Patent ID: 9309351
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: C08F,C08G,C08K,C08L,C09D,C09J

Claim Text:
1. A binder composition, comprising: an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, ground/recycled glass, milled glass, glass spheres, glass flakes, clays, feldspar, mica, talc, activated carbon, metals, alloys, metal-plated particulates, sol-gel ceramics, precipitated ceramics, fused silica, fumed silica, amorphous fused silica, aluminum trihydrate, sand, ground sand, slate dust, crusher fines, red mud, amorphous carbon, wollastonite, alumina, bentonite, quartz, garnet, saponite, beidellite, granite, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, antimony trioxide, barium sulfate, magnesium oxide, titanium dioxide, zinc carbonate, zinc oxide, nepheline syenite, perlite, diatomite, pyrophillite, soda ash, trona, inorganic fibers, and mixtures thereof; a binder comprising a styrene-acrylic-based copolymer derived from styrene and a (meth)acrylate, said styrene-acrylic-based copolymer having a gel content of greater than 40% to less than 75%; and a nonionic surfactant in an amount of about 9% or greater by weight, based on the total weight of the styrene-acrylic-based copolymer, wherein the weight ratio of the inorganic filler to binder is at least 12:1.