Patents by Inventor Andrian F. Andrews

Andrian F. Andrews 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).

  • Patent number: 5116407
    Abstract: Fouling of a ship's hull is inhibited by an amine of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group derived from a diterpene and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. The amine acts as a paint binder and as a marine biocide. An antifouling coating composition may comprise a pigment with the said amine as binder. Alternatively an antifouling coating composition comprises as binder an acid-functional polymer whose acid groups are blocked by a monoamine group which forms an organic-solvent-soluble salt of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Courtaulds Coatings Limited
    Inventors: Julian E. Hunter, James Reid, David E. J. Arnold, George Hails, Kenneth F. Baxter, Andrian F. Andrews, Michael J. Nunn