Color Management - R&D Highlights

Top experts review the latest patents they read and the latest papers and lectures they attended at conferences; they then make a selection of the most promising technologies and summarize in a few lines what the substance you should take away with you.

Color Management

May 18, 2013 - Water-soluble AZO Compound or Salt Thereof, Ink Composition and Colored Article - Patent
Disclosed are: a yellow dye which has a color phase having a high contrast ratio suitable for inkjet recording, can produce recorded materials having...

May 05, 2013 - Dual Color Electronically Addressable Ink - Patent
A dual color electronically addressable ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid; a first colorant of a first color; and a second colorant of a second... (1 Member Reaction)

Apr 20, 2013 - Ink Composition for Inkjet Recording - Patent
It is an object of the present invention to provide an aqueous ink composition for inkjet recording, the aqueous ink composition having satisfactory...

Apr 13, 2013 - Method to Match Color and Appearance of Coatings Containing Effect Pigments - Patent
The present invention is directed to a method for matching color and appearance of a target coating of an article. The method comprising the steps...

Mar 30, 2013 - Water-based Black Ink Composition for Inkjet Recording Applications - Patent
This patent application describes a water-based black ink composition which, when used in inkjet recording and writing tools, can provide recorded...

Mar 16, 2013 - Method for Creating Coating Color Database - Patent
The subject invention provides a method of creating a database for searching for a paint color having a desired texture, a search method using the...

Mar 08, 2013 - Low-loading Titanate Inorganic Pigments for Use in Infrared Reflective Colors - Patent
This patent application describes complex inorganic titanate pigments with low dopant levels (i.e., less than about 5%) exhibit coloristic and...

Feb 23, 2013 - Production and Improvement of Multicoat Paint System via Solvent-containing Pigmented Coating - Patent
There is a need to provide new solvent-based coating compositions capable of producing basecoat systems that exhibit a particularly strongly...

Feb 09, 2013 - Methods to Produce Dispersion Containing Azo Pigment, Tinting Composition & Inkjet Recording Ink - Patent
This patent application describes an azo pigment which has very good color reproducibility, dispersibility, and pigment dispersion stability, and...

Feb 03, 2013 - Dispersing Agent, and Pigment Composition, Pigment-dispersed Product and Inkjet Ink Prepared Therefrom - Patent
The object of the present invention is to provide a dispersing agent for obtaining a pigment-dispersed product which has an excellent dispersibility,...

Jan 18, 2013 - Metallic Pigment Composition - Patent
This patent application discloses a metallic pigment composition that can be used in coating compositions or ink compositions, specifically, in...

Jan 13, 2013 - Multi-colored Lustrous Pearlescent Pigments - Patent
This patent discloses a pearlescent pigment, wherein the pigment is an inorganic material and the color of a homogeneous coating of the pigment,...

Dec 29, 2012 - Postal Blue Ink with High Reliability - Patent
A water-based ink for inkjet recording exhibits a blue color defined as L*<45, 25

Dec 15, 2012 - Ink Formulations, Modified Pigment-based Ink Formulations and Methods of Making - Patent
The use of inkjet printing systems in offices and homes has grown dramatically in recent years. The growth can be attributed to drastic reductions in...

Dec 09, 2012 - Ink Set and Media for Ink-jet Printing - Patent
To generate full color prints using ink-jet printing, ink sets having components of various colors and/or hues are used. Generally, ink sets having...

Dec 01, 2012 - Method of Generating Color Separation Data & Image Processing Apparatus - Patent
The present invention extends an entire reproducible gamut by generating color separation data effectively utilizing the particularly high saturation...

Nov 24, 2012 - Synthesis & Characterization of Covalently Colored Polymer Latex Based on Novel Polymerizable Anthraquinone Dyes - Technical Paper
Novel polymerizable red and yellow dyes, consisting of anthraquinone chromophore, alkyl spacer, and acryloyl group, were first synthesized and then...

Nov 09, 2012 - Colored Curable Composition, Resist Liquid, Ink for Inkjet Printing, Color Filter, Method of Producing Color Filter, Solid-state Image Sensor, Liquid Crystal Display, Organic EL Display, Image Display Device & Colorant Compound - Patent
This patent applicatioin provides a colored curable composition including a dipyrromethene compound having a structure in which a polymerizable group...

Oct 20, 2012 - Pearlescent Pigments - Patent
The present invention relates to pearlescent pigments based on glass flakes which are distinguished by the fact that they have the following layer...

Sep 30, 2012 - Method for Producing Color Giving and/or Effect Giving Lacquer Coatings - Patent
Process for producing a color and/or effect coating system on a substrate by applying an aqueous color and/or effect solid-color topcoat material...

Sep 22, 2012 - Nano Wide Color Gemut Transparent Eco-friendly Inkjet Ink Composition - Patent
This patent application describes a nano wide color gamut transparent environment-friendly inkjet ink composition used on a base, which comprises...

Sep 16, 2012 - Phthalocyanine Compound & Production Method; Coloring Composition Containing the Phthalocyanine Compound - Patent
This patent application describes a phthalocyanine compound which is halogen-free and which has a green hue, excellent resistance to organic solvents...

Sep 08, 2012 - Ink Set, Ink container, Inkjet Recording Method, Recording Device & Recorded Matter - Patent
This patent relates to an ink set, ink container, inkjet recording method, recording device, and recorded matter, and particularly relates to an ink...

Sep 01, 2012 - Color Enhancing Emulsions - Patent
This patent application describes color enhancing compositions for enhancing, changing and concealing the color of substrates to which the...

Aug 25, 2012 - Ink-jet Ink Set Producing, Image Forming Method & Ink-jet Recording Apparatus - Patent
This patent relates to ink-jet ink compositions, systems, and/or methods including a yellow ink, a magenta ink and a cyan ink for producing ink-jet...

Aug 18, 2012 - Tinting System for Producing a Defined Number of Shades of Paint Ready for Use - Patent
This patent application describes a dye set for producing a ready-for-use paint in a large number of shades comprising: (a) at least one substrate...

Aug 11, 2012 - Dual Color Electronically Addressable Ink - Patent
A dual color electronically addressable ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid, a first colorant of a first color, and a second colorant of a second...

Aug 05, 2012 - Methods of Creating Sparkle Effect in Exterior Vehicle Paint Using Glass Flakes - Patent
This patent describes a method of applying paint to a panel for forming a sparkle effect on the panel includes depositing a primer layer on a surface...

Jul 29, 2012 - Method for the Formation of Multi-layer Paint Films - Patent
The present invention seeks to provide a method for the formation of multi -layer paint films in which aqueous colored paint in which a prescribed...

Jul 21, 2012 - Ink Set for Ink Jet, Inkjet Coloring Process & Colored Product for Outdoor - Patent
An object of the present invention is to provide an ink set for ink jet capable of obtaining printed articles superior in warm color representation...

Jul 14, 2012 - Color Management Workflow for Transitioning Offset Printing Using Custom Inks to Digital Printing - Patent
A color management workflow for offset printing using custom inks is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for color management workflow for...

Jun 30, 2012 - Arrangement for Dispensing Color Paste, Apparatus and Method - Patent
This patent describes an arrangement for dispensing color paste, a shading apparatus, a method, a computer program product, and a memory. The...

Jun 24, 2012 - Ink Set and Manufacturing Process for Phase Change Inks - Patent
This patent application describes curable phase change inks containing an ink vehicle, a pigment and a dispersant. A base ink set is of colored phase...

Jun 16, 2012 - Additive and Vehicle for Inks, Paints, Coatings and Adhesives - Patent
An environmentally safe additive and vehicle system are provided for water-based and oil-based printing inks, paints, coatings and adhesives which can...

Jun 02, 2012 - Modeling Characteristics of Pigment-cluster Formed Foams in Coatings & Polymer Formulations - Technical Paper
This study addressed conceptually the formation of foams in coatings and polymer formulations that are often formed from pigment clusters as a result...

May 26, 2012 - Decorative & Durable Coating Having a Homogeneous Hue, Methods of Preparation & Articles Coated Therewith - Patent
The present invention provides methods for color matching using powder coating compositions. These methods comprise: (a) providing a first powder...

May 20, 2012 - Powder Coating Composition Comprising At Least One Resin & One Dispersant - Patent
Powder coating compositions almost always contain a certain amount of pigments to reach the aesthetic requirements. As known in the field of powder...

May 12, 2012 - Methods for Multicolor Process Printing Employing Process Colors & Spot Colors in Process Ink Set - Patent
Spot colors reproduce high value brand colors to supplement conventional process colors for printed images and packaging. A printing press can utilize...

May 05, 2012 - Process for Preparation of a Novel Pigmented Composition for Use in Gravure Inks - Patent
The invention pertains to a novel, simpler dry-milling method for comminuting crude pigments (especially crude phthalocyanines) for use in publication...

Apr 28, 2012 - Process for Producing Aqueous Pigment Dispersions for Ink-jet Recording - Patent
A process is provided for producing aqueous pigment dispersions for ink-jet recording in which fine pigments are stably dispersed and such a state can...

Apr 21, 2012 - Porphyrazine Coloring Matter, Ink Composition, Recording Method and Colored Object - Patent
Provided is a porphyrazine dye suitable for use in ink-jet recording, the porphyrazine dye giving a cyan ink with a satisfactory hue, having various...

Apr 14, 2012 - Inkjet Recording Media with Cationically-modified Clay Particles - Patent
An inkjet printing system, comprises an inkjet printer, an ink composition, and an inkjet recording media comprising a support, and coated on the...

Apr 06, 2012 - Dependent Light Scattering in White Paint Films: Clarification & Application of the Theory - Technical Paper
Among the numerous publications analyzing the causes and consequences of titanium dioxide crowding on the optical properties of white paint films, one...

Mar 31, 2012 - Method of Maintaining a Color of a Cured Film Formed from a Coating Composition - Patent
This patent application describes a method of maintaining a color of a cured film formed from a coating composition on a metal substrate relative to a...

Mar 17, 2012 - Water-soluble Azo Compound or Salt Thereof, Ink Composition, and Colored Article - Patent
Disclosed are: a yellow dye which has a color phase having a high contrast ratio suitable for inkjet recording, can produce recorded materials having...

Mar 10, 2012 - Use Of Polymer Isoacetals In Printing Ink Formulations - Patent
Printing ink formulations containing polyvinyl isoacetals as a binder component exhibit lower solution viscosity and higher binder Tg, allowing use of...

Mar 03, 2012 - Method and Apparatus for Matching Translucent Coatings of Absorbent Substrates - Patent
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates. In one embodiment, a...

Feb 25, 2012 - Recording Ink, Ink Cartridge, Inkjet Recording Method, and Inkjet Recording Apparatus - Patent
An object of the present invention is to provide recording ink which excels in discharge stability and preservation stability, which has good image...

Feb 11, 2012 - Colored System - Patent
Herein is disclosed a colored system including a coated substrate and a color pigment that adheres to the coated substrate, and a method for producing...

Feb 03, 2012 - Coated Article with Absorbing Layer - Patent
A coated article is provided with an absorbing layer(s). The coating is, in certain example embodiments, designed so that significant changes in...

Jan 21, 2012 - Color Foundation Coat and Color Top Coat Paint System - Patent
This patent describes a paint system that includes a foundation base component combined with a tinted, opaque top coat component and that hides any...

Jan 07, 2012 - Encapsulated Phthalocyanine Blue Pigment with Polymerizable Dispersant for Inkjet Printing Inks - Technical Paper
Phthalocyanine blue pigment was encapsulated by emulsion polymerization of styrene and a polymerizable dispersant, allyloxy nonyl-phenoxy propanol...

Dec 31, 2011 - Color Printing Reducing Artifacts & Banding by Rendering Black Dots & Adding Non-black Dots for Different Subsets of black dots - Patent
A method of printing comprising setting a pixel black value of K for an ink limit and identifying each of black dots of a first subset of black dots...

Dec 24, 2011 - Polyol Acrylates for Use in Energy Curable Inks - Patent
Polyol acrylates are disclosed that are the reaction products of a modified polyol and a (meth)acrylic acid or derivative thereof. The modified...

Dec 10, 2011 - Low VOC Colorant Compositions - Patent
This invention relates to liquid colorant compositions which are useful in coloring both solventborne and waterborne base paints and which contain low...

Dec 03, 2011 - Coated Articles and Multi-layer Coatings - Patent
"Tricoat" coating systems are used in certain coating applications. Such systems can achieve a deep transparent color effect as compared with the...

Nov 26, 2011 - Process for Producing Azo Compounds, Pigment Dispersion, Coloring Composition, Ink for Color Filter - Patent
This patent application describes a process for producing an azo pigment showing excellent coloring characteristics such as tinctorial strength and...

Nov 12, 2011 - Aqueous Coating Composition - Patent
The present invention provides an aqueous coating composition that can form a coated film having excellent appearance, in which a change in the color...

Nov 05, 2011 - Polyethylenimine/N-doped TiO₂Nanoparticle Based Inks for Ink-jet Printing Applications - Technical Paper
This article discusses the development and characterization of inks based on dispersions of N-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) in polyethylenimine...

Oct 29, 2011 - Recoverable Polymer-bound Homogeneous Catalysts for Catalytic Chain Transfer Process - Patent
Disclosed herein are novel polymer-tethered ligands, metal complexes comprising these ligands, and the use of these complexes as chain transfer...

Oct 23, 2011 - Powder Coating Composition - Patent
The invention provides a powder coating composition prepared from a combination, the combination comprising: A) at least one binder resin and,... (1 Member Reaction)

Oct 15, 2011 - Method for Color Matching - Patent
The invention relates to a method for matching the color of a dry color shade standard, said method comprising the steps of A) Measuring the dry color...

Oct 02, 2011 - Ultrafine Barium Sulfate Particle, Water-based Coating Composition & Water-based Ink Composition - Patent
The present invention provides an ultrafine barium sulfate particle, which improves, even if the particle is mixed in a water-borne composition, such...

Sep 24, 2011 - Ink Composition, Ink Set and Image Forming Method - Patent
The present invention provides an inkjet ink composition including color material particles, a water soluble polymerizable compound, a water soluble...

