Patents by Inventor Randall R. Brown

Randall R. Brown 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).

  • Method for reducing face checking of a wood product
    Patent number: 7498061
    Abstract: Methods for reducing face checking in wood products are disclosed. The methods generally include applying to at least a portion of the wood product a coating having a (meth)acrylate moiety and a pigment, wherein the cured coating has a Tg of less than 55° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Grunewalder, Randall R. Brown, Randolph G. Cox
  • Methods for producing non-glossy coatings from radiation curable compositions
    Publication number: 20070286962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing non-glossy coatings on a substrate, wherein the coating results from deposition of a radiation curable composition to at least a portion of the substrate, followed by subjecting the coated substrate to ionizing radiation or actinic light in an inert atmosphere. The methods of the present invention do not include the step of subjecting the coated substrate to ionizing radiation or actinic light in an atmosphere containing a low gloss imparting amount of oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Randall R. Brown, Randolph G. Cox