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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Feng Bai, Woodbury, MN (US);
Wendy L. Thompson, Roseville, MN (US);
Haeen Sykora, New Richmond, WI (US);
Terry R. Hobbs, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments can include aqueous coating compositions, modified particles and methods. In an embodiment, an aqueous coating composition is included with particles having an inorganic core, a surface on the outside of the core, an agent including a hydrophobic moiety adhering to the surface, and an agent including a hydrophilic moiety adhering to the surface. The aqueous coating composition can further include a film forming polymer composition including a polymer and water. The particles can be mixed with the polymer composition. In an embodiment, a method of coating a flooring surface is included, the method including applying an aqueous coating composition to a flooring surface and drying the aqueous coating composition. In an embodiment, a particle is included. The particle can include agents including a hydrophobic moiety adhering to the surface of the particle and agents including a hydrophilic moiety adhering to the surface. Other embodiments are also included herein.