Sep 17, 2011 - Facile Fabrication of Colored Superhydrophobic Coatings by Spraying a Pigment Nanoparticle Suspension - Technical Paper
Superhydrophobic coatings were prepared by spraying a pigment nanoparticle suspension. By changing the type of pigment nanoparticles, the colors of...

Sep 11, 2011 - Gold Colored Metallic Pigments that Include Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles Layers - Patent
This patent application describes a gold color metallic pigment with coating of manganese oxide nanoparticles and a method to produce the gold color...

Sep 03, 2011 - Process for the Production of a Dark-color Multi-layer Coating - Patent
This patent application describes a process for the production of a dark-color multi-layer coating, comprising the successive steps: (1) applying an...

Aug 27, 2011 - A Monte Carlo determination of the effectiveness of nanoparticles as spacers for optimizing TiO2 opacity - Technical Paper
Optimal TiO2 opacity is achieved when the TiO2 particles are well spaced. Nanoparticle extenders are claimed to improve TiO2 spacing by positioning...

Aug 20, 2011 - Colored Ink and a Method for Formulating a Colored Ink - Patent
This patent application describes a method for preparing a colored ink that includes: preparing a white formulation that comprises sub-micron...

Aug 13, 2011 - Co-milling organic pigments with fumed silica - Patent
A pigment composition comprising an intimate mixture of an organic pigment and fumed silica is prepared which exhibit improved coloristic...

Aug 07, 2011 - Spectral & Physical Properties of Electrochemically Formed Colored Layers on Titanium Covered with Clearcoats - Technical Paper
This article discusses the application and characterization of two commercial polymer clearcoats to electrochemically formed colored passive layers on...

Jul 31, 2011 - Environmentally-friendly Colorant Compositions and Latex Paints/Coatings - Patent
This patent application covers colorant compositions, and aqueous latex paints or other water-borne coatings made from them, which have a mitigated...

Jul 23, 2011 - Metallic ink jet printing system for graphics applications - Patent
This patent application describes a multi-phase system for creating a metallic effect on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate a first ink...

Jul 16, 2011 - Method and system for matching color and coarseness appearance of coatings - Patent
The present invention is directed to a method and a system for producing one or more matching formulas to match color and coarseness appearance of a...

Jul 10, 2011 - Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Color Properties of Fluids - Patent
An apparatus for inspection of fluids having a fluid analysis cell with a cavity therein enclosed by two light transmitting windows and having a...

Jul 02, 2011 - System & Methods for Producing Composite Colors having Improved Saturation using Pigment-based Inks on Generic Media - Patent
A printing system has a substrate, and first and second colored inks. The first colored ink has particles of a first pigment, and the particles have a...

Jun 25, 2011 - Water-based Inks for Ink-jet Printing - Patent
This patent describes a water dispersion for ink-jet printing which contains a water dispersion of particles of a vinyl polymer or a polyester-based...

Jun 19, 2011 - Ink Set, Recording Method, Recording Device, Recording System, and Recorded Object - Patent
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink set which makes it possible to obtain recorded images that have a broad color reproduction...

Jun 04, 2011 - Colored Composite Microparticles, Process for Producing Colored Composite Microparticles, Colorant, Color Filter & Ink for Ink-jet Printing - Patent
There are provided colored composite microparticles having a fine primary particle diameter and exhibiting a high tinting strength, an excellent...

May 28, 2011 - Pigment Ink Composition and Coating Material - Patent
A pigment ink composition has high transparency and good color characteristics such as a high OD that are not inferior to those of dyes, even though...

May 21, 2011 - Creating background colors on thermal printing material - Patent
A dye ink or a pigmented ink application process using, for example, any one of flexographic printing, flood coating, tinting, or other suitable...

May 15, 2011 - Spectral & Physical Properties of Electrochemically Formed Colored Layers on Titanium Covered with Clearcoats - Technical Paper
This article describes the application and characterization of two commercial polymer clearcoats to electrochemically formed colored passive layers on...

May 07, 2011 - Ink Set, Recording Method, Recording Apparatus, Recording System and Recorded Matter - Patent
This patent application describes an ink set comprising a yellow ink, magenta ink and cyan ink, even in cases where metamerism is reduced, the ink set...

May 01, 2011 - Inkjet printing of inorganic sol–gel ink & control of the geometrical characteristics - Technical Paper
This article shows the possibility to inkjet an ink on glass substrates for high resolution or on large area by varying the geometrical...

Apr 17, 2011 - Process for the Production of a Dark-color Multi-layer Coating - Patent
A process for the production of a dark-color multi-layer coating, comprising the successive steps: (1) applying an NIR-opaque coating layer A' from a...

Apr 09, 2011 - Additive and Vehicle for Inks, Paints, Coatings and Adhesives - Patent
An environmentally safe additive and vehicle system are provided for water-based and oil-based printing inks, paints, coatings and adhesives which can...

