ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,582, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to BASF SE (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany).
"Polyacrylate polymer" was invented by Ulrich Tritschler (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany), Clemens Auschra (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) and Ralf Knischka (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a polymer comprising a polyacrylate homo- or co-polymer backbone incorporating at least one benzylic derivative which is covalently bonded to at least one end of the homo- or co-polymer backbone and its use as a flow and levelling agent, additive, dispersant etc."
The patent was filed on Dec. 18, 2019, ...