Patents by Inventor Michael P. Makowski

Michael P. Makowski 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).

  • Coating compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of coatings to polymeric substrates
    Patent number: 8765853
    Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions suitable for application to polymeric substrates. The coating compositions include: (a) a film-forming resin; (b) a non-volatile chemical etchant; and (c) a solubilizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Constantine A. Kondos, Michael P. Makowski
  • Powder coating compositions, mid-gloss range coatings, related methods and substrates
    Patent number: 8436095
    Abstract: Disclosed are curable powder coating compositions that include a film-forming resin composition that includes (a) a first film-forming resin, (b) a second film-forming resin that is different from and incompatible with the first film-forming resin, and (c) a compatibilizing agent that includes a first portion that is compatible with the first film-forming resin and a second portion that is compatible with the second film-forming resin. The compatibilizing agent is present in such compositions in an amount sufficient to result in a coating composition that, when deposited onto at least a portion of a substrate and cured, produces a mid-gloss coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony M. Chasser, Michael P. Makowski, Brian E. Woodworth
  • Coatings with improved chip resistance and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 7709093
    Abstract: A coating composition, formed of a film-forming component comprising a functional group-containing resinous binder and, optionally, a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups of the film-forming component, wherein, when the composition is applied and cured to form a cured coating, the cured coating is characterized as having a bicontinuous morphology. Methods of making the coating composition and coatings prepared therefrom are also provided. The coating composition can provide improved physical properties, such as chip resistance, when incorporated into a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Makowski, Jonathan T. Martz, Carolyn A. Novak, Christopher A. Verardi
  • COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE ADHESION OF COATINGS TO POLYMERIC SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20080248210
    Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions suitable for application to polymeric substrates. The coating compositions include: (a) a film-forming resin; (b) a non-volatile chemical etchant; and (c) a solubilizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Constantine A. Kondos, Michael P. Makowski