Patents by Inventor Louis Joseph Tortorelli

Louis Joseph Tortorelli 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).

  • Rosin-fatty acid ester vinylic polymers
    Patent number: 7384992
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel rosin-alkyl ester of unsaturated fatty acid vinylic polymer and emulsion compositions and the processes for preparing them. In particular, the invention relates to novel rosin-alkyl ester of unsaturated fatty acid vinylic polymer and emulsion compositions which the polymer exhibit properties that make them useful as support resins for industrial coatings, ink and overprint formulations and as additives for formulating various coating compositions; and the emulsion which exhibits properties that make them useful as water-borne vehicles for coatings on various substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Tortorelli