Patent ID: 7041727

Claim:
A latex paint composition comprising (a) a polymer having interpolymerized units that comprise units derived from styrene, methyl styrene, vinyl, or combinations thereof and units derived from one or more acrylates, methacrylates, acrylonitrile, or combinations thereof, (b) hiding pigment, (c) non-cellulosic thickener, and (d) at least about 0.05 weight per volume percent fluorochemical acrylic polymer additive selected from those represented by the following general formula: wherein: represents a bond in a polymer chain; R, R 1 and R 2 are each indenpendently hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 3 is at least one or more straight or branched alkyleneoxy groups, linked together and having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or a straight or branched alkylene group having 12 to 20 carbon atoms; n is an integer from 2 to 10; and x, y and z are integers of at least 1.