ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,364, issued on June 24, was assigned to Rohm and Haas Co. (Collegeville, Pa.) and Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Mich.).

"Method for applying a coating composition to a substrate" was invented by Eric C. Greyson (Blue Bell, Pa.), Joy A. Gallagher (Eagleville, Pa.) and Richard Cooper (Schwenksville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of a) applying a 0.1-mm to 2-mm thick layer of a pigmented coating composition onto a cement, concrete, or asphalt substrate, and b) allowing the coating to composition to dry. The method of the present invention is useful for preparing...