IP Library Granted Patent US 7,343,941
Granted Patent B2
US 7,343,941 · App. 11/197,976 · Granted Mar 18, 2008

Method of preparing a pressurized container of pigmented paint

Assignee: Seymour of Sycamore
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Patent No.
US 7,343,941
App. No.
11/197,976
Granted
Mar 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pressurized package contaning an initial paint formulation having a neutral or clear color is prepared by mixing a propellant and a clear non-pigmented base or a clear pigmented base or a white pigmented base in a pressurizable container. This pressurized container is then sold to retail stores where tints and/or pigment dispersions are injected into the pressurized container to arrive at a matched or selected final color and sold directly to the end user.

Claims (5)

1. A method of preparing a ready to use aerosol container of paint comprising, in combination,

a. providing a pressurized container for use in formulating a final paint mixture, the container having a filling opening fitted with a septum and containing at least a propellant;

b. determining a recipe of tints or pigment dispersions or combination of both to achieve the final paint mixture;

c. preparing a liquid paint mixture of tints, pigment dispersions or a combination of both based on the recipe determined in step b.; and

d. injecting the paint mixture into the container through the septum using a needle-like structure connected to a hand-held pump device configured small enough that the pump can be held by a user of the pump while injecting the paint mixture.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: SEYMOUR OF SYCAMORE LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070052/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2005
From: HEATLEY, CHRISTOPHER; ZANELLATO, WILLIAM G.
To: SEYMOUR OF SYCAMORE
Reel/Frame 017033/0375 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1091355700 · Aug 6, 2004
Related Publication 20060260714A1 · Nov 23, 2006