Columbia Insurance Company

Ashland, Inc.

Benjamin Moore&co.

Thomas Penny

Hrire Gharapetian

Gianna Pastena

Brian Munoz

Andrew A Romano

Jonathan Dugan

Kevin Lee

Ajaya Nanda

Disclosed herein is an additive for a paint or stain composition or for a colorant composition. The additive is polymerized from at least one acrylate monomer and a chain transfer agent. The additive has a weight molecular weight from about 2,000 Daltons to about 5,000 Daltons, and the chain transfer agent comprises a hydrogen-sulfur functionality. The additive's glass transition temperature ranges from about −50° C. to about −10° C. and the additive is hydrophobic.

Hydrophobic, low glass transition temperature oligomer with chain transfer agent

Solutions to the problems of scuffing and chipping of the paint films in high traffic areas and in tight spaces, such as dressing rooms in department stores, where multiple scrapings of the wall paints are created by consumers, clothes hangers, shoes, etc., and hallways and conference rooms in office and other commercial buildings are disclosed.

Scuff resistant and chip resistant architectural compositions

Disclosed herein is an additive for a paint or stain composition or for a colorant composition. The additive is polymerized from at least one acrylate monomer and a chain transfer agent. The additive has a weight molecular weight from about 2,000 Daltons to about 5,000 Daltons, and the chain transfer agent comprises a hydrogen-sulfur functionality and is present from about 8 to about 20 parts per hundred parts of monomers. The additive's glass transition temperature ranges from about &#x2212;50&#xb0; C. to about &#x2212;10&#xb0; C. and the additive is hydrophobic. The additive is added to the colorant composition to minimize tip drying at the colorant canisters, and is added to paint or stain composition as an open time extender.

Hydrophobic, low glass transition temperature oligomer with high level of chain transfer agent

This invention relates to foam control agents for paints and coatings comprising a (a) a siloxane polyalkyleneoxide copolymer, (b) N,N&prime;-ethylene bisstearamide, and (c) a carrier.

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Newton, NJ, United States of America

Thomas Penny