Patent · US Expired

Inhibition of paint-product skin formation on the interior surface of a paint vessel lid

US4228893A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateApr 2, 1979
Grant dateOct 21, 1980
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Expiry dateApr 2, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D7/46
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a method to inhibit the formation of a paint-product skin on the interior surface of the lid of a closed upright vessel housing a paint composition wherein a portion of said composition is volatile. The method comprises delivering said paint composition to an upright, open vessel closeable at its top with a lid; delivering a sufficient quantity of a barrier material to the open vessel to provide a covering layer of the barrier material for the top of the paint composition; and closing the open vessel at its top with a lid. The barrier material is characterized as (1) less dense than the paint composition; (2) containing a volatile portion whose volatility is at least substantially equivalent to the volatility of the volatile portion of the paint composition; and (3) sufficiently compatible with the paint composition to become a mixed non-detrimental component thereof upon adequate mixing therewith.

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