Patents by Inventor James J. Fong

James J. Fong 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: 5552228
    Abstract: The invention provides a waterborne coating composition comprising an emulsion having a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed organic phase comprising a solution of water-reducible, film-forming, air-drying maleinized polybutadiene polymer in a water-immiscible hydrocarbon solvent; and a method of making the waterborne coating composition which comprises dissolving the maleinized polybutadiene in the solvent to form a solution, and emulsifying the solution in water with nonionic surfactant to form an oil-in-water emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: James J. Fong
  • Patent number: 4839455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to one-part, moisture-curable, urethane compositions suited as a coating for wood. The composition comprises trisocyanate prepolymer, an epoxy silane, and compatible solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: James J. Fong
  • Patent number: 4681790
    Abstract: The invention provides a treating composition comprising(a) a compound having the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.f is a fluorinated aliphatic radical;A is a divalent radical obtained by eliminating the carbonyl groups of a dibasic organic acid or an organic anhydride selected from the group consisting of tetrachloro phthalic, tetrabromo phthalic and chlorendic; andM is a cation selected from the group consisting of NH.sub.4.sup.+, Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, Li.sup.+, H.sup.+, or a protonated alkyl amine having from 1-6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group;(b) a normally liquid or low melting solid, water soluble or dispersible, fluoroaliphatic radical-containing poly(oxyalkylene) compound; and(c) the balance of 100 parts of a liquid vehicle.A method of treating substrates and substrates treated with the treating composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: James J. Fong