Valspar Sourcing, Inc.

Swimc LLC

Robert William Springate

T Howard Killilea

Andrew Ubel

Sanford Lee Hertz

Paul S Sara

Howard T Killilea

S Lee Hertz

A water-dispersible polyurethane polymer useful in coating applications preferably includes a backbone having urethane linkages and at least one cycloaliphatic group having a closed aliphatic ring structure. Ethylenically unsaturated groups are preferably provided on the polyurethane polymer.

Water-dispersible polyurethane polymer

An aqueous crosslinkable coating composition that includes a PU polymer and a vinyl polymer bearing carbonyl groups (i.e., a carbonyl-functional vinyl polymer) and/or latex polymer. The composition also preferably includes carbonyl-reactive amine and/or hydrazine functional groups.

Crosslinkable coating compositions containing polyurethane

An apparatus and method for preparing a stain to match a target color of a selected substrate (e.g., wood species). The apparatus and method may include a computer system and hardware or software to display to a user of such system an image array depicting a target image of a stained building material and a plurality of images of colored stains as applied to the same or other building materials.

Digital method for matching stains

An apparatus and method for preparing a stain to match a target color of a selected substrate (e.g., wood species). The apparatus may include a computer and hardware and/or software to store a database of stain records, create or load spectral data (e.g., a digital image) of a target sample, and display images and/or process spectral data. The apparatus may facilitate stain selection, and may also dispense colorant agents and/or vehicles to create stains. The apparatus may be used in a 'manual' mode (whereby a human compares database and target images and makes a selection); an 'automatic' mode (whereby the computer suggests a match based on the selected substrate); or a &#x201c;combination&#x201d; mode (whereby the computer suggests a match and the user can then compare the suggested match with various images to achieve a final selection).

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Belvidere, IL, United States of America

Robert William Springate