Patent ID: 7192996
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: B01F,B29B,B44D,C08J,C09D

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a polymer-based solid paint which includes the steps of: (a) providing a component of the solid paint as a liquid in a heated mixing container that has a base and sides and includes a stirrer for stirring the contents of the container; (b) after step (a) controlling heating and stirring of the contents of the container and progressively adding other components of the solid paint as solids to the container, the liquid acting as a heat transfer medium that transfers heat from the heated container and from the stirrer to the solids and heats the mix to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the solid paint and forms a melt that is a uniform liquid; and (c) discharging the melt from the container and allowing the melt to cool and form the solid paint.