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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
John William Ashmore, Lansdale, PA (US);
Thu-ba Thi Tran, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Janet Nadya Younathan, Lansdale, PA (US);
John William Ashmore, Lansdale, PA (US);
Thu-Ba Thi Tran, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Janet Nadya Younathan, Lansdale, PA (US);
Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing odor arising from surfaces coated with latex paints. The method comprises combining in a latex paint: (i) at least one stabilizer; (ii) at least isothiazolone one biocide comprising 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one or 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; and (iii) at least one thickener comprising a polyurethane, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, an alkali soluble emulsion polymer, a hydrophobically modified alkali soluble emulsion polymer or a hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose.