Patents Assigned to SWIMC, LLC
  • Patent number: 12257687
    Abstract: Provided is a tool that includes a handle assembly including a top portion and a bottom portion. The tool also includes a lock plate disposed between the top and bottom portions and having a deflectable arm having a free end biased towards the top portion, a fixed end opposite the free end, an inner edge, an outer edge, and a detent near the free end and the inner edge. The tool additionally includes a blade having first and second ends, an indent in a bottom surface of the blade near the first end for engaging the detent in a closed position, and a ramp on the bottom surface near the indent defining a reduced thickness portion of the blade that reduces in thickness from the indent towards an edge of the blade to reduce contact between the detent and the blade during rotation of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Victor J. Levand, Sharad Gaurav, Sarah B. Mulroy, Joshua R. Robertson, Edward Ray Goodwin, Jr., Randi Boss, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12258254
    Abstract: A filling apparatus configured to simultaneously fill multiple containers of different shapes and sizes. The filling apparatus including a feed conveyor mechanism including two or more feed conveyors, wherein each of the two or more conveyors is respectively configured to transport an empty fluid container of a different size along a manufacturing line, a turntable mechanism including two or more concentric rings, wherein each of the two or more concentric rings is configured to receive an empty fluid container from the respective two or more feed conveyors and rotate about a common axis while filling the empty fluid containers via at least to fill ports, and an output conveyor mechanism including two or more output conveyors, wherein each of the two or more output conveyors is respectively configured to receive a filled fluid container of a different size from the turntable mechanism for transport along the manufacturing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventor: Alan E. Dewerth, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12252624
    Abstract: The present application relates to a resin or polymer system suitable for two-component compositions, and a resin or polymer system configured for durable coatings with only thin coating weights. The resins and polymer systems of this invention provide high performance extremely thin, low gloss coatings with excellent adhesion, abrasion, scratch and chemical resistance The resins include a polyester component with one or more polyester polyols having a hydroxyl value of about 50 to about 300 and a polyurea component with one or more polyester polyol grafted polyurea polymers having a hydroxyl value of about 20 to about 100. These resin or polymer systems and two-component solvent borne coating compositions including such resin or polymer systems are surprisingly capable of achieving strong adhesion, excellent linear abrasion, and high chemical resistance all at the same time in a dry film thickness of about 2 mil or less, in some instances, about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Hong Ding, Weilin Tang, Dehui Han, Mahshid Niknahad
  • Patent number: 12240994
    Abstract: An aerosol coating composition contains at least one film-forming resin, trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and at least one propellant such as CO2. The aerosol coating composition is non-flammable and compatible with polyethylene terephthalate. The film-forming resin may be acrylic resins, alkyd resins or mixtures thereof. A glycol ether solvent may be present. The coating composition may have low toxicity, be non-ozone depleting, have low or no VOC, be low in maximum incremental reactivity and/or be low in global warming potential. A method of coating a substrate with the aerosol coating composition comprises providing at least one film-forming resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, alkyd resins, and mixtures thereof and trans-1-chloro-trifluoropropene in a container comprising polyethylene terephthalate, which is charged with a propellant comprising carbon dioxide. The aerosol coating composition is non-flammable. The composition is applied to a substrate and allowed to dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventor: Joseph F. McCarthy
  • Patent number: 12240941
    Abstract: A shellac-substitute is described herein in the form of an acid-functional polymer or an acid-functional polyester polymer. The acid-functional polyester polymer, among other uses, is suitable for stain-blocking with coating compositions, such as primers, sealants, stain-blocking coating compositions, odor-blocking compositions, and/or varnishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventor: Gamini Samaranayake
  • Patent number: 12234371
    Abstract: This invention provides a polymer that is useful in a variety of applications, including as a binder polymer of a coating composition, and especially a packaging coating composition. Packaging articles (e.g., containers) comprising the polymer and methods of making such packaging articles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Richard H. Evans, Jeffrey Niederst, Robert M. O'Brien, Benoit Prouvost, Kevin Romagnoli, Grant Schutte, Paul Stenson, Tom Van Kuren
  • Patent number: 12234379
    Abstract: An aqueous coating composition is provided that is useful in coating a variety of substrates, including interior or exterior portions of food or beverage cans. The coating composition includes a resin system that includes a multi-stage latex. In some embodiments, the multi-stage latex is formed using a process that includes emulsion polymerizing two or more stages in the presence of an aqueous dispersion including a water-dispersible polymer. In certain preferred embodiments, the water-dispersible polymer is a polyether polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. O'Brien, Mark Stuetelberg, Joseph D. Desousa, Mary Jo Scandolari, Nikolaus Koch, Stephen Pollin, Nusrah Hussain
  • Patent number: 12215244
    Abstract: Aqueous wet look coating compositions, articles having a coating formed from such compositions (e.g., coated cementitious substrates), and methods, wherein the coating compositions are low VOC compositions and include a multistage latex emulsion polymerized polymer including interpolymerized monomers including DAAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Andersson, Ashley Rodgers, Chris Lefever, Karl Booth, Christopher Savittieri, Robert Sandoval, Michael C. Wildman, Patrick C. Swearingen, Thao Mee Xiong
  • Patent number: 12209153
    Abstract: A latex emulsion that includes an aqueous carrier liquid and a latex copolymer formed from reactants comprising butyl methacrylate, wherein the reactants comprise at least 20 wt. % a vinyl monomer, based on the total weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the latex copolymer. A homopolymer formed from the vinyl monomer preferably exhibits a glass transition temperature of between about ?10° C. and about 30° C. A coating formed from the latex emulsion preferably exhibits a dry adhesion of greater than about 4 pounds per linear inch when applied between a thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membrane and a plywood roofing substrate at an average coat weight of about 6 lbs/100 ft2 and subjected to 180° peel testing according to ASTM D903 with a 2-inch per minute pull rate. The latex emulsion may include a second latex copolymer or stage, and may be used as part of an aqueous adhesive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Allen Bulick, Chris Fredrickson, Mary Jane Hibben, Robert Sandoval, Ashley Rodgers, Glenn Frazee
  • Patent number: 12209198
    Abstract: Coating compositions or paint having a pigment blended with a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the polymer system contains an alkali-soluble resin having an acid value and molecular weight and provided in a preferably desired amount to demonstrate optimal performance characteristics of washability, stain resistance or scrubability without negatively impacting block resistance, especially when neutralized with a low-volatility base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Dana Christensen, Tyler Bell, Robert Sandoval, Mary Jane Hibben, Michael Wildman
  • Patent number: 12187912
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided that includes (a) a polyester polymer derived by esterifying an aryloxy ether polyol (e.g., an aryloxy ether diol) derived from reaction between a polyhydric phenol or a polyphenol and a non-hydroxyl functional cyclic carbonate, or from reaction between a monophenol and a hydroxyl functional cyclic carbonate; (b) a crosslinker and (c) an optional catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Andriot Matthieu, Sebastien Gibanel, Benoit Prouvost
  • Patent number: 12187070
    Abstract: Provided is a container having a container body, a bail attached to the container body, and a flexible band attached to a rear of the container body. The flexible band has a first end attached to the rear of the container proximate a top of the rear and a second end attached to the rear of the container body proximate a bottom of the rear. The flexible band is movable between a first position spaced a first distance from the rear, a second position spaced a second distance from the rear less than the first distance to allow the container body and the bail to be grasped at the rear without interference by the flexible band, and a third position spaced a third distance from the rear greater than the first distance to provide space for a user's hand between the rear of the container body and the flexible band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Joshua R. Robertson
  • Patent number: 12180059
    Abstract: An automated container fill line system comprises a container fill line configured to transport a plurality of containers at a fill line speed, and a filler configured to dispense a material into each of the containers individually and sequentially. An Expert System is configured to control the container fill line speed using a set of hierarchical rules and one or more machine learning models associated with equipment of the container fill line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Kiffer, Michael W. Bigach, Sergio Cordeiro, Flavio Augusto Gomes Lacerda
  • Patent number: 12173183
    Abstract: Powder coating compositions, particularly metal packaging powder coating compositions, coated metal substrates, and methods; wherein the powder coating compositions include powder polymer particles comprising a polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 2000 Daltons, wherein the powder polymer particles have a particle size distribution having a D50 of less than 25 microns; and, in certain embodiments, one or more charge control agents in contact with the powder polymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Joslin, Charles I. Skillman, Joseph Desousa
  • Patent number: 12168250
    Abstract: A wash ring for cleaning a tank. The wash ring comprises a curved surface having an inner edge and an outer edge. The wash ring further comprises an inner wall having a first height and an outer wall located between the inner end and outer end and having a second height that is less than the first height. A plurality of notches is located at the outer edge of the curved surface. The wash ring has a feed pipe with an outlet located between the inner wall and outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventor: Patrick M. Kehn
  • Patent number: 12168703
    Abstract: Water-dispersible or water-dispersed polymers are made by reacting (i) an unsaturated monomer containing one or more cyclic carbonate groups, or (ii) an unsaturated or saturated oligomer or polymer containing a plurality of cyclic carbonate groups, with a tertiary amine in the presence of an acid, or with an acid in the presence of a tertiary amine, or in the presence of an acid and a tertiary amine, to provide a water-dispersible or water-dispersed monomer, oligomer or polymer. When step a) provides a monomer or oligomer, the monomer or oligomer is reacted with one or more monomers in the presence of an initiator to provide a water-dispersible or water-dispersed polymer. When step a) provides a polymer, the polymer is optionally used to support emulsion polymerization of one or more unsaturated monomers in the presence of an initiator to provide a water-dispersible or water-dispersed further polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Joseph D. Desousa, Arthur Riazzi, Benjamin J. Webster, Robert M. O′Brien, Kailas B. Sawant, Richard H. Evans, Sebastien Gibanel
  • Patent number: D1059042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchen, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. McKinney
  • Patent number: D1059852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchens, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. Mckinney
  • Patent number: D1059853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchen, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. Mckinney
  • Patent number: D1068431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Victor J. Levand, Sharad Gaurav, Sarah Bridget Mulroy, Joshua R. Robertson, Edward Ray Goodwin, Randi Boss, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr.