Patents by Inventor Ronald Keith Litton

Ronald Keith Litton 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).

  • Use of alkyl 3-alkoxypropionates as coalescing agents in aqueous coating compositions
    Patent number: 5756569
    Abstract: This invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a stable dispersion of resin particles and a coalescing agent wherein the coalescing agent is an alkyl 3-alkoxypropionate having the structure:R.sup.1 --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COO--R.sup.2wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl and a arylalkyl group wherein the sum of the carbon atoms of the alkyl and arylalkyl groups is 5 to 10, provided that R.sup.2 is not methyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Inventors: Bobby Carroll Carver, Glenn Clark Jones, Ronald Keith Litton, William Dell Nottingham, Alan Kent Wilson