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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael G Londo, Macon, GA (US);
Ahmad Moini, Princeton, NJ (US);
Mitchell R Gibbs, Gordon, GA (US);
Stephanie F Greene, Allentown, GA (US);
Assignee:
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106486 ; 106412 ; 106468 ; 106470 ;
Abstract
A coating pigment composition comprising a hydrous clay, a caustic leached calcined clay, and a porous mineral provides a coating having excellent balance of color intensity and color definition characteristics when printed on by multicolored inks. The pigments of this invention offer a low cost alternative to conventional silica-based coatings in addition to affording other desirable benefits such as improved rheology, less required coat weights, and higher coating solids compared to conventional silica coatings.