US Patent Issued to W.M. BARR & Co. on Dec. 30 for "Paint remover having reduced flammability" (Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,597, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to W.M. BARR & COMPANY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Paint remover having reduced flammability" was invented by Tim Teague (Nesbit, Miss.), Matthew Michael Petkus (Memphis, Tenn.), Dennis Earl Shireman (Marion, Ark.) and Alana Byrd (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition comprises dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and has a flash point of 70deg F. or greater. The composition has a total VOC content defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of 50 weight percent (%) or less. The composition removes or strips paint in a period of time of two hours or les...