Patents by Inventor Rachael A. Spynda

Rachael A. Spynda 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 for containers and methods of coating
    Patent number: 8519085
    Abstract: This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)—Rn—Ar—O— wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; R1 is a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Evans, Robert M. O'Brien, Rachael A. Spynda
  • Coating Compositions for Containers and Methods of Coating
    Publication number: 20120116048
    Abstract: This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)—Rn—Ar—O— wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; R1 is a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Richard H. Evans, Robert M. O'Brien, Rachael A. Spynda
  • Coating compositions for containers and methods of coating
    Patent number: 8129495
    Abstract: This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)—Rn—Ar—O— wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; R1 is a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Evans, Robert M. O'Brien, Rachael A. Spynda
  • Coating Compositions for Containers and Methods of Coating
    Publication number: 20110136940
    Abstract: This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)—Rn—Ar—O— wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; R1 is a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Richard H. Evans, Robert M. O'Brien, Rachael A. Spynda
  • Coating compositions for containers and methods of coating
    Patent number: 7910170
    Abstract: This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)—Rn—Ar—O— wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; R1 is a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Evans, Robert M. O'Brien, Rachael A. Spynda
  • Composition for Coating Glass
    Publication number: 20090061219
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided that is suitable for use on glass articles. When suitably cured on a glass substrate, the coating composition provides a durable and abrasion resistant coating. The coating composition preferably includes an acrylic polymer, an optional crosslinker, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Rachael Spynda, Robert M. O'Brien, Bobbie List, Rick Boswell
  • Coating Compositions for Containers and Methods of Coating
    Publication number: 20070087146
    Abstract: This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)—Rn—Ar—0— wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; R1 is a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Evans, Robert O'Brien, Rachael Spynda
  • Coating compositions for cans and methods of coating
    Publication number: 20060100366
    Abstract: A coating composition for a food or beverage can that includes an emulsion polymerized latex polymer formed by combining an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component with an aqueous dispersion of a salt of an acid- or anhydride-functional polymer and an amine, preferably, a tertiary amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Robert O'Brien, Daniel Rardon, Rachael Spynda, George Bartley, Richard Evans