US Patent Issued to SWIMC on Sept. 23 for "Coating compositions containing low molecular weight chitosan composition" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,402, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SWIMC LLC (Cleveland).

"Coating compositions containing low molecular weight chitosan composition" was invented by Cory G. Miller (Cleveland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Paint and coating compositions including a low molecular weight chitosan that may be incorporated in a coating composition at higher loading levels, which exhibits one or more of improved elongation, improved thermocycling characteristics, reduced leaching of coating components, are lesser susceptibility to fungal and mildew defacement than conventional coatings or coatings containing higher molecular weight chitosan compou...