Marking for objects painted with an effect paint and process for producing the marking

US5888444A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

• Fritz Dannenhauer · Hasel, DE
• Karl Holdik · Ulm, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 1997
• Grant date: Mar 30, 1999
• Expiry date: Jun 13, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/31605
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an effect paint for objects to be painted, as well as to a process for making the effect paint, wherein the effect paint comprises pigments. The pigments, produced by fragmenting a wiped and cross-linked film, are added to a starting paint of a paint coat of the object and result in a color effect which depends on the viewing angle, and are also provided with a marking used to recognize and characterize the object.