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US 2026/0015503 A1Published application
Plumber's putty
OwnerDaniel Ward, Amrit Parharinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are plumber's putty compositions that avoid staining the surfaces plumbing parts to which they are applied in order to provide a watertight seal, including plastics, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, while providing the pliability and softness of traditional putties. Also provided are methods of providing a seal about a plumbing part comprising contacting the plumber's putty composition according to the present disclosure with the plumbing part.
Claims20
A plumber's putty composition comprising:
- a wax component in an amount of about 15-25 wt %;
- a plant-derived oil in an amount of about 4-6 wt %;
- silicone oil in an amount of about 1-3 wt %;
- a tack-reducing filler in an amount of about 2-4 wt %;
- and,
- a mineral filler in an amount of about 65-75 wt %;
- wherein the weight percentages are expressed in terms of the total weight of the plumber's putty composition.
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