Patents by Inventor Karen L. Bowen

Karen L. Bowen 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).

  • Compositions and methods comprising pigments and polyprotic dispersing agents
    Patent number: 7763111
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a pigment composition is provided comprising a base particle and a dispersing agent, the dispersing agent comprising a salt and/or ester of: (i) an amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine and (ii) a polyprotic acid, wherein the mole ratio of the amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine to the polyprotic acid is greater than 3:1. In various embodiments, the pigments have improved stability, hiding power, tint strength, and/or gloss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Modasser El-Shoubary, Robert M. Hopkins, Karen L. Bowen, David E. Bell
  • Compositions and methods comprising pigments and polyprotic dispersing agents
    Patent number: 7261770
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a pigment composition is provided comprising a base particle and a dispersing agent, the dispersing agent comprising a salt and/or ester of: (i) an amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine and (ii) a polyprotic acid, wherein the mole ratio of the amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine to the polyprotic acid is greater than 3:1. In various embodiments, the pigments have improved stability, hiding power, tint strength, and/or gloss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Modasser El-Shoubary, Robert M. Hopkins, Karen L. Bowen, David E. Bell