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Pigments whose color depends on the viewing angle, their preparation and use
Assignee: Consortium fuer Elektrochemische Industrie GmbH
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Filing: 1993-11-22
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Granted: 1994-11-08
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Expires: 2013-11-22
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to pigments whose color depends on the viewing angle, their preparation and use. These pigments comprise oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked substances of liquid-crystalline structure having a chiral phase and, if desired, further dyes and pigments, the further dyes and pigments if present not serving as base for the oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked liquid-crystalline substances having a chiral phase.
Inventors
- 👤 Christoph Muller-Rees
- 👤 Robert Maurer
- 👤 Jurgen Stohrer
- 👤 Franz-Heinrich Kreuzer
- 👤 Silvia Jung
- 👤 Franz Csellich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/84; A61K8/89; A61K8/891; A61K8/893; A61K8/02; A61K8/0295; A61Q; A61Q1/00; A61Q1/02; C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/03; C09D11/037; C09D5/00; C09D5/36; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/40; C09K19/406; C09K19/408; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/42; A61K2800/43; A61K2800/436
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A pigment whose color depends on the viewing angle, which comprises oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked support-free substances of liquid-crystalline structure having a chiral phase and, optionally dyes and pigments, wherein said optional dyes and pigments do not serve as a base for the oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked liquid-crystalline substances having a chiral phase.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A pigment whose color depends on the viewing angle, which comprises oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked support-free substances of liquid-crystalline structure having a chiral phase and, optionally dyes and pigments, wherein said optional dyes and pigments do not serve as a base for the oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked liquid-crystalline substances having a chiral phase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pigment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked substances of liquid-crystalline structure having a chiral phase are organosiloxanes in which the number of polymerizable groups is at least two.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pigment as claimed in claim 2, wherein the oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked substances of liquid-crystalline structure having a chiral phase, consists of a mixture of organosiloxanes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pigment as claimed in claim 1, which contains carbon black as the optional pigment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for preparing a pigment as claimed in claim 1, which comprises orienting three-dimensionally crosslinkable substances of liquid-crystalline structure having a chiral phase, optionally admixing further pigments and/or dyes, crosslinking the liquid crystalline structure three-dimensionally and comminuting to the desired particle size.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pigment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pigment has a thickness of 1 to 100 μm and a diameter of 1 to 10,000 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as claimed in claim 5, wherein the substances, for orientation, are applied to a backing and again removed therefrom before comminution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
A pigment as claimed in claim 1, further having at least one substance from the group consisting of phenolic resins, amino resins, alkyd resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, epoxy resins, polyurethane resins, polyethylene resins, chlorinated rubber resins, cyclorubber resins, chlorinated polypropylene, ketone resins, acrylate resins, melamine resins, urea/formaldehyde resins, and phenol/formaldehyde resins.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
A pigment as claimed in claim 1 further having at least one substance from the group consisting of acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymers, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetobutyrate, cellulose acetopropionate, cellulose nitrate, cellulose propionate, casein plastics, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polybutylene terephthalate, polymethyl methacrylate, polypropylene, polystyrene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyurethane, styrene/acrylonitrile copolymers and unsaturated polyester resins.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
Pigmented paints, coatings, plastics, fiber raw materials, printing inks and cosmetics comprising a pigment as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A security marking wherein the marking comprises a pigment as claimed in claim 1.
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