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Inorganic sheet carrying symbols for making pigments

US6673420B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2001
Grant dateJan 6, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24942
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Inorganic sheets (10) of at least two surperposed layers are provided with one or more symbols (20) which have a size of between 1 and 10 &mgr;m. The inorganic sheet is made up into pigment flakes (15). The symbols on the pigment flakes (15) allow a tracing of compositions such as printing inks or paintings and of substrates carrying such compositions.

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