Patents by Inventor Tracy L. Eifolla

Tracy L. Eifolla 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).

  • Publication number: 20120296034
    Abstract: An acid-functional polymer is reacted with a transition metal compound having an average particle size small enough to react with the polymer at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the polymer, e.g., at room temperature, to produce cross-linked polymer. The process produces a liquid polymer product that dries to a cross-linked film without the required presence of volatile ligands. Improved coatings such as floor polishes that can be formed from these cross-linked polymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jay M. Shaffer, Tracy L. Eifolla
  • Patent number: 8236903
    Abstract: An acid-functional polymer is reacted with a transition metal compound having an average particle size small enough to react with the polymer at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the polymer, e.g., at room temperature, to produce cross-linked polymer. The process produces a liquid polymer product that dries to a cross-linked film without the required presence of volatile ligands. Improved coatings such as floor polishes that can be formed from these cross-linked polymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventors: Jay M. Shaffer, Tracy L. Eifolla
  • Publication number: 20090043043
    Abstract: An acid-functional polymer is reacted with a transition metal compound having an average particle size small enough to react with the polymer at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the polymer, e.g., at room temperature, to produce cross-linked polymer. The process produces a liquid polymer product that dries to a cross-linked film without the required presence of volatile ligands. Improved coatings such as floor polishes that can be formed from these cross-linked polymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Jay M. Shaffer, Tracy L. Eifolla