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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Swimc Llc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jacob S. Donlon, Cleveland, OH (US);
Mark W. Ellsworth, Cleveland, OH (US);
Patricia Olofsson-Elkow, Cleveland, OH (US);
SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A point-of-sale custom color system for tinting base paints and stains includes an array of water-only fluid colorants, including at least white, green, blue and red water-only colorants, which can be used to tint water-borne paints and stains. When tinting solvent-borne base paints or stains, at least one siccative is added to the solvent-borne base paint or stains at the point-of sale and a synergist containing one or more surfactants and optional dispersing agents or optional cosolvents is also added to or is a part of the solvent-borne base paint or stains. Collectively, the siccative and synergist enable effective tinting using the water-only colorants and suitable drying characteristics of the solvent-borne paint or stain.