OPTICALLY VARIABLE PIGMENTS PROVIDING A COLOR SHIFT BETWEEN TWO DISTINCT COLORS, COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND SUBSTRATE COATED WITH THE COATING COMPOSITION
US6521036B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2993
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to optically variable pigments (10) having a color shift between two distinct colours of any of the known designs. The pigments having incorporated a totally reflecting layer made by physical vapour deposition from aluminum alloy (11). This pigment exhibits excellent chromaticity, corrosion resistance, particularly in any kind of coating composition or printing ink and especially when water is present.
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