Patents by Inventor Kirk J. Abbey

Kirk J. Abbey 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).

  • Cathodic electrocoating composition compounded with latex binder
    Patent number: 4512860
    Abstract: An improved cathodic electrocoating composition comprises an aqueous suspension of cation-active, film-forming, amino-stabilized synthetic latex binder particles characterized by being practically free of amino monomer and amino initiator fragments and containing not substantially more than about 15% of low molecular weight material including solvents based on the latex solids content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk J. Abbey, James R. Erickson, Barbara L. Kunz
  • Cathodic electrocoating composition compounded with latex binder for enhanced gloss retention
    Patent number: 4511446
    Abstract: Improved gloss retention of a cured film deposited by cathodic electrocoating is obtained when the principal binder is an aqueous suspension of synthetic, cation-active, film-forming, emulsion-polymerized latex particles, which latex is characterized by Tg of at least about 20.degree. and desirably even higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk J. Abbey, Barbara L. Kunz
  • One-package coreactive amino and oxirane polymers
    Patent number: 4367298
    Abstract: An aqueous polymeric composition comprises a stabilized mixture of an amino polymer and an oxirane polymer stabilized in water which maintains the polymers non-reactive. The composition can be cured in use at relatively low temperatures by evaporation of water whereby the amino groups coreact with the oxirane groups to provide a cured composition such as a protective coating or an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk J. Abbey, James R. Erickson
  • Polyspirolactone polymers
    Patent number: 4343915
    Abstract: A polyspirolactone polymer particularly suitable for protective surface coatings comprises a spirolactone structure in the polymer structure adapted to be cross-linked with a primary or secondary amine compound to produce a thermoset protective coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk J. Abbey
  • Emulsion process for polymer particles
    Patent number: 4254004
    Abstract: An improved two-step process for producing bimodal emulsion polymer particles includes the steps of first providing uniform size polymer particles in the first stage by feeding monomers to the reaction mixture at a rate faster than the rate the monomers polymerize, and followed by a controlled second stage monomer polymerization by feeding monomers to the reaction mixture at a rate slower than the rate of polymerization of the monomers. The polymer particles are bimodal and are particularly useful in coatings, adhesives, and plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk J. Abbey