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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gaylen M Knutson, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Union Oil Company of California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524460 ; 524558 ; 524560 ; 524457 ;
Abstract
ICI viscosity of a paint is improved by incorporating into the paint an acrylic polymer emulsion or latex made with the use of a water soluble chain transfer agent, preferably one that comprises both sulfur functionality and hydroxyl functionality. A preferred chain transfer agent is monothioglycerol.