Patents by Inventor Dustin Clinard

Dustin Clinard 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).

  • Method of improving the appearance of coated articles having both vertical and horizontal surfaces, and coating compositions for use therein
    Patent number: 6685985
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of obtaining improvements in the appearance of articles having both vertically and horizontally orientated surfaces and a coating composition for use in said method. The coating composition of the invention has a film-forming component (a) and a rheology control agent (b) having substantially colorless, substantially inorganic microparticles (i) and a compound (ii) comprising the reaction product of an amine and an isocyanate. A particularly preferred method of the invention requires applying the coating composition of the invention to an article having at least one horizontally orientated surface and at least one vertically orientated surface so as to provide a coated horizontally orientated surface and a coated vertically orientated surface, wherein the coated vertically orientated surface has improved sag resistance, most preferably having a sag resistance of at least 1.2 mils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Boisseau, Mark Kowalewski, Kurt D. Hoffman, Dustin Clinard