Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428144000 | Coated | 52 |
20080241472 | SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE ROOFING GRANULES, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having improved solar heat-resistance are formed by coating colored mineral particles with a coating composition including titanium dioxide nanoparticles. | 10-02-2008 |
20080248245 | Soft Magnetic Material, Method of Manufacturing Soft Magnetic Material, Dust Core, and Method of Manufacturing Dust Core - A soft magnetic material includes a plurality of composite magnetic particles. Each of the plurality of composite magnetic particles has a metal magnetic particle including iron, a lower film surrounding the surface of the metal magnetic particle and including a nonferrous metal, and an insulating upper film surrounding the surface of the lower film and including an inorganic compound. The inorganic compound contains at least one element of oxygen and carbon. The nonferrous metal has an affinity with at least one of oxygen and carbon that is larger than such affinity of iron. The nonferrous metal has a diffusion coefficient with respect to at least one of oxygen and carbon that is smaller than such diffusion coefficient of iron. Thus, a soft magnetic material that provides desirable magnetic properties, a method of manufacturing a soft magnetic material, a dust core, and a method of manufacturing a dust core are provided. | 10-09-2008 |
20080311347 | Alternating Self-Assembling Morphologies of Diblock Copolymers Controlled by Variations in Surfaces - Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale microstructures arrays including openings and linear microchannels utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. In some embodiments, the films can be used as a template or mask to etch openings in an underlying material layer. | 12-18-2008 |
20090047474 | NON-WHITE CONSTRUCTION SURFACE - Provides a non-white construction surface comprising a substrate, a first reflective coating on at least a portion of an outer surface of the substrate, the coated substrate exhibiting a minimum direct solar reflectance value of at least about 25%, and a second reflective coating on at least a portion of the first reflective coating, wherein the combination of the first reflective coating and the second reflective coating provide the substrate with at least one of (i) a reflectivity of at least about 20% at substantially all points in the wavelength range between 770 and 2500 nm, and (ii) a summed reflectance value of at least 7000 as measured in the range between 770 and 2500 nm inclusive. Also provided are various substrates having the coatings described as well as methods of providing the described construction surfaces. | 02-19-2009 |
20090098338 | PAVEMENT MARKING, REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING MICROSPHERES - Presently described are retroreflective articles, such as pavement markings, that comprise transparent microspheres partially embedded in a (e.g., polymeric) binder. Also described are (e.g., glass-ceramic) microspheres, methods of making microspheres, as well as compositions of glass materials and compositions of glass-ceramic materials. The microspheres generally comprise lanthanide series oxide(s), titanium oxide (TiO | 04-16-2009 |
20100047523 | HYDROPHOBIC COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Hydrophobic composites, as well as methods for making a hydrophobic composite, are provided. A hydrophobic composite may include a plurality of nanostructures elongated from one or more supports and having a configuration characterized by a first hydrophobicity, and at least one substance characterized by a second hydrophobicity and configured to at least partially cover one or more portions of the plurality of nanostructures such that the overall hydrophobicity of the hydrophobic composite is greater than the first hydrophobicity. | 02-25-2010 |
20100047524 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by coating mineral particles with a clay-silicate binder including a metal oxide algaecide and small organic particles. When the particles are heated to cure the binder, the organic particles pyrolyse to form pores in the coating. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules. | 02-25-2010 |
20100151198 | Roofing Material - A roofing material and process for making same has a granular surface formed from coated granules embedded in an upper layer of modified asphalt. The granules are coated with a coloring composition and with a hydrophobic material. To assure adequate color intensity and a physically strong attachment of the coating on the granule, multiple layers of coloring composition are applied to the granules and are fired at a high temperature for a significant period of time. High reflectivity can be achieved using the coated granules, as well as a high degree of hydrophobicity to aid in shedding water, in particular acidic rainwater to increase roofing membrane performance and useful life. | 06-17-2010 |
20100151199 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, ROOFING MATERIALS WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, AND THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - Roofing granules include a core having an average ultraviolet transmission of greater than sixty percent and an average near infrared reflectance of greater than sixty percent and a UV coating layer on the exterior surface. The coating provides UV opacity, while the core provides near infrared reflectance. | 06-17-2010 |
20100203290 | Novel mineral composition - A roofing shingle that contains a roofing granules. The roofing granules contain at least about 95 weight percent of calcium carbonate with a hardgrove grindability index of less than about 70, and from about 0.1 to about 1.0 weight percent of a pigmented material; the pigmented material contains from about 10 to about 35 weight percent of pigment and from about 90 to about 65 weight percent of a resin; and the roofing granules are coated with an amine antistrip agent. | 08-12-2010 |
20110159240 | COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES FOR ROOFING GRANULES, ROOFING SHINGLES CONTAINING SUCH GRANULES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Roofing granules are prepared by coating granule cores with a coating material including composite nanoparticles and curing the coating layer to dissolve the aggregate binder and disperse the nanoparticles in the coating. | 06-30-2011 |
20110189433 | Roofing Material And Method Of Making The Same - A roofing material comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface includes reduced-particle size granules and may further include a reduced-thickness face coating. The thickness of the upper surface is related to the particle size of the granules deposed on the face coating. A smaller particle size granule than those used in traditional roofing shingles is utilized in the upper surface which may allow for a reduced-thickness face coating while not sacrificing the retention of the granules on the surface of the roofing material or desired physical characteristics. The face coating may include a reduced amount of filler material, such as mineral fillers, than face coatings of traditional roofing materials. | 08-04-2011 |
20110217515 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by extruding a mixture of mineral particles and a binder to form porous granule bodies, and algaecide is distributed in the pores. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules. | 09-08-2011 |
20110223385 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - A solar heat-reflective roofing product includes a base sheet, and solar heat-reflective roofing granules on top of the base sheet. The granules have a base particle with a flake-like geometry covered by a uniform coating layer. The coating layer has a thickness of at least one mil and includes a coating binder and at least one solar heat-reflective pigment. The solar heat-reflective pigment provides a solar heat reflectance of greater than 70 percent to the granules and the roofing product. Roofing products including roofing shingles and roofing membranes are described. | 09-15-2011 |
20110311774 | COLOR-COATINGS OF ENHANCED SOLAR REFLECTANCE AND THERMAL EMITTANCE FOR METALLIC FLAKES/AGGREGATE USED IN ROOFING APPLICATIONS - Colored metal particles comprising a) metallic base particles; and b) an insolubilized coating material at least partially covering said particles comprising: an IR-reflective pigment; and a silicate-clay matrix formed from the high-temperature interaction between an alkali metal silicate and kaolin clay; and a method for the preparation thereof. | 12-22-2011 |
20120034424 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Algae-resistant roofing shingles are prepared with granules are formed by coating mineral particles with a clay-silicate binder including a metal oxide algaecide and small organic particles. When the particles are heated to cure the binder, the organic particles pyrolyse to form pores in the coating. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules. | 02-09-2012 |
20120064297 | FINE PARTICLE FOR OPTICAL FUNCTION LAYER, OPTICAL MEMBER FOR DISPLAY, AND GLARE SHIELD FUNCTION LAYER - The present invention provides fine particles for an optical function layer which can provide both high anti-glare properties and high black color reproducibility and give an optical function layer suitably applicable to a high definition display device. The fine particles for being added to a transparent base used in formation of an optical function layer each comprise a core, and a shell covering the core, wherein the fine particles have a mean particle size R that is larger than a wavelength of light entering the optical function layer, a ratio (r/R) of a mean core size r to the mean particle size R is 0.50 or higher, and the shell has a refractive index different from the transparent base and has light-absorbing properties. | 03-15-2012 |
20120164385 | POLYMER RUBBER COMPOSITE SHINGLES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE - The present invention provides shaped articles comprising one or more composite layer of (i) a vulcanizate encapsulated in a colored or uncolored thermoplastic polymer matrix containing one or more passivating agent, and (ii) a reflective material chosen from colored fluidizable particles of a thermoplastic reflective colorant encapsulated vulcanizate, roofing granules, thermoplastic encapsulated roofing granules, the colored thermoplastic polymer matrix, and combinations thereof. The articles can be laminates of colored or reflective layers on uncolored or other layers, or one or more colored layer having colored fluidizable particles are dispersed within the surface of the uppermost composite layer or having either the colored fluidizable particles or the granules are dispersed on the surface of the composite layer or are adhered thereto with a thermoplastic resin. Roofing shingles are provided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120251777 | COMPONENT FOR A TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A COMPONENT - A component for use in an engine in which the component is subjected to at least one of a high temperature, a corrosive atmosphere, an oxidizing atmosphere, a high mechanical load, a cyclic thermal load and transient conditions such that the component is prone to crack formation and propagation. At least one base material includes a self healing system in a form of an added active phase, the self healing system including at least one of a melting point depressant and a substance having a softening or a melting point below or within a range of an operating temperature of the component. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251778 | HARD COAT FILM - A hard coat film excellent in abrasion resistance and saponification resistance. A hard coat layer includes a cured product of a curable resin composition containing a reactive inorganic fine particle having an average particle diameter of 5 nm to 30 nm, and has a skin layer, wherein the reactive inorganic fine particles are localized, in its surface region being an interface and its vicinity on a side opposite to a transparent substrate film side of the hard coat layer. Alternatively, the reactive inorganic fine particle has an average particle diameter of 30 nm to 100 nm, and has density distribution in a thickness direction of the hard coat layer lowest at an interface on a side opposite to a transparent substrate film side of the hard coat layer while the density is highest at an interface and its vicinity on the transparent substrate film side of the hard coat layer. | 10-04-2012 |
20130017367 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FUNCTIONALIZED ELASTOMERIC MANUFACTURED ARTICLES AND MANUFACTURED ARTICLES THUS OBTAINEDAANM Ravagnan; LucaAACI MilanoAACO ITAAGP Ravagnan; Luca Milano ITAANM Corbelli; GabrieleAACI Mariano ComenseAACO ITAAGP Corbelli; Gabriele Mariano Comense ITAANM Ghisleri; CristianAACI SoncinoAACO ITAAGP Ghisleri; Cristian Soncino ITAANM Milani; PaoloAACI PaviaAACO ITAAGP Milani; Paolo Pavia ITAANM Marelli; MattiaAACI Cantu'AACO ITAAGP Marelli; Mattia Cantu' IT - A method is described for the production of a manufactured article ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130089707 | COATED GRANULES FOR CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS - Provided are construction material granules. In one embodiment, the granules include a core enclosed by a layer comprising a conductive material and a layer comprising a dielectric material. Also provided are related methods of constructing such materials. | 04-11-2013 |
20130171414 | ROOFING PRODUCT WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES FOR PROCESSING RAIN WATER - A roofing product that filters and facilitates rain water collection has a substrate with roofing granules that may be configured to perform a water filtering function. The roofing granules may have a porous composite structure comprising a UV-opaque core and a water filtering layer around the core. The roofing product may include a substrate with a first layer on the substrate. The first layer may have a printed pattern or texture to simulate roofing materials, and a protective layer may be formed on the first layer. | 07-04-2013 |
20140004304 | MULTILAYER NANOSTRUCTURED ARTICLES | 01-02-2014 |
20140037901 | RECORDING MATERIAL - A recording material including a support and disposed thereon at least one layer including certain core/shell polymeric particles, the particles having, when dry, at least one void; and an opacity reducer is provided. A method for providing an image using the recording sheet is also provided. | 02-06-2014 |
20140079912 | IR ABSORBING COATINGS COMPRISIING FLUORINATED NANOPARTICLES - The present disclosure relates to solution processed nanomaterials, and methods for their manufacture, with activity in the infrared (IR) region for a variety of commercial and defense applications, including conformal large-area IR coatings, devices and pigments that necessitate an absorption band edge in the MWIR or LWIR. | 03-20-2014 |
20140087137 | ROOFING GRANULE INCLUDING A BASE PARTICLE AND A LAYER COVERING THE BASE PARTICLE, A PROCESS OF FORMING THE SAME, AND A ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING THE ROOFING GRANULE - A roofing granule can include a base particle having a base material and a layer covering the base particle of the roofing granule. The layer can has a first material and a second material that includes a metal carbonate, wherein the first and second materials include a same metal element, and the base material is different from the first material. In a process of forming the roofing granule, the layer can have pores. The process can include infiltrating a fluid into the pores of the layer while the base particle is present and adjacent to the layer, wherein the fluid includes a carbonate. The process can further include reacting the carbonate with a metal compound within the layer to form a metal carbonate within the layer. The roofing granules can be used in roofing products. | 03-27-2014 |
20140186582 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by extruding a mixture of mineral particles and a binder to form porous granule bodies, and algaecide is distributed in the pores. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186583 | COATING INCREASING THE FRICTION COEFFICIENT AND PRODUCTION THEREOF BY MEANS OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA COATING - The present invention provides an advantageous method for producing a coating ( | 07-03-2014 |
20150064404 | INJECTION MOLDED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - In an injection molded product of the invention, an unevenness forming portion having unevenness formed by thermal expansion of thermally expandable capsules is formed. The injection molded product includes a highly expanded portion that is formed at a surface side of the unevenness forming portion in a thickness direction of the injection molded product and in which the thermally expandable capsules are thermally expanded, and a main body portion that is a portion adjacent to the highly expanded portion in the thickness direction and in which the thermally expandable capsules are substantially not thermally expanded. The thickness of the highly expanded portion is a half or smaller than the thickness of the injection molded product in the unevenness forming portion, and a polymer material of the highly expanded portion and a polymer material of the main body portion are the same polymer material. | 03-05-2015 |
20150072109 | FIXED-ARRAY ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM USING CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES WITH BLOCK COPOLYMER COATING - Structures and manufacturing processes of an ACF array and more particularly a non-random particles are transferred to the array of microcavities of predetermined configuration, shape and dimension. The manufacturing process includes fluidic filling of conductive particles surface-treated with a block copolymer composition onto a substrate or carrier web comprising a predetermined array of microcavities. The thus prepared filled conductive microcavity array is then over-coated or laminated with an adhesive film. | 03-12-2015 |
20150322217 | POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND POLYESTER FILM USING SAME - Provided are a polyester resin composition and a polyester film using thereof, and more particularly, a polyester resin composition including a polyester resin and silica particles coated with a metal compound to prevent an inner defect due to particle agglomeration, and have an excellent surface property of the film, low haze, and an improved transparency, thereby being appropriate for a release film and an optical film for an electronic material, and a polyester film using thereof. | 11-12-2015 |
20160102432 | Reflective Fabric with Color Printing and Fabrication Method Thereof - The invention discloses a reflective fabric with color printing, including a fabric layer, an elastic resin layer, a color printing layer and glass beads, wherein the fabric layer is connected with the elastic resin layer, the elastic resin layer is connected with the color printing layer, the glass beads are embedded in the color printing layer, and a reflective layer is set on the surface of the glass beads which embedded in the color printing layer. On the premise of maintaining the reflective effect of reflective material, the invention employs a special printing method to give the material the color diversity, allow the reflective material to be rich in color, give the material wider application and longer service life, and make this type of reflective material be better applied in production of fashionable clothing better. | 04-14-2016 |
20160250877 | PRODUCTION OF POLYMERIC PARTICLES AND ROUGH COATINGS BY INK JET PRINTING | 09-01-2016 |
428145000 | Silicon containing coating | 18 |
20090035520 | Retro-reflective materials and components thereof - A printing line is provided for producing a retro-reflective material which comprises at least one first screen printing stage. The or each first stage comprises a screen with a shaped stencil, for applying a layer of adhesive to a substrate in a pattern defined by the stencil or stencils. The printing line also comprises a second screen printing stage which comprises a screen with a shaped stencil having a shape within the boundaries of, or the same as, the adhesive pattern generated by the or each first stage, for applying a layer of retro-reflective elements, for example micro-beads, to the layer of adhesive. | 02-05-2009 |
20090047475 | COMPOSITION FOR COATING WIPER BLADE RUBBERS, COATING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND WIPER BLADE RUBBERS MADE THEREFROM - The present invention relates to compositions, which can be used for coating (e.g., painting) wiper blade rubbers to enhance durability, resistance to frictional forces, and/or other properties. In various embodiments, the coating compositions comprise nano-particle PTFE (Teflon®), polyurethane, and silicone resin in a solvent and/or liquid carrier, such as distilled water. The coating compositions may further comprise graphite, a carbon lubricant, and/or a water-based resin. Methods for forming a coating on a wiper blade rubber using the compositions of the invention are also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
20090162609 | Cationic fiberglass size - A sizing composition for reinforcement fibers that includes a cationic modified polyurethane dispersion, one or more silane coupling agents, and at least one lubricant is provided. The cationic modified polyurethane dispersion includes a dual end-capped polyurethane selected from a silane-terminated polyurethane, a ketoxime-terminated polyurethane, or a hybrid silane/ketoxime-terminated polyurethane where one end of the polyurethane is terminated with a silane group and the opposing end is terminated with a ketoxime group. The size composition is applied to reinforcement fibers and formed into chopped strand, wet-laid mats that can be used for a variety of purposes, including roofing products. Chopped strand mats formed from fibers sized with the inventive sizing composition maintains or improves the dry tear strengths and wet strengths compared to chopped strand mats made from fibers sized with a commercial sizing composition that does not contain a modified cationic polyurethane dispersion (e.g., SPUD). | 06-25-2009 |
20100221493 | USE OF SILANE-TREATED PARTICLES IN LAMINATES TO IMPROVE CLARITY - The invention relates to a substrate having at least one décor layer or overlay being applied to at least one surface of the substrate, wherein hard particles are distributed over the décor layer or overlay for improving the abrasion resistance of the décor layer or overlay, wherein the hard particles have a coating containing a silane, preferably an aminosilane, providing a chargeable or electrically conductive surface for the coated particles. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the distribution of hard particles on a décor layer or overlay applicable to a substrate, comprising the steps of applying a thermosetting resin to the décor layer or overlay, providing hard particles having a coating containing a silane, preferably an aminosilane, providing a chargeable or electrically conductive surface for the coated particles, evenly distributing the coated particles on the surface of a feeding device, distributing the coated particles on the décor layer or overlay by releasing the evenly distributed particles from the feeding device by use of an electric field applied to the feeding device and coated particles thereon, and drying or curing the thermosetting resin. | 09-02-2010 |
20100297394 | Floor Covering - The present invention provides a slip-resistant plastics floor covering having a first layer of plastics material which first layer of plastics material has on its upper surface a particulate layer of one or more transparent coated inorganic particles which particulate layer imparts slip-resistance to the floor covering which has an improved appearance; and a method for preparing a slip-resistant plastics floor covering. | 11-25-2010 |
20110200789 | RETROREFLECTIVE PAVEMENT MARKINGS - Pavement markings having a substrate with a first major surface and a second major surface; and a plurality of retroreflective elements ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110229690 | CATIONIC FIBERGLASS SIZE - A sizing composition for reinforcement fibers that includes a cationic modified polyurethane dispersion, one or more silane coupling agents, and at least one lubricant is provided. The cationic modified polyurethane dispersion includes a dual end-capped polyurethane selected from a silane-terminated polyurethane, a ketoxime-terminated polyurethane, or a hybrid silane/ketoxime-terminated polyurethane where one end of the polyurethane is terminated with a silane group and the opposing end is terminated with a ketoxime group. The size composition is applied to reinforcement fibers and formed into chopped strand, wet-laid mats that can be used for a variety of purposes, including roofing products. Chopped strand mats formed from fibers sized with the inventive sizing composition maintains or improves the dry tear strengths and wet strengths compared to chopped strand mats made from fibers sized with a commercial sizing composition that does not contain a modified cationic polyurethane dispersion (e.g., SPUD). | 09-22-2011 |
20110244183 | RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED BODY AND MULTILAYER BODY - Provided is: a resin composition capable of reducing the surface roughness of the surface of a cured body obtained by having a roughening treatment performed thereon, and increasing the adhesive strength between the cured body and a metal layer; and a cured body formed by using the resin composition. | 10-06-2011 |
20120094076 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by colored infrared pigment, light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 04-19-2012 |
20120141737 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SURFACE TREATED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, SURFACE TREATED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, DISPERSION LIQUID AND DISPERSION SOLID THEREOF, AND BASE MATERIAL COATED WITH ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES - Zinc oxide particles having high transparency in visible light and high shielding properties in a ultraviolet region, with surface treatment of inactivating photocatalytic activity applied thereto, and a dispersion thereof. A manufacturing method of surface treated zinc oxide particles, including: a first step of mixing a dispersion liquid with zinc oxide particles dispersed in a solvent, and silicone resin having polysiloxane bond with at least one or more silicon atoms having a silanol group (Si—OH) and/or alkoxy silyl group (Si—OR, wherein R is alkyl group); obtaining a mixed solution containing a surface treated zinc oxide particles precursor, with the silicone resin adsorbed on the surface of each zinc oxide particle and the solvent, and drying and solidifying the mixed solution by applying heat treatment thereto, to thereby manufacture a dried body; and a second step of pulverizing the dried body, to thereby manufacture the surface treated zinc oxide particles. | 06-07-2012 |
20120288678 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTIVITY - A coating composition for granular roofing has a liquid phase, such as a water, vinyl copolymer or a modified acrylic, and a material with high reflectance, such as CaCO | 11-15-2012 |
20130034696 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 02-07-2013 |
20130202852 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SURFACE SOLAR REFLECTANCE OF ROOFING - A roofing product has a substrate having a binder layer and roofing granules on a majority of the binder layer, such that an exposed portion of the binder layer does not have the roofing granules. In addition, particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 10%. | 08-08-2013 |
20140120316 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 05-01-2014 |
20140162022 | STRUCTURAL COATINGS WITH DEWETTING AND ANTI-ICING PROPERTIES, AND COATING PRECURSORS FOR FABRICATING SAME - Variations of this invention provide durable, impact-resistant structural coatings that have both dewetting and anti-icing properties. The coatings in some embodiments possess a self-similar structure that combines a low-cost matrix with two feature sizes that are tuned to affect the wetting of water and freezing of water on the surface. Dewetting and anti-icing performance is simultaneously achieved in a structural coating comprising multiple layers, wherein each layer includes (a) a continuous matrix; (b) discrete templates dispersed that promote surface roughness to inhibit wetting of water; and (c) nanoparticles that inhibit heterogeneous nucleation of water. These structural coatings utilize low-cost, lightweight, and environmentally benign materials that can be rapidly sprayed over large areas using convenient coating processes. The presence of multiple layers means that if the surface is damaged during use, freshly exposed surface will expose a coating identical to that which was removed, for extended lifetime. | 06-12-2014 |
20150344377 | Chip with Stereoscopic Texture for Resin-Based Reinforced Natural Stone and Resin-Based Reinforced Natural Stone Containing the Same - Provided are a chip with a stereoscopic texture for a resin-based reinforced natural stone and a resin-based reinforced natural stone including the same. A chip with a stereoscopic texture can be obtained by coating a pigment on a surface of a crushed reinforced natural stone chip. In a resin-based reinforced natural stone to which the chip with a stereoscopic texture is added, a boundary surface between the chip and a matrix is formed, such that a texture of natural stone and a three-dimensional stereoscopic effect may be implemented, thereby making it possible to implement an aesthetically beautiful surface. | 12-03-2015 |
20150368838 | MICROSTRUCTURED HIGH FRICTION SURFACE FOR HIGH FRICTION TO FABRIC, YARN AND FIBERS - This invention is directed to an improved contact surface for manipulating fabrics wherein the microstructure included on the contact surface having a plurality of pillars spaced apart in the range of 200 μm and 600 μm, having a height in the range of 50 μm and 1200 μm, a width of in the range of 70 μm and 300 μm, a wall draft angle between 0° and 15°, a density of in the range of 5,000 to 20,000 pillars per square inch, and a friction rating greater than 7. The contact surface can be included on a sewing machine feed dog, a glove, sporting equipment, firearm grip, hand rail, tools, and a strap such as for a satchel or backpack. | 12-24-2015 |
20160083962 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 03-24-2016 |