Patents by Inventor Brian Munoz

Brian Munoz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • HYDROPHOBIC, LOW GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE OLIGOMER WITH CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT
    Publication number: 20220340773
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an additive for a paint or stain composition or for a colorant composition. The additive is polymerized from at least one acrylate monomer and a chain transfer agent. The additive has a weight molecular weight from about 2,000 Daltons to about 5,000 Daltons, and the chain transfer agent comprises a hydrogen-sulfur functionality. The additive's glass transition temperature ranges from about ?50° C. to about ?10° C. and the additive is hydrophobic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gianna Pastena, Brian Munoz, Hrire Gharapetian, Thomas Penny, Ajaya Nanda
  • Hydrophobic, low glass transition temperature oligomer with high level of chain transfer agent
    Patent number: 11345769
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an additive for a paint or stain composition or for a colorant composition. The additive is polymerized from at least one acrylate monomer and a chain transfer agent. The additive has a weight molecular weight from about 2,000 Daltons to about 5,000 Daltons, and the chain transfer agent comprises a hydrogen-sulfur functionality and is present from about 8 to about 20 parts per hundred parts of monomers. The additive's glass transition temperature ranges from about ?50° C. to about ?10° C. and the additive is hydrophobic. The additive is added to the colorant composition to minimize tip drying at the colorant canisters, and is added to paint or stain composition as an open time extender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gianna Pastena, Brian Munoz, Hrire Gharapetian, Thomas Penny
  • HYDROPHOBIC, LOW GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE OLIGOMER WITH HIGH LEVEL OF CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT
    Publication number: 20210198398
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an additive for a paint or stain composition or for a colorant composition. The additive is polymerized from at least one acrylate monomer and a chain transfer agent. The additive has a weight molecular weight from about 2,000 Daltons to about 5,000 Daltons, and the chain transfer agent comprises a hydrogen-sulfur functionality and is present from about 8 to about 20 parts per hundred parts of monomers. The additive's glass transition temperature ranges from about ?50° C. to about ?10° C. and the additive is hydrophobic. The additive is added to the colorant composition to minimize tip drying at the colorant canisters, and is added to paint or stain composition as an open time extender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Gianna Pastena, Brian Munoz, Hrire Gharapetian, Thomas Penny