Patents by Inventor Justin Sparks

Justin Sparks 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).

  • Sorbic acid ester containing coatings composition
    Patent number: 9828510
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a solution or a dispersion of polymer particles, a sorbate ester or sorbamide curing agent, and a cure modulating additive for the curing agent. The curing agent is a sorbic acid ester or a sorbamide and the cure modulating agent is a reagent capable of accelerating or attenuating the rate of cure of the curing agent. The control of cure kinetics is important for speeding up cure rates where rates are too slow or by reducing cure rates where curing too rapidly results in undesirable color formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steven Arturo, Selvanathan Arumugam, John Ell, Ralph C. Even, Brandon Rowe, Justin Sparks, Decai Yu
  • SORBATE ESTER OR SORBAMIDE COALESCENT IN A COATINGS FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20170037266
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles and a sorbate ester, which is a liquid at 20° C. and has a molecular weight in the range of 125 to 500 g/mol. The composition of the present invention provides a way to enhance film formation of coatings prepared using relatively high Tg latexes without the aid of high volatile organic content (VOC) coalescents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicants: The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Chemical (China) Investment Company Limited
    Inventors: Steven Arturo, Selvanathan Arumugam, Kebede Beshah, David Conner, John Ell, Ralph C. Even, Fujun Lu, Bo Lu, Brandon Rowe, Justin Sparks, Jianping Xu, Jiguang Zhang
  • SORBIC ACID ESTER CONTAINING COATINGS COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160272825
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a solution or a dispersion of polymer particles, a sorbate ester or sorbamide curing agent, and a cure modulating additive for the curing agent. The curing agent is a sorbic acid ester or a sorbamide and the cure modulating agent is a reagent capable of accelerating or attenuating the rate of cure of the curing agent. The control of cure kinetics is important for speeding up cure rates where rates are too slow or by reducing cure rates where curing too rapidly results in undesirable color formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Steven Arturo, Selvanathan Arumugam, John Ell, Ralph C. Even, Brandon Rowe, Justin Sparks, Decai Yu
  • SORBIC ACID ESTER COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160152856
    Abstract: The present invention is a method comprising the steps of a) applying a composition comprising a curing agent and a cure modulating additive to a substrate; and b) allowing the composition to cure. The curing agent is a sorbic acid ester or a sorbamide and the cure modulating agent is a reagent capable of modulating the rate of cure of the curing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Arturo, Selvanathan Arumugam, John Ell, Ralph C. Even, Brandon Rowe, Justin Sparks, Decai Yu