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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Jack Polonka, Peekskill, NY (US);
Patrice Bujard, Reinach, CH;
Natacha Bonnard Pillonel, Basel, CH;
Fritz Herren, Duedingen, CH;
Jack Polonka, Peekskill, NY (US);
Patrice Bujard, Reinach, CH;
Natacha Bonnard Pillonel, Basel, CH;
Fritz Herren, Duedingen, CH;
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
A metallic effect pigment including a metallic, corrosion resistant reflective core of reflectivity from 40% to 80%; having deposited thereupon at least one dielectric coating layer formed of at least one metal oxide, the metal oxide layer having been formed by deposition on the core by hydrolysis of a hydrolyzable metal salt in an strongly acidic aqueous medium, and thereafter full transformation into the oxide by calcination.