Patents by Inventor Craig D. Meekings

Craig D. Meekings 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).

  • Water-borne soil resistant coatings
    Patent number: 5688853
    Abstract: A soil resistant aqueous coating composition in which the binder consists of a blend of a low Tg polymeric dispersion and a high Tg polymeric dispersion. The PVC of the composition is less than the critical PVC and the Tg of the low Tg polymer dispersion is less than 0.degree. C. and the Tg of the high Tg polymer dispersion is a least 35.degree. C. and the volume ratio of low Tg polymer dispersion to high Tg polymer dispersion is from 0.4:1 to 1.4:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: ICI Australia Operations Proprietary Limited
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Salter, Craig D. Meekings, Bruce Leary