IP Library Patent Application 19031931
Patent Application
App. No. 19/031,931

MULTIFUNCTIONAL WATER-BORNE HIGH SOLIDS TILE PAINT

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19/031,931
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 (25)

1 . A method of forming a building panel having an edge coating, the method comprising:

a) providing a body having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface;

b) creating a first coating by applying a multi-functional coating composition to the side surface of the body according to a first application parameter;

c) creating a second coating by applying the multi-functional coating composition to the first coating according to a second application parameter; and

c) drying the multi-functional coating composition for a drying period to form the edge coating, the edge coating having less than about 1 wt. % of the liquid carrier; and

wherein the multi-functional coating composition comprises a liquid carrier, an inorganic particle having a disk-shape, and an ionic dispersant, the multi-functional coating composition having a solid's content ranging from about 70 wt. % to about 95 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic dispersant comprises an ionic group present on a repeating unit and the ionic dispersant comprises at least two of the repeating units.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the repeating unit forms at least a portion of a linear polymer backbone.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic dispersant is anionic.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-functional coating composition further comprises a polymeric binder.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , 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.

7 . The method 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.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-functional coating composition further comprises inorganic pigment is an amount ranging from about 25 wt. % to about 55 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-functional coating composition has a viscosity ranging from about 15,000 cps to about 25,000 cps as measured by Brookfield viscometer at 10 RPM.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-functional coating composition is applied to the side surface in an amount ranging from about 1,000 g/m 2 to about 2,000 g/m 2 .

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises inorganic fiber.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the inorganic fiber is selected from mineral wool, fiberglass, rock wool, slag wool, and combinations thereof.

13 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein subsequent to step c), the second coating exhibits a varied macroscopic surface topography.

14 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first application parameter comprises applying the multi-functional coating composition at a first atomization pressure ranging from about 40 psi to about 60 psi.

15 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second application parameter comprises applying the multi-functional coating composition at a second atomization pressure ranging from about 15 psi to about 25 psi.

16 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the disk-shape is the inorganic particle having an aspect ratio that ranges from about 2:1 to about 100:1.

17 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid carrier is water and is present in an amount ranging from about 8 wt. % to about 20 wt. % based on the total weight of the multi-functional coating composition.

18 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-functional coating composition further comprises a wetting agent that is non-ionic.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the wetting agent comprises at least one aromatic group.

20 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particle comprises kaolin.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2025
From: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073194/0448 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: HUGHES, JOHN E.; SPRINGER, BRIAN L.; WANG, MICHELLE X.; HUNTZINGER, SUZANNE M.
To: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 070744/0269 →