Patents by Inventor Angie Ma

Angie Ma 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).

  • Colorant compatible synthetic thickener for paint
    Publication number: 20050150418
    Abstract: A synthetic polymer has a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer backbone and terminal groups and/or intermediate groups of blocks of hydrophobes of alkyl- or aryl compounds containing a polymerizable cyclic monomer or a polymerizable double bond (or alkene) group or derivatives thereof. The blocks of hydrophobes are composed of two or more units of the same or different hydrophobes. These synthetic polymers are used as rheology modifiers, especially in latex paints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Kirill Bakeev, De-Kai Loo, Angie Ma, Tuyen Nguyen, Jeffrey Politis