IP Library Granted Patent US 12,286,786
Granted Patent B2
US 12,286,786 · App. 17/403,207 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Multifunctional water-borne high solids tile paint

Inventors: John E. Hughes (Lincoln University, PA); Brian L Springer (Lancaster, PA); Michelle X. Wang (Lititz, PA); Suzanne M. Huntzinger (Lancaster, PA)
Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,286,786
App. No.
17/403,207
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein is a coated building panel that comprises a side surface that is textured and exhibits a white and/or color. The building panel comprising an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, a coating applied to the side surface, the coating comprising an inorganic particle having a disk shape and an ionic dispersant comprising an ionic group that are present on a repeating unit and the ionic dispersant comprising at least two of the repeating units.

Claims (40)

1. A multi-functional coating composition suitable for coating a building panel, the coating composition comprising:

a liquid carrier; and

solids comprising:

an inorganic particle having a disk shape and an average particle size of about 1 μm to about 10 μm;

a polymeric binder;

an ionic dispersant comprising sodium polyacrylate; and

a non-ionic wetting agent;

wherein the inorganic particle having the disk shape is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the solids;

wherein the non-ionic wetting agent comprises three aromatic groups;

wherein the coating composition has a solids content ranging from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition; and

wherein the multi-functional coating composition has a viscosity ranging from about 7,000 cps to about 18,000 cps as measured at 10 RPM with a #4 spindle.

2. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic dispersant is anionic.

3. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymeric binder is vinyl acrylic latex.

4. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymeric binder is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt. % to about 40 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

5. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic dispersant is present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 wt. % to about 2.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

6. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the non-ionic wetting agent comprises tristyrylphenol ethoxylate.

7. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the disk shape of the inorganic particle has an aspect ratio that ranges from about 2:1 to about 100:1.

8. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the disk shape of the inorganic particle has an area per unit of weight that ranges from about 5 m 2 /g to about 9 m 2 /g.

9. A multi-functional coating composition suitable for coating a building panel, the coating composition comprising:

a liquid carrier;

solids comprising:

an inorganic particle having a disk shape;

an anionic dispersant comprising sodium polyacrylate; and

a non-ionic wetting agent;

wherein the inorganic particle having the disk shape is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the solids; and

wherein the non-ionic wetting agent comprises tristyrylphenol ethoxylate;

wherein the coating composition has a solids content ranging from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition; and

wherein the multi-functional coating composition has a viscosity ranging from about 7,000 cps to about 18,000 cps as measured at 10 RPM with a #4 spindle.

10. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 9 , wherein the coating composition further comprises a polymeric binder present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt. % to about 40 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

11. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 9 , wherein the anionic dispersant is present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 wt. % to about 2.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

12. The multi-functional coating composition according to claim 9 , wherein the disk shape of the inorganic particle has an aspect ratio that ranges from about 2:1 to about 100:1.

13. A multi-functional coating composition suitable for coating a building panel, the coating composition comprising:

a liquid carrier;

solids comprising:

an inorganic particle having a disk shape and an average particle size of about 1 μm to about 10 μm, wherein the inorganic particle is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the solids;

a polymeric binder; and

an anionic dispersant comprising sodium polyacrylate; and

a non-ionic wetting agent comprising tristyrylphenol ethoxylate;

wherein the coating composition has a solids content ranging from about 70 wt. % to about 95 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition; and

wherein the multi-functional coating composition has viscosity ranging from about 7,000 cps to about 18,000 cps as measured at 10 RPM with a spindle #4.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS TO REMOVE APPL. NO. 17894024 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 062081 FRAME 0523. ASSIGNOR HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064655/0563 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062081/0523 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2021
From: HUGHES, JOHN E.; SPRINGER, BRIAN L.; WANG, MICHELLE X.; HUNTZINGER, SUZANNE M.
To: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 057191/0190 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15910176 · Mar 2, 2018
Provisional Application 62467853 · Mar 7, 2017
Related Publication 20210372122A1 · Dec 2, 2021
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