Patents by Inventor William Charles Arney, Jr.

William Charles Arney, Jr. 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).

  • Latex compositions having wet adhesion and other improved rheological properties and methods of producing same
    Patent number: 5739196
    Abstract: The present invention relates to latex compositions having desirable wet adhesion and other rheological properties. The processes of the invention allow for preparation of a first polymer which, upon addition of a base or neutralizing agent, substantially dissolves the first polymer, thereby providing a medium for polymerization of a second polymer, stabilizing the second polymer and acting as a dispersant for other coating composition components such as pigments, coalescents, fillers and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Duane Jenkins, Victor Vincent Kaminski, III, William Charles Arney, Jr., David Robinson Bassett