US Patent Issued to PPG Industries Ohio on Jan. 20 for "Paint mixing container" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,311, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to PPG Industries Ohio Inc. (Cleveland).

"Paint mixing container" was invented by Alban R. D'Epenoux (Morges, Switzerland) and Ignasi Roig Ferrer-Dalmau (Rolle, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a container (1) for mixing paint comprising a paint cup (2) comprising a base portion (3) and sidewall portions (4) enclosing a receptacle volume (5), and having an opening (6) opposite to the base portion (3); a rotatable mixing element (17) disposed in the receptacle volume (5); and a coupling means (19) for operatively connecting the rotatable mixing element (1...