Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Charles W. Almer, Esq.
  • Vinyl acetate/ethylene emulsion stabilized with a phosphate surfactant
    Patent number: 6673854
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer dispersion containing a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, a phosphate-functional surfactant, and a protective colloid. The invention is also directed to an aqueous coating composition having at least 65 percent by volume of pigment, on a dry solids volume basis and an amount effective to produce good scrub resistance of up to 25 percent by weight of the vinyl acetate-ethylene binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Dorian Pierre, Stephen John Baines, Keith Charles Allen