Patents by Inventor Michael Anchor

Michael Anchor 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).

  • Low-VOC emulsion polymer coating compositions
    Patent number: 7705082
    Abstract: An aqueous latex coating composition and method of making an aqueous latex coating composition that comprises at least one oligomeric ethylene glycol derivative having the structure RO—(CH2—CH2—O—)n—H, at least one latex polymer, and water, wherein R is H or C1-C4 alkyl and preferably H, and n is from 3 to 9, preferably from 3 to 8, and more preferably from 3 to 6. The oligomeric ethylene glycol derivative functions as both a coalescing solvent and freeze-thaw stabilizer without contributing to the VOC content of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert Shane Porzio, Cheng-Le Zhao, Michael Anchor
  • Low-VOC emulsion polymer coating compositions
    Publication number: 20060241230
    Abstract: An aqueous latex coating composition and method of making an aqueous latex coating composition that comprises at least one oligomeric ethylene glycol derivative having the structure RO—(CH2—CH2—O—)n—H, at least one latex polymer, and water, wherein R is H or Cl—C4 alkyl and preferably H, and n is from 3 to 9, preferably from 3 to 8, and more preferably from 3 to 6. The oligomeric ethylene glycol derivative functions as both a coalescing solvent and freeze-thaw stabilizer without contributing to the VOC content of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AG
    Inventors: Robert Porzio, Cheng-Le Zhao, Michael Anchor
  • Purge solution
    Publication number: 20050183631
    Abstract: A composition comprising a polypropylene glycol, a polyethylene glycol ester, an amine, and optionally an alcohol. The composition can be used as a purge solution to clean paint equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: David Law, Robert Ball, Gregory Drewno, Michael Anchor
  • Combination anorexiant drug therapy for obesity using phentermine and an SSRI drug
    Patent number: 5795895
    Abstract: This is a new therapy and method used to treat moderate and severe exogenous obesity by combining generic phentermine with an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) drug in specific doses for a brief or even a long duration, 12 months or more. The preferred drugs for the combination are fluoxetine hydrochloride(Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox) and trazodone hydrochloride (Desyrel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: J. Michael Anchors