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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:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Binns, Louisville, KY (US);
Dana L. Phillips, Raymond, MS (US);
Don Diehl, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen Korenkiewicz, Louisville, KY (US);
Larry Brandenburger, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Valspar Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 1/04 ; C09C 1/22 ; C09C 1/36 ; C09C 1/44 ; C09C 1/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 1/04 ; C09C 1/22 ; C09C 1/36 ; C09C 1/44 ; C09C 1/48 ;
Abstract
A universal tinting concentrate for both solvent- and water-based paints and coatings. The universal tinting concentrate is a composition which includes a colorant component, such as pigment, colorant, tinting agent and/or metal effect agent; a pigment dispersant including an organic acid containing no more an 70 carbon atoms; and a pH-neutralizing agent. In one embodiment of the invention, the pigment dispersant is represented by the following structure: