ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,556, issued on April 29, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).
"Low solar absorptance coatings" was invented by Jason J. Benkoski (Catonsville, Md.), Rengaswamy Srinivasan (Ellicott City, Md.), Christopher M. Hoffman Jr. (Odenton, Md.) and Keith S. Caruso (Catonsville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coating compositions include a binder that has a first polymeric material that does not undergo ultraviolet (UV) degradation and/or does not absorb UV radiation/light. The coating compositions may further include at least a first UV-reflective pigment dispersed throughout the binder. The coating compositions may be ...