Granted Patent B2

US 8,357,752 · App. 12/425,560 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Abstract

Claims (13)

1. A tinted coating for a hard-surfaced floor, comprising:

a base component and at least one colorant, the colorant being selected from the group consisting of a tint, a dye, and a pigment; and

wherein the hard-surfaced floor is selected from the group consisting of hardwood, wood laminate, cork, or bamboo;

wherein the base component comprises from about 1% to about 5% by weight of an acrylic polymer and from about 80% to about 90% by weight of water.

2. The tinted coating of claim 1 , wherein the hard-surfaced floor is a hardwood floor.

3. The tinted coating of claim 1 , wherein the colorant comprises maganese trioxide, propylene glycol, surfactant, a pigment and water.

4. The tinted coating of claim 1 , wherein the tinted coating is a tinted tiecoat or a tinted spray buff.

5. The tinted coating of claim 4 , wherein the tinted coating is the tinted spray buff and the tinted coating is from about 0.5% to about 60% by weight of the colorant.

6. The tinted coating of claim 5 , wherein the tinted coating is the tinted spray buff and the tinted coating is from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of the colorant.

7. The tinted coating of claim 6 , wherein the tinted coating is the tinted spray buff and the tinted coating is from about 0.5 to about 5% by weight of the colorant.

8. The tinted coating of claim 4 , wherein the tinted coating is the tinted tiecoat and the tinted coating is from about 0.1% to about 80% by weight of the colorant.

9. The tinted coating of claim 8 , wherein the tinted coating is the tinted tiecoat and the tinted coating is from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the colorant.

10. The tinted coating of claim 9 , wherein the tinted coating is the tinted tiecoat and the tinted coating is from about 0.1 to about 2% by weight of the colorant.

Assignments (13)