US 2006/0148967 A1 · Method and apparatus for producing an aqueous paint composition from a plurality of premixed compositions

Abstract

The present invention is directed to the provision of premixed aqueous compositions which are used to provide a paint composition of varying finish characteristics at the point of sale. Thus, the merchant distributing the paint composition made from the subject premixed compositions need only maintain inventory of four compositions. The particular compositions which are the subject of the invention exhibit stable characteristics during storage in their respective reservoirs. The compositions include a pigment composition, a dispersant thickening agent, a high resin content binder, and a low resin content binder. The compositions are combined in differing amounts to produce paint compositions being suitable for either interior or exterior use and having differing sheens, quality levels, and color bases.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A system and apparatus for producing a functional paint from a set of premixed aqueous compositions, the system and apparatus comprising:

a set of stable premixed aqueous compositions including two or more of:
a stable pigment composition;
a stable dispersant thickening composition;
a stable high resin composition;
and
a stable low resin composition;
the apparatus comprising:
at least two reservoirs storing respective stable premixed aqueous compositions;
a portable paint bucket;
a flow control mechanism connected to the at least two reservoirs for directing respective stable premixed aqueous compositions into the portable paint bucket.

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A method of producing an aqueous paint composition, comprising:

mixing a first aqueous composition, the first aqueous composition selected from a group of aqueous compositions consisting of a pigment composition, a dispersant thickening agent, a high resin content binder, and a low resin content binder;
mixing a second aqueous composition, the second aqueous composition selected from the group of aqueous compositions, the second aqueous composition being a different one of the group of premixed aqueous compositions than the first aqueous composition;
storing the first aqueous composition in a first supply reservoir;
storing the second aqueous composition in a second supply reservoir;
supplying the first aqueous composition from the first supply reservoir to a receiving reservoir;
and
supplying the second aqueous composition from the second supply reservoir to the receiving reservoir.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/353,729Filed 13 Feb 2006

Priority

23 Dec 1998

Published

6 Jul 2006

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

C08J 3/215
The polymer being premixed with a liquid phase: at least one additive being also premixed with a liquid phase
B01F 33/84
Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers: mixing plants with mixing receptacles receiving material dispensed from several component receptacles, e.g.…
B01F 33/8442
With means for customizing the mixture on the point of sale, e.g. by sensing, receiving or analysing information about the characteristics of…
B01F 33/848
Mixing plants with mixing receptacles receiving material dispensed from several component receptacles, e.g. paint tins: using data, i.e. barcodes,…

Family

Application09/221,332Continuation in part · filed 23 Dec 1998

Application09/578,001Division · filed 24 May 2000

Application09/578,001Continuation in part · filed 24 May 2000

Application10/285,943Continuation · filed 1 Nov 2002

Application10/285,943Division · filed 1 Nov 2002

Application11/353,729Continuation · filed 13 Feb 2006

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