US4418099A
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Non-burnished precious metal composition
Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLC
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Filing: 1982-02-05
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Granted: 1983-11-29
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Expires: 2002-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A composition containing a vehicle or solvent, one or more precious metal metallo-organic compounds, a base metal metallo-organic compound, and at least one non-metallic luster or pearlescent pigment; plus a method for obtaining lustrous burnish-like precious metal films on glass and ceramic substrate by applying and firing the composition onto the defined substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Danilo L. Cuevas
- 👤 Frank R. Russo
- 👤 Francis E. Schindler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:27
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/06; C03C17/10; C03C17/44; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/51; C04B41/5105; C04B41/5177; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/88; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A coating composition for glass or ceramic which, when fired, produces a lustrous satin burnished appearance without burnishing which comprises in combination: (a) a vehicle or solvent; (b) at least one precious metal metallo-organic component; (c) at least one base metal metallo-organic component; and (d) at least one non-metallic luster pigment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A coating composition for glass or ceramic which, when fired, produces a lustrous satin burnished appearance without burnishing which comprises in combination: (a) a vehicle or solvent; (b) at least one precious metal metallo-organic component; (c) at least one base metal metallo-organic component; and (d) at least one non-metallic luster pigment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(b)" component comprises a resinate of gold, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, silver, or combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the "(b)" component is a gold sulforesinate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 2, wherein the "(b)" component contains gold with a one member selected from the group consisting of a ruthenium-, platinum-, palladium- and silver-metallo-organic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the "(b)" component contains a gold-, a platinum-, a palladium-, or a silver-metallo-organic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(c)" component containing at least one metallo-organic of an element within classes 4A, 4b, 5a, 5b and 6b of the Periodic Table.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(c)" component comprises at least one resinate of a metal selected from the group consisting of antimony, bismuth, chromium, germanium, tin, titanium, vanadium, zirconium, iron, zinc, nickel, copper, cobalt, lead, manganese, and molybdenum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(d)" component comprises a non-metallic luster pigment present in a concentration of about 0.1-10 weight percent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(d)" component comprises a non-metallic luster pigment present in a concentration of about 0.1-3 weight percent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the "(d)" component is present in a concentration of about 0.1-3 weight percent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(d)" component comprises a non-metallic luster pigment of mica containing thin, flat, transparent platelets of alkali alumina silicates.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the "(b)" component comprises gold sulfurized balsam and rhodium resinate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the "(b)" component comprises palladium resinate and gold sulfurized balsam.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the "(d)" component comprises at least one of mica, mother-of-pearl, guanine, bismuth oxychlorides and crystalline lead salts in the form of thin platelets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the "(b)" component comprises gold sulfurized balsam and platinum resinate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the "(b)" component comprises gold sulfurized balsam and silver resinate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the "(b)" component comprises a gold alkyl mercaptide and rhodium resinate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(d)" component comprises non-metallic luster pigments consisting of thin platelets or crystals coated with a metal oxide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the "(a)" component is at least one of an essential oil, turpentine or a substituted aromatic solvent.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for producing a non-burnished satin precious metal finish on a glass or ceramic substrate comprising applying onto said substrate a composition as defined in claim 1; and thereafter drying and firing at about 450° C.-900° C. to obtain the desired lustrous satin finish without burnishing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the substrate is of glass substrate and the coating composition comprises a gold metallo-organic.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the substrate is a glazed or unglazed ceramic and the coating composition comprises a gold metallo-organic.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the substrate is a porcelainized metal and the coating composition comprises a gold metallo-organic.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the metallo-organic is sulforesinate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 22 wherein the metallo-organic is in the form of a resinate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 23 wherein the metallo-organic is in the form of a resinate.
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