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Pigment

US4954176A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateOct 3, 1988
Grant dateSep 4, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01P2004/84
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pigment of this invention comprises a ceramic scaly substrate, and metal dots or alloy dots formed on the surfaces of ceramic scaly substrate in the ratio of from 0.05 to 95% of the total surface area of ceramic scaly substrate. An inorganic compound coating film may further be formed on all over the surfaces of ceramic scaly substrate, and metal dots or alloy dots may be formed on the surfaces of inorganic compound coating film instead of on the surfaces of ceramic scaly substrate in the same ratio. Thus, this pigment gives various hues with metallic gloss feelings due to combined effect of light reflection and light scattering with metal dots or alloy dots and even light interference with two pairs of reflecting surfaces when the inorganic compound coating film is employed.

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