ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,049, issued on Sept. 9.
"Solvent-borne paints and stains tintable with water-only colorants" was invented by Mark W. Ellsworth (Crestwood, Ky.), Benita L. Bush (Lebanon Junction, Ky.), Alison M. Collignon (Santa Claus, Ind.), Jacob S. Donlon (Prospect, Ky.) and Mark R. Coward (Jeffersonville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solvent-borne base paint or stain includes one or more polymeric binders, one or more pigments or dyes, one or more vehicles or carriers, and at least one synergist that will disperse water-only fluid colorants throughout the solvent-borne base paint or stain."
The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2022, under ...