1999Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Innova-Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung und Vermarktung innovativer Produkte m.b.H.Inventor: Hans Lange
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Patent number: 6352586Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-thinnable coating composition comprising binders, inorganic pigments, and, if desired, organic pigments and also further customary additives such as solvents, fillers, plasticizers, stabilizers, wetting agents, dispersing auxiliaries, levelling agents, defoamers, catalysts and also further additives, individually or in a mixture with one another, and comprises at least one phosphoric ester and at least one fatty alcohol alkoxylate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1999Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: BASF Coatings AGInventor: Walter Lassmann