US Patent Issued to Ennis-Flint on Aug. 18 for "Ketone functionalized polymers, methods of making ketone functionalized polymers, and compositions including the same" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,696, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Ennis-Flint Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Ketone functionalized polymers, methods of making ketone functionalized polymers, and compositions including the same" was invented by Haibo Li (Greensboro, N.C.) and Matthew Swenson (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ketone-containing polymer can provide for a paint having increased scrub resistance and decreased changes in viscosity, while maintaining quick dry times. In particular, the polymers may be used in compositions for traffic markings and industrial coatings."

The patent was filed on May 20, 2021, under Application No. 17/999,242...