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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:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Applicants:
W. David Polk, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Dennis L. Faler, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Noel R. Vanier, Wexford, PA (US);
Eldon L. Decker, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Inventors:
W. David Polk, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Dennis L. Faler, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Noel R. Vanier, Wexford, PA (US);
Eldon L. Decker, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are ink compositions comprising a liquid vehicle and a colorant, wherein the colorant comprises polymer-enclosed color-imparting particles, wherein the particles are enclosed by a friable polymer. Also disclosed are methods for making an ink composition and methods for improving the transparency of an ink composition comprising a pigment colorant.