Mar 28, 2011 - Ink Jet Printing Method and Device - Patent
An ink jet printing method comprises the steps of: shooting an ink containing a color material in a penetrant by ink jet method to a surface of a...

Mar 20, 2011 - Eleven-color printing ink set and method of use - Patent
A four-color ink set often cannot reproduce the full gamut of colors of the original image. One approach has been to use one or more spot colors,...

Mar 12, 2011 - Absorption Capability & Inkjet Ink Colorant Penetration into Binders Commonly Used in Pigmented Paper Coatings - Technical Paper
The absorption of coating binders used in inkjet coatings plays an important role apart from that of the porosity and pore structure of the pigment...

Feb 26, 2011 - Color Management Workflow for Transitioning Offset Printing Using Custom Inks to Digital Printing - Patent
A color management workflow for offset printing using custom inks is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for color management workflow for...

Feb 20, 2011 - Aqueous Pigment Dispersion and Aqueous Pigment Ink for Inkjet Recording - Patent
An aqueous pigment dispersion capable of easily preparing an aqueous pigment ink for inkjet recording, from which is obtained a colored image which is...

Feb 13, 2011 - Effect Pigments that are Surface-modified with LCST and/or UCST Polymers - Patent
The present invention relates to surface-modified effect pigments based on flake-form substrates which are distinguished by the fact that they are...

Feb 06, 2011 - Ink composition for ink jet recording, recording method and recorded matter - Patent
There is provided an ink composition that, even on various recording media, especially gloss paper of a printing paper base, can yield an image having...

Jan 30, 2011 - Low voc colorants with non-tip drying - Patent
A colorant composition for tinting or coloring surface coverings or paint is provided that has a low volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration,...

Jan 22, 2011 - Additive and vehicle for inks, paints, coatings and adhesives - Patent
An environmentally safe additive and vehicle system are provided for water-based and oil-based printing inks, paints, coatings and adhesives which can...

Jan 20, 2011 - Complex inorganic effect materials - Patent
The present invention relates to a complex inorganic color effect pigment material based on multiply coated platelet-shaped substrates wherein one of...

Jan 08, 2011 - Aluminium phosphate dihydrate as white pigment in paints - Patent
The present invention provides white pigments of crystalline aluminium orthophosphate dihydrate, their use as white pigment in paints and also...

Dec 30, 2010 - Bright interference pigments - Patent
This patent application relates to (interference) pigments comprising a plate-like substrate, a layer of SnO2, and/or a layer of a metaloxide, which...

Dec 18, 2010 - Indigo@Silicalite: a New Organic−Inorganic Hybrid Pigment - Technical Paper
In the search for stable and enduring organic colors, we have combined indigo, a historical and industrially important chromophore, with silicalite,...

Dec 12, 2010 - Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method - Patent
The order of the arrangement of ejection opening arrays of two types of ink overlapping in reciprocating scan is decided as follows. An ejection order...

Dec 05, 2010 - Complex inorganic effect materials - Patent
The present invention relates to a complex inorganic color effect pigment material based on multiply coated platelet-shaped substrates wherein one of...

Nov 27, 2010 - Anionically surface-modified pigment/binder ink jet inks for silk fabric printing - Technical Paper
The purpose of this paper is to prepare anionically surface-modified organic pigment/binder ink jet inks for printing on chitosan-pre-treated silk...

Nov 14, 2010 - Flexible luminescent paints - Patent
Flexible luminescent paints are prepared from physical blends of hybrid epoxy acrylic resins, cementicious acrylic resins and optionally pure acrylic...

Nov 07, 2010 - Oil ink set - Patent
The object of the invention is to provide an oil ink set capable of obtaining images having high color reproduction capabilities and high color...

Oct 24, 2010 - Method and system for designing the color of a coating composition on an article - Patent
A method of designing the appearance of an article having steps of creating a digital file of a design configuration for an article, representing the...

Oct 17, 2010 - Indigo@Silicalite: a New Organic−Inorganic Hybrid Pigment - Technical Paper
Indigo, a historical and industrially important chromophore has been combined with silicalite, the MFI zeolite. The resulting pigment presents high...

Oct 02, 2010 - In-store tintable non-infrared-absorptive paint and stain system - Patent
A custom color paint or stain tinting system employs a dark-colored non-infrared-absorptive liquid base paint or stain and a point-of-sale array of...

Sep 25, 2010 - Method for representing true colors with device-dependent colors on surfaces and for producing paints and coatings matching the true colors - Patent
A method for selecting paints is disclosed. This method includes the steps of selecting true paint colors, displaying device-dependent colors... (1 Member Reaction)

Sep 19, 2010 - Method for managing metamerism of color merchandise - Patent
This patent application describes a method for minimizing the effects of metamerism between a set of color standards (e.g., nitrocellulose lacquers)...

