IP Library Granted Patent US 7,784,649
Granted Patent B2
US 7,784,649 · App. 12/368,960 · Granted Aug 31, 2010

Aerosol systems and methods for dispensing texture material

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Patent No.
US 7,784,649
App. No.
12/368,960
Granted
Aug 31, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aerosol texturing system for applying a layer of texture material on an uncoated portion of a substrate substantially to match a coated portion of the substrate, comprises an aerosol assembly, texture material, and propellant material. The aerosol assembly defines a product chamber and is selectively operable in a first mode in which the product chamber is sealed and in a second mode in which fluid is allowed to flow out of the product chamber along a dispensing passageway. The texture material and propellant material are disposed within the product chamber. The texture material has a base portion and a particulate portion containing at least one particulate material. When the aerosol assembly is in the second mode, the propellant material is adapted to force the texture material out of the aerosol assembly along the dispensing passageway and onto the uncoated portion of the substrate.

Claims (26)

1. An aerosol texturing system for coating an uncoated portion of a substrate substantially to match a texture pattern on a coated portion of the substrate, comprising:

an aerosol assembly defining a product chamber, where the aerosol assembly is selectively operable in a first mode in which the product chamber is sealed and in a second mode in which fluid is allowed to flow out of the product chamber along a dispensing passageway;

texture material disposed within the product chamber, where the texture material comprises a base portion and a plurality of discrete particles of material selected from the group of materials consisting of urethane foam and melamine foam, where the discrete particles define a physical structure when mixed with the base portion within the product chamber; and

propellant material disposed within the product chamber, where the propellant material comprise a gas portion that exists in a gaseous state and a liquid portion that exists in a liquid state, where

the liquid portion and the base portion form a liquid mixture within the product chamber, and

the gas portion pressurizes the liquid mixture within the product chamber; wherein

the propellant material is selected such that the liquid mixture does not alter the physical structure of the discrete particles; and

when the aerosol assembly is in the second mode, the gas portion forces at least some of the liquid mixture out of the product chamber.

2. An aerosol texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which the propellant material is selected from the group of propellant materials comprising DME, A-40, and A-70.

3. An aerosol texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which the propellant material is a hydrocarbon propellant material.

4. An aerosol texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which an appearance of the discrete particles substantially matches that of a particulate portion of acoustic texture material on the coated portion of the substrate.

5. A method of forming a textured surface on a substrate, comprising the steps of:

providing an aerosol assembly defining a product chamber;

providing texture material comprises a base portion and discrete particles, where

the discrete particles define a physical structure, and

the particulate portion is comprised of a material selected from the group of materials consisting of urethane foam and melamine foam;

disposing the texture material within the product chamber;

providing propellant material;

disposing the propellant material within the product chamber, where a liquid portion of the propellant material forms a mixture with the base portion within the product chamber, where the propellant material is compatible with the discrete particles such that the physical structure of the chips does not change when the texture material and the propellant material are disposed within the product chamber;

a gas portion of the propellant material pressurizes the mixture within the product chamber, and

storing the texture material by placing the aerosol assembly into a closed configuration; and

dispensing the texture material by placing the aerosol assembly in an open configuration, thereby allowing the gas portion to force the texture material out of the product chamber along a dispensing passageway.

6. A method as recited in claim 5 , in which the propellant material is a bi-phase material.

7. A method as recited in claim 5 , further comprising the step of selecting the propellant material from the group of propellant materials comprising DME, A-40, and A-70.

8. A method as recited in claim 5 , in which the propellant material is a hydrocarbon propellant material.

9. A method as recited in claim 5 , further comprising the step of configuring the discrete particles such that the texture material substantially matches the appearance of conventional acoustic texture material.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: A-PAINT SPECIALTY, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073373/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: THE PITTSBURGH PAINTS CO.
To: A-PAINT SPECIALTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070510/0904 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 26, 2024
From: PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069784/0592 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 4, 2016
From: HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC.
To: PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, INC.
Reel/Frame 040221/0116 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 028191/0838 Recorded Jul 2, 2014
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
To: HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC.; OSMEGEN INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 033267/0147 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 11, 2012
From: HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC.; OSMEGEN INCORPORATED
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 028191/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2009
From: GREER, LESTER R., JR.
To: HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022858/0789 →