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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Ralf Anselmann, Ramsen, DE;
Klaus Ambrosius, Dieburg, DE;
Marcus Mathias, Gernsheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 14/00 (2006.01); C09C 1/00 (2006.01); C09C 1/28 (2006.01); B32B 17/00 (2006.01); B32B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to effect pigments based on thin glass flakes and to a method for the production of such pigments. The resulting pigment can be used in any application for which pearlescent pigments have been heretofore used such as, for example, in plastics, paints, inks, cosmetic formulations, coatings including solvent or waterborne automotive paint systems, powder coatings, inks and agriculture foils.