US Patent Issued to Arkema on Feb. 3 for "Vinyl acrylic emulsion copolymer and use thereof in stain resistant coating compositions" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,209, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Arkema Inc. (King of Prussia, Pa.).

"Vinyl acrylic emulsion copolymer and use thereof in stain resistant coating compositions" was invented by Jeremy L. Grove (Cary, N.C.) and Michael Drewery (Monroe, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Waterborne vinyl acetate-acrylic, "vinyl acrylic" emulsion copolymers which can be used in architectural coatings and impart stain resistance to such coatings are provided. The vinyl acrylic emulsion copolymer particles in the emulsion may contain one or more particle size modes, each with a respective narrow particle size distribution. The vinyl acrylic emulsion ...