Patents by Inventor Perumal T. Pillai

Perumal T. Pillai 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).

  • Waterborne coating composition for metal containers
    Patent number: 5387625
    Abstract: A waterborne coating composition for metal containers, a method of coating a metal container, and a metal article useful as a food or beverage container are disclosed. The waterborne coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a flexible, high molecular weight epoxy resin; (b) a medium molecular weight epoxy resin; (c) a resin having pendant carboxylic acid groups; (d) a fugitive base; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the waterborne coating composition includes about 0.5 to about 2.5 pounds volatile organic content per gallon of the composition, minus water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: The Dexter Corporation
    Inventors: Girish G. Parekh, Perumal T. Pillai, Devasia J. Ponmankal