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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. 07, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1997
Hugh H Wang, Gastonia, NC (US);
Bo H Gimvang, St. Augustine, FL (US);
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a coating composition which can be used for transportation and sign surfaces. The coating composition comprises a mixture of a binder capable of being polymerized and crosslinked and comprising an organic material and an inorganic material, a visibility enhancement filler, a retroreflectivity enhancement filler, and a moisture proofing and water repellent material. The coating composition can further include various additives. The present invention also includes methods of preparing the coating composition and methods of producing a coated substrate using the coating composition of the invention.