Documents in our library describe Griptite (Acorn Chemical) as “asphalt and asphalt asbestos based protective roof coatings and aluminized protective coatings, with and without colored pigments for roofing, storage tanks, side walls, and the like”.1 They give it as sold from 1924.1
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Every statement about Griptite (Acorn Chemical) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1924-01-11”, said by ACORN CHEMICAL COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “ASPHALT AND ASPHALT ASBESTOS BASED PROTECTIVE ROOF COATINGS AND ALUMINIZED PROTECTIVE COATINGS, WITH AND WITHOUT COLORED PIGMENTS FOR ROOFING, STORAGE TANKS, SIDE WALLS, AND THE LIKE”, said by ACORN CