Patent ID: 8043715

Claim:
A laminate comprising a paper comprising an impregnating resin a cellulose pulp, and a titanium dioxide pigment comprising an amino organosilane on its surface, the titanium dioxide pigment is in an amount of about 45 wt. % or less based on the total dry weight of the paper prior to resin impregnation, wherein the amino organosilane has the general formula (I) wherein: R 1 and R 2 are each individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, alkylaryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkene, alkylene, arylene, alkylarylene, arylalkylene and cycloalkylene; R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl, lower alkylaryl, lower arylalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkene, alkylene, arylene, alkylarylene, arylalkylene and cycloalkylene; and X is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkene, alkenylene, cycloalkenylene, alkylene, arylene, alkylarylene, arylalkylene, cycloalkylene, with or without secondary or tertiary nitrogen pendant from the chain or other functional groups.