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(11) |
EP 0 298 604 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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10.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/41 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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11.01.1989 Bulletin 1989/02 |
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Date of filing: 07.06.1988 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
06.07.1987 US 70022
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Applicant: THE MEARL CORPORATION |
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Ossining
New York (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Armanini, Louis
Pleasantville
New York (US)
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Representative: Smith, Norman Ian et al |
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F.J. CLEVELAND & COMPANY
40-43 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1JQ
London WC2A 1JQ (GB) |
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Decorative objects with multicolor effects |
(57) An article exhibiting a multicolor effect is obtained by combining a transparent
substrate, an interference pigment and an absorption colorant, the pigment and colorant
preferably united in the form of a combination pigment, in which the absorption colorant
is of a color which is different from the transmission color of the interference pigment
or the complement thereof.