US Patent Issued to SWIMC on Sept. 30 for "Water-based compositions that resist dirt pick-up" (Illinois, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,575, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to SWIMC LLC (Cleveland).

"Water-based compositions that resist dirt pick-up" was invented by Mary Jane Hibben (Elburn, Ill.), Mike Wildman (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), T. Howard Killilea (North Oaks, Minn.) and Iain Harvey (Crystal Lake, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Water-based compositions containing a low VOC coalescent, a latex or water-dispersible polymer, and a water-insoluble UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber."

The patent was filed on May 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/654,480.

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