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US 12,410,049 B2Granted
Solvent-borne paints and stains tintable with water-only colorants
OwnerMark W. Ellsworth, Benita L. Bush +3inventors
InventorsMark W. Ellsworth, Benita L. Bush, Alison M. Collignon, Jacob S. Donlon, Mark R. Coward
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Abstract
A solvent-borne base paint or stain includes one or more polymeric binders, one or more pigments or dyes, one or more vehicles or carriers, and at least one synergist that will disperse water-only fluid colorants throughout the solvent-borne base paint or stain.
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A tinted solvent-borne base paint or stain comprising:
- one or more polymeric binders,
- one or more pigments or dyes,
- one or more vehicles or carriers,
- at least one synergist, and
- one or more water-only fluid colorants from an array of water-only fluid colorants, dispersed throughout the solvent-borne base paint or stain,
- wherein the one or more water-only colorants provides a compatibly tinted base paint or stain, and
- wherein the tinted solvent-borne base paint or stain exhibits at most a moderate dark rating in a Rub-Up Test when the tinted solvent-borne base paint or stain includes 4 oz of the one or more water-only fluid colorant and 2 oz of the at least one synergist in one gallon of the tinted solvent-borne base paint or stain.
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