Sep 11, 2010 - Process For Producing Multi-Layer Coatings In Light Metallic Color Shades - Patent
This patent application discloses a process for producing multi-layer coatings in light metallic color shades and reducing UV transmission...

Sep 04, 2010 - In-store tintable non-infrared-absorptive paint and stain system - Patent
A custom color paint or stain tinting system employs a dark-colored non-infrared-absorptive liquid base paint or stain and a point-of-sale array of...

Aug 29, 2010 - Method of Creating a Paint Color Database including Textures - Patent
This patent application provides a method of creating a database for searching for a paint color having a desired texture, a search method using the...

Aug 22, 2010 - Postal blue ink with high reliability - Patent
A water-based ink for inkjet recording exhibits a blue color defined as L*<45, 25

Aug 09, 2010 - Ink set, ink cartridge, inkjet recording method, and inkjet recording apparatus - Patent
This patent application relates to an ink set used for an inkjet recording method where at least two aqueous inks with different colors are used to...

Aug 01, 2010 - Adaptive color transform to control color inconstancy - Patent
A method for selecting the level of color inconstancy of an output image produced on a digital color printer having a neutral ink and a plurality of...

Jul 24, 2010 - Versatile pigmented ink-jet inks with improved image quality - Patent
The present invention is drawn to versatile ink-jet inks, ink-jet ink sets, and methods of printing images with improved quality when printed on both...

Jul 10, 2010 - System for color match and digital color display - Patent
Surface coatings such as monocoat, clearcoat/colorcoat, and tricoat are favored for the protection and decoration of substrates such as vehicle...

Jun 14, 2010 - Color separation into a plurality of ink components including primary color ink and spot color ink - Patent
This patent describes an ink set that includes a plurality of chromatic primary color inks that, when used in combination, can reproduce achromatic...

Jun 06, 2010 - Color enhancing emulsions - Patent
This patent applicatioin describes color enhancing compositions based on chromatically selective scattering particles (CSSPs) with a narrow particle...

May 30, 2010 - Self-priming color foundation finishes - Patent
Paint systems, in accordance with exemplary embodiments, of the present invention include a foundation base component and a topcoat component. The...

May 23, 2010 - Method for color matching - Patent
The matching process of colors is an iterative multi-step procedure, where in a first step a given standard of unknown pigmentation is matched in a... (1 Member Reaction)

May 16, 2010 - Water-based ink set for ink-jet recording - Patent
This patent describes a method for achieving excellent image reproducibility in a water-based ink set for ink-jet recording comprising at least a...

May 08, 2010 - COLOR ENHANCING EMULSIONS - Patent
One approach to producing colored inks and coatings without the use of coloring agents, such as pigments, has been to include sub-micron particles,...

May 01, 2010 - Ink composition for ink jet recording, recording method and recorded matter - Patent
This patent application desribes an ink composition for ink jet recording that, even on printing paper for running-on, can realize excellent gloss and...

Apr 24, 2010 - Composite powder coating material, process for production thereof and method for the color matching of powder coating material - Patent
An object of the present invention is to provide a composite powder coating composition that is free from flooding, is excellent in film properties...

Apr 10, 2010 - Automated ink color matching of solids and tones - Patent
In the development of custom SPOT color inks, there will be only a single combination of pigments that will produce the correct color for both the...

Apr 03, 2010 - Sprayable liquid emulsion polymer coating compositions - Patent
Sprayable liquid emulsion polymer coating compositions comprised of polymer resin and a plurality of additives for the purpose of protecting,...

Mar 26, 2010 - Process for producing multicoat color and/or effect paint systems - Patent
Process for producing multicoat color and/or effect paint systems comprising a color and/or effect basecoat (A) and a transparent topcoat (B) by a...

Mar 19, 2010 - Process for producing multicoat color and/or effect paint systems - Patent
Process for producing multicoat color and/or effect paint systems comprising a color and/or effect basecoat (A) and a transparent topcoat (B) by a...

Mar 13, 2010 - AUTOMATED INK COLOR MATCHING OF SOLIDS AND TONES - Patent
A system and method is presented for finding a combination of colorants to produce custom SPOT color inks without requiring a complex suite of...

Mar 06, 2010 - Pigment Dispersants: Complex yet critical components for creating color - Technical Paper
Dispersants play a major role in optimizing the vibrancy and richness of the color of paint. Advances being made in dispersant technology are...

Feb 26, 2010 - Color stable antimicrobial coatings - Patent
The antimicrobial properties of a number of inorganic materials, especially metals such as silver, copper, zinc, mercury, tin, gold, lead, bismuth,...

