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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Dituro, Huntington, WV (US);
Frances E. Lockwood, Georgetown, KY (US);
Daniel J. Dotson, Lexington, KY (US);
Jiafu Fang, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ashland Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 5/08 ; C09D 5/20 ; C09D / ; C09K 3/00 ; C08K 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 5/08 ; C09D 5/20 ; C09D / ; C09K 3/00 ; C08K 5/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of release agents commonly in uses in preventing asphalt and other sticky compounds such as rubbers from sticking to the transporting vehicles such as dump truck beds and processing tools, and equipment, and more particularly to a novel biodegradable release agent applied to metal surfaces prior to use for promoting free release of sticky hot-mix asphalt materials from the metal tools and equipment used in road construction applications.