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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David E. Ashley, Moore, SC (US);
Leonard J. Starks, Duncan, SC (US);
Paul D. Halphen, Spartanburg, CA (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/08 ; C08K 5/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/08 ; C08K 5/01 ;
Abstract
A solvent free, diluent free, hydrocarbon soluble liquid polymeric colorant. Also disclosed is a method for applying a liquid colorant to solid granular substrates, such as fertilizer, to provide a colored substrate where the colorant exhibits a reduced tendency to bleed or migrate from the surface of the colored substrate onto other surfaces.