C09C 2210/00
Special effects or uses of interference pigments
C09C2210/00 (Special effects or uses of interference pigments) appears on 118 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C09C- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 251
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 13 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C09C 2210/10Optical properties in the ir-rangeIndexing code30
- C09C 2210/20Optical properties in the uv-rangeIndexing code25
- C09C 2210/30A layer or the substrate forming a gratingIndexing code22
- C09C 2210/40Embossed layersIndexing code20
- C09C 2210/50Fluorescent, luminescent or photoluminescent propertiesIndexing code16
- C09C 2210/60Interference with laser-light, laser markable pigmentsIndexing code16
Recent patents
- Encapsulation of palette flakes with nanostructured copper oxide as LiDAR reflective black pigments4 Aug 2026US 12,698,398 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Composition including dual cavity color shifting pigments28 Jul 2026US 12,692,397 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Optical security element12 May 2026US 12,623,480 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Production of pigments having a defined size and shape21 Apr 2026US 12,606,708 B2Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Lamellar particles and methods of manufacture14 Apr 2026US 12,601,862 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Foil for manufacturing micro flakes and method of manufacturing micro flakes20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241671 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Radar transparent mixtures of metal effect pigmets with semiconductor effect pigmentsor semiconductor effect pigments with silvery absorbing pearlescent pigments and coating formulations thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209521 A1Eckart America Corporation
- Multilayer articles containing organic layers11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158521 A1Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Asymmetric pigment4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152639 A1Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Composition including dual cavity color shifting pigments9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098158 A1Viavi Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Alignable diffractive pigment flakes202US 6,902,807 B1Flex Products, Inc. · 2005
- Article and method for forming thin film flakes and coatings191US 4,434,010 AOptical Coating Laboratory, Inc. · 1984
- Color-shifting pigments and foils with luminescent coatings177US 6,565,770 B1Flex Products, Inc. · 2003
- Bright metal flake based pigments131US 6,150,022 AFlex Products, Inc. · 2000
- Platelet-shaped titanium dioxide pigment112US 5,858,078 AMerck Patent GmbH · 1999