Patents by Inventor Ritesh Ravi Nair

Ritesh Ravi Nair 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).

  • Scrub and stain-resistant coating compositions, method for manufacturing thereof and articles comprising the same
    Patent number: 8158714
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method that includes mixing opacifying agent particles with a thickening agent to form a first mixture; the mixing being conducted at a shear rate of about 10 to about 2,000 sec?1; the first mixture having a viscosity of greater than or equal to about 70 Krebs units; and mixing a polymer latex binder with the first mixture to form a coating composition; the polymer latex binder including a copolymer that comprises phosphorus containing repeat units and an acrylate polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Masco Corporation
    Inventors: Ritesh Ravi Nair, Tek Wayne Woo, Catherine A. Finegan, Ozzie M. Pressley, John William Hook, III, Wei Zhang, I-Hwa Midey Chang-Mateu
  • SCRUB AND STAIN-RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090326135
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method that includes mixing opacifying agent particles with a thickening agent to form a first mixture; the mixing being conducted at a shear rate of about 10 to about 2,000 sec?1; the first mixture having a viscosity of greater than or equal to about 70 Krebs units; and mixing a polymer latex binder with the first mixture to form a coating composition; the polymer latex binder including a copolymer that comprises phosphorus containing repeat units and an acrylate polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicants: ROHM AND HAAS, MASCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ritesh Ravi Nair, Tek Wayne Woo, Catherine A. Finegan, Ozzle M. Pressley, John William Hook, III, Wei Zhang, I-Hwa Midey Chang-Mateu