ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,264, issued on April 1, was assigned to AWI Licensing LLC (Wilmington, Del.).
"Coating composition" was invented by John E Hughes (Lincoln University, Pa.) and Suzanne M Huntzinger (Lancaster, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a building panel comprising a body having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a side surface extending therebetween, a coating applied to at least one of the first major surface, the second major surface, or the side surface, the coating comprising a binder, and a pigment composition comprising titanium dioxide, an alkali metal silicate, and a clay; wherein the titaniu...