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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2002
Arif M. Sitabkhan, Westlake, OH (US);
Bart L. Ivic, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Michael W. Howe, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Arif M. Sitabkhan, Westlake, OH (US);
Bart L. Ivic, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Michael W. Howe, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A tinting composition for tinting a surface which includes a solvent and a pigment selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, titanium dioxide, mica, calcium sodium borosilicate, organic constituent containing pigments, inorganic constituent containing pigments, fluorescent constituent containing pigments, phosphorescent constituent containing pigments, luminescent constituent containing pigments, ultraviolet absorbing pigments, mineral constituent containing pigments, amorphous glass oxides, polyacrylates, metal flakes, reflective pigments, and mixtures thereof A method of tinting a surface which includes selecting a surface for tinting; mixing a solvent and a pigment to form a tinting composition; and applying the tinting composition to the surface.