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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:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
May. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony G Sommese, Naperville, IL (US);
R Nagarajan, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523200 ; 523204 ; 523207 ; 523210 ; 524445 ; 524446 ; 524447 ;
Abstract
A method of stabilizing polymeric lattices comprising the addition of an organophilic clay which, when properly activated and dispersed, sets up a network that will suspend the polymer particles and retard the settling process is disclosed. The network is easily destroyed by the application of shear, but then reforms when shear is removed.