Feb 13, 2010 - Evaluation of Various Organic Color Pigments - Technical Paper
Seventeen commonly used organic pigments are evaluated by a variety of test methods used to optimize paint formulations. The article provides test... (1 Member Reaction)

Feb 05, 2010 - Accidental Discovery Produces Durable New Blue Pigment - Technical Paper
Typical blue pigments such as Cobalt blue and Prussian blue are not stable at high temperatures or acidic conditions. Chemists at Oregon State...

Jan 29, 2010 - Radiation Curable Inkjet Inks, Method of Manufacture, and Methods of Use Thereof - Patent
Radiation curable inkjet inks using pigments as colorants are particularly difficult to formulate, as pigments have significant drawbacks. Pigment...

Jan 23, 2010 - INK SET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, RECORDED MATTER, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - Patent
The present invention relates to an ink set, an ink jet recording method, a recorded matter recorded by the ink jet recording method, and an ink jet...

Jan 18, 2010 - HIGH TRANSPARENCY PIGMENTS - Patent
The present invention relates to a high transparency pigment that is produced by milling a crude pigment with a dispersant containing polyurethane.... (2 Member Reactions)

Jan 08, 2010 - INK SET, AND RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING SYSTEM, AND RECORDED MATTER USING THE INK SET - Patent
The object of this patent application is to provide an ink set that has a wide color reproduction range, has high saturation, produces a glossy...

Jan 01, 2010 - ORANGE PEARLESCENT PIGMENTS - Patent
Among pigments, orange is a difficult color to produce. Orange pigments are typically based on the use of cadmium, which is not environmentally...

Dec 18, 2009 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LUMINESCENT POWDER COATING - Patent
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a luminescent powder coating having high quality, high luminance, and a uniform color. The...

Dec 12, 2009 - Oil Ink Set - Patent
This invention describes an oil ink set that is suitable for printing on a polyvinyl chloride base material. The oil ink set provides images having...

Dec 05, 2009 - Magenta Ink Composition, Ink Cartridge, and Recording System and Recorded Matter Using the Same - Patent
There is a need for a magenta ink that, when recorded, is excellent in color development, graininess, gloss and is excellent in color reproduction in...

Nov 27, 2009 - RECORDING INK, RECORDING INK SET, RECORDS, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - Patent
The present patent application describes a recording ink set containing a black ink, a cyan ink, a magenta ink, and a yellow ink, each of which...

Nov 21, 2009 - Ink compositions and related methods - Patent
This patent describes an ink jet ink composition that exhibits the color properties of a dye based ink composition (chroma, brilliance, transparency),... (2 Member Reactions)

Nov 14, 2009 - Water-based ink set for ink-jet recording - Patent
When different colored inks are used for ink-jet printing, there is a tendency for bleeding to occur between adjacent colors. This is especially a... (1 Member Reaction)

Nov 06, 2009 - Scaling the Long-Term Shear Stability of Aqueous Pigment Dispersions - Technical Paper
Shear and mechanical stress during pumping, storage, or processing significantly affect color and shelf life of paints. Scaling the stability against... (2 Member Reactions)

Oct 30, 2009 - A METHOD TO IMPROVE THE COLOR ACCEPTANCE OF VISCOSITY STABILIZED LATEX PAINTS - Patent
The present invention relates to a water-borne paint system having improved viscosity stability and color acceptance properties. Systems and methods...

Oct 23, 2009 - Method for determining acceptability of proposed color solution using an artificial intelligence model - Patent
Conventional color laboratories mainly use human analysis to determine color match quality. This method requires significant numbers of people,...

Oct 09, 2009 - Ink composition - Patent
This patent describes an ink composition that has effective color fastness, such as water fastness and dry and wet rub fastness of printed images, on...

Oct 02, 2009 - Scaling the Long-Term Shear Stability of Aqueous Pigment Dispersions - Technical Paper
Currently, mainly empirical test series and pilot-scale process models are used to assess the stability of pigment dispersions and provide marginal...

Sep 25, 2009 - Reducing pigments - Patent
The pigments according to this invention are distinguished by a high gloss and a very uniform thickness, as a result of which very high color purity...

Sep 20, 2009 - LOW VOC WATERBASED COATINGS WITH EFFLORESCENCE RESISTANCE - Patent
This patent describes the use of non volatile organic fatty acid ester based coalescent agents that impart superior coating efflorescence resistance...

Sep 11, 2009 - PEARLESCENT COLOR PIGMENTS - Patent
Described are a series of pearlescent color pigments and methods of making such pearlescent color pigments that derive color from both light...

Sep 04, 2009 - Acrylic based paint for polymeric surfaces - Patent
The invention is directed to an aqueous based resin coating and paint composition comprising as essential ingredients, a colorant, a polyvinyl acetate...

Aug 23, 2009 - USE OF ZERO-ORDER DIFFRACTIVE PIGMENTS - Patent
This invention relates to compositions such as coatings, printing inks or cosmetics, which contain pigments comprising or consisting of a layer made...

Aug 17, 2009 - Emergence of 2MPA as an Effective Coating for Highly Stable and Luminescent Quantum Dots - Technical Paper
3-Mercaptopropionic acid (3MPA) is a popular coating material for the preparation of aqueous quantum dots, yet its isomer 2-mercaptopropionic acid...

Aug 07, 2009 - Method for determining acceptability of proposed color solution using an artificial intelligence model - Patent
This patent describes a method for determining if a proposed color solution, such as paint, pigments, or dye formulations, is acceptable. The inputs...

Aug 01, 2009 - Method of matching a color in a powder paint system including metallic pigment with a color of a liquid paint system - Patent
This patent describes a method for matching a color of a powder paint system, including a metallic pigment, with a color of a liquid paint system. ...

Jul 25, 2009 - Reducing pigments - Patent
The present invention relates to platelet-shaped pigments that comprise a layer obtained by calcining TiO.sub.2/SiO.sub.y or TiO.sub.2/metal,...

Jul 18, 2009 - Effect of TiO2 Pigment on Gloss Retention: A Two-Component Approach - Technical Paper
This article provides a model for predicting TiO2 grade performance in terms of gloss retention. This model takes into consideration the effect of...

Jul 11, 2009 - Theoretical study of the scattering efficiency of rutile titanium dioxide pigments as a function of their spatial dispersion - Technical Paper
An original theoretical framework is proposed to model the scattering efficiency of white paint films as a function of the volume fraction and spatial... (1 Member Reaction)

Jul 06, 2009 - Hindered amine light stabilizers in pigmented coatings - Technical Paper
This article correlates the basicity of HALS to the quality of the TiO2 on long-term performance in opaque white pigmented solventborne (SB) and...

Jun 27, 2009 - METHOD TO IMPROVE THE COLOR ACCEPTANCE OF VISCOSITY STABILIZED LATEX PAINTS - Patent
This patent describes a system and method to improve the color acceptance of color viscosity stabilized latex paints. The system includes a base...

Jun 19, 2009 - Predicting Paint Properties From TiO2 Pigment Properties - Technical Paper
Final coatings properties are a function of fundamental pigment properties. Titanium dioxide grades are different because of product design and how...

Jun 13, 2009 - METHOD OF MAINTAINING A COLOR OF A CURED FILM FORMED FROM A COATING COMPOSITION. - Patent
A method of maintaining a color of a cured film formed from a coating composition on a metal substrate relative to a standard comprises the steps of...

Jun 05, 2009 - BRIGHT INTERFERENCE PIGMENTS - Patent
The object of this invention is to enhance the color strength (chroma) of pigments while maintaining pigment brightness and avoiding slight brownish...

Jun 01, 2009 - A METHOD TO IMPROVE THE COLOR ACCEPTANCE OF VISCOSITY STABILIZED LATEX PAINTS - Patent
This patent application describes a system and method to improve the color acceptance of color viscosity stabilized latex paints. The system includes...

May 22, 2009 - WETTING ADDITIVE AND COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME - Patent
The subject invention relates to a wetting additive and a coating composition, including the wetting additive. More specifically, the subject...

May 08, 2009 - Method for matching color and appearance of a coating containing effect pigments - Patent
This invention is directed to a method for identifying one or more matching formulas for matching color and appearance of a target coating containing... (1 Member Reaction)

May 02, 2009 - MODIFIED PEARL PIGMENT AND ITS PRODUCTION - Patent
The invention relates to a modified pearlescent pigment and its post-coating production process. The pigment includes a sheet substrate, titanium...

Apr 24, 2009 - METHOD TO IMPROVE THE COLOR ACCEPTANCE OF VISCOSITY STABILIZED LATEX PAINTS - Patent
A system and method to improve the color acceptance of color viscosity stabilized latex paints is disclosed. The system includes a base paint, 0.05 wt... (1 Member Reaction)

Apr 13, 2009 - METHOD TO IMPROVE THE COLOR ACCEPTANCE OF VISCOSITY STABILIZED LATEX PAINTS - Patent
A system and method to improve the color acceptance of color viscosity stabilized latex paints is disclosed. The system includes a base paint, 0.05 wt... (2 Member Reactions)

Apr 06, 2009 - Co-Milling Organic Pigments With Fumed Silica - Patent
A pigment composition prepared from an organic pigment and fumed silica exhibits improved color characteristics including excellent chroma, color... (1 Member Reaction)

Mar 27, 2009 - Method of producing pigment suspensions - Patent
This invention describes an improved method for producing a stable aqueous latex, containing solid particles and a dispersing agent. Additionally, a...

Mar 27, 2009 - New Generation of Silica-encapsulated, Ultramarine Blue High-Performance Pigments for Coatings - Technical Paper
A method is reported to improve the acid resistance of ultramarine blue pigment thus improving the weathering properties of ultramarine blue for... (1 Member Reaction)