US Patent Issued to WALKER INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS on July 14 for "Aqueous wax emulsions and dispersions and uses thereof" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,996, issued on July 14, was assigned to WALKER INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS Ltd. (Thorold, Canada).

"Aqueous wax emulsions and dispersions and uses thereof" was invented by Niels Mathieu Barbara Smeets (Courtice, Canada), Laurence Anthony Sinnige (Burlington, Canada), Azadeh Joshani (Hamilton, Canada) and Hyungseak Kim (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aqueous wax emulsion or dispersion comprising, wax, water and an emulsifier wherein the emulsifier comprises purified kraft lignin and a water-soluble base. A process for preparing said aqueous wax dispersions and their use."

The patent was filed on June 14, 2024, under Ap...