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US 6,958,091 · App. 10/935,003 · Granted Oct 25, 2005

Surface-treated pigments

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Patent No.
US 6,958,091
App. No.
10/935,003
Granted
Oct 25, 2005
Kind
B1
Abstract

Inorganic pigments treated with at least one amide of a fatty acid and an aliphatic amine possess improved processibility and dispersibility in thermoplastic materials, and impart improved properties to thermoplastic compositions containing said surface-treated pigments.

Claims (4)

1. An inorganic pigment having deposited on its surface at least one amide of a fatty acid and an aliphatic amine, wherein the one or more amides are deposited on the pigment's surface in an amount collectively of from about 0.1 to about 5 percent of the weight of the pigment.

2. A pigment as defined in claim 1 , wherein the one or more amides collectively comprise from about 0.25 to about 2.5 percent of the weight of the pigment.

3. A pigment as defined in claim 2 , wherein the one or more amides comprise from about 0.5 to about 1.5 percent of the weight of the pigment.

4. A pigment as defined in claim 3 , wherein the inorganic pigment including the surface treatment is titanium dioxide.

Assignments (18)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2022
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: TRONOX LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 044100/0339 Recorded Mar 12, 2021
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2021
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: TRONOX LLC
Reel/Frame 055583/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2020
From: TRONOX LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 2, 2017
From: TRONOX LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044100/0339 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL AT REEL/FRAME NOS. 027682/0086 AND 030047/0422 Recorded Sep 26, 2017
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRONOX LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: TRONOX LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 043993/0340 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRONOX LLC; TRONOX WORLDWIDE LLC
Reel/Frame 043993/0306 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 18, 2012
From: TRONOX LLC; TRONOX WORLDWIDE LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 028582/0669 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jul 12, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: TRONOX LLC; TRONOX WORLDWIDE LLC
Reel/Frame 028535/0362 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2012
From: GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
To: TRONOX LLC
Reel/Frame 027682/0064 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 9, 2012
From: TRONOX LLC
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 027682/0086 →
BANKRUPTCY COURT NOTICE CONFIRMING RELEASE OF LIENS EFFECTIVE 2/14/2011 Recorded Mar 24, 2011
From: LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.
To: TRONOX LLC
Reel/Frame 026010/0684 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 22, 2011
From: TRONOX LLC; TRONOX PIGMENTS (SAVANNAH) INC.
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 025822/0026 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 15, 2011
From: TRONOX LLC
To: GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025795/0130 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2008
From: TRONOX LLC F/K/A KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL LLC
To: LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2008
From: KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL LLC
To: TRONOX LLC
Reel/Frame 021411/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2004
From: CRAIG, DANIEL H.
To: KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL, LLP
Reel/Frame 015776/0338 →