# US 2020/0399480 A1 · Paint remover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0399480 A1 - Document ID: US20200399480A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/905,047 - Filed: 2020-06-18 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-21 - Assignees: W.M. Barr & Company, Inc. - Applicants: W.M. Barr & Company, Inc. - Inventors: Alana Byrd - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399480A1 ## CPC - C09D 9/005: {containing organic solvents} - C08K 3/22: of metals - C08K 5/05: Alcohols; Metal alcoholates - C08K 5/06: Ethers; Acetals; Ketals; Ortho-esters - C08K 5/09: Carboxylic acids; Metal salts thereof; Anhydrides thereof - C08K 5/3415: Five-membered rings - C08K 5/42: Sulfonic acids; Derivatives thereof - C09D 9/04: with surface-active agents - C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D) - C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09) ## Abstract A composition for paint or spot removal having a carrier, a chemical component selected from the group consisting of Tetraoxaundecane (TOU), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, Ethylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Propylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Dipropylene Glycol N-Butyl Ether, and a combination thereof, and a co-solvent. A method of using the composition to remove a stain or spot from a carpet or other non-porous or hard surface is provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A composition comprising: a carrier, a chemical component selected from the group consisting of Tetraoxaundecane (TOU), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, Ethylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Propylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Dipropylene Glycol N-Butyl Ether, and a combination thereof, and a co-solvent. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is without acetone or substantially free of acetone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the Tetraoxaundecane (TOU) is 2,5,7,10-Tetraoxaundecane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the co-solvent is a low vapor pressure (LVP) solvent. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The composition according to claim 4, wherein the low vapor pressure (LVP) solvent is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, benzyl alcohol, acetone, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, DB acetate (Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate), Hydrotreated Light Distillates (petroleum), ethylene glycol phenyl ether, propylene glycol phenyl ether, Dibasic Ester, diglycolamine, methyl acetate, dipropylene glycol N-butyl ether, and a combination thereof ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition has less than 3% or less of volatile organic compound (VOC). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, further comprising potassium hydroxide. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, further comprising a surfactant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The composition according to claim 8, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium xylene sulfonate (SXS), fatty soap (oleates), ethoxylated alcohol, sulfonate, sulfate, and a combination thereof ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, further comprising oleic acid, methyl soyate, and a combination thereof ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is a spot remover, paint remover, or both. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is water. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the co-solvent is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, benzyl alcohol, and a combination thereof. ### Claim 14 A composition for paint or spot removal, the composition comprising: a carrier, tetraoxaundecane (TOU), and a co-solvent. ### Claim 15 A method of using comprising: applying a composition comprising a carrier, a chemical component selected from the group consisting of Tetraoxaundecane (TOU), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, Ethylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Propylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Dipropylene Glycol N-Butyl Ether, and a combination thereof, and a co-solvent to a surface having a paint or spot applied thereon; and removing the paint or spot from the surface with the composition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of using according to claim 15, wherein the composition is without acetone or substantially free of acetone. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of using according to claim 15, wherein the Tetraoxaundecane (TOU) is 2,5,7,10-Tetraoxaundecane. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of using according to claim 15, wherein the composition has less than 3% or less of volatile organic compound (VOC). ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of using according to claim 15, wherein the co-solvent is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, benzyl alcohol, and a combination thereof ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of using according to claim 15, wherein the carrier is water. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The method of using according to claim 15, wherein the surface is of a carpet or other non-porous surface.