Patents by Inventor G. Todd Palmer

G. Todd Palmer 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).

  • Hydroxy-functional oligomers for high solids coatings
    Patent number: 6277497
    Abstract: A high solids coating composition comprising a branched hydroxy-functional polyester oligomer and a curing agent; and the oligomer itself containing at least 20% by weight of the binder of at least one of the following tertiary acid ester end groups: where R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from CH3 and CH2OH; the composition being suitable as an automobile clearcoat or pigmented topcoat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Armand Aerts, Anne Demarre, Jozef Huybrechts, G. Todd Palmer
  • Hydroxy-functional oligomers for high solids coatings
    Patent number: 5952452
    Abstract: A high solids coating composition comprising a branched hydroxy-functional polyester oligomer and a curing agent; and the oligomer itself containing at least 20% by weight of the binder of at least one of the following tertiary acid ester end groups: ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from CH.sub.3 and CH.sub.2 OH; the composition being suitable as an automobile clearcoat or pigmented topcoat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Armand Aerts, Anne DeMarre, Jozef Huybrechts, G. Todd Palmer