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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:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard T Janicki, Oaklawn, IL (US);
Stanley A Wasielewski, Lockport, IL (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 3191 ; 106 3157 ; 106 3185 ;
Abstract
An ink contains a petroleum-derived asphalt, a colorant, and a carrier for the asphalt and colorant. The asphalt has a softening point from 105.degree. C. to 155.degree. C. and a saturates content not greater than 32% by weight. Preferably at least 50% by weight of the carrier is a material selected from aliphatic oils, aliphatic solvents, and mixtures thereof. A method of making the ink includes granulating the asphalt to a particle size not greater than 2.38 mm (8 mesh), dissolving the asphalt in the carrier, and adding a colorant to the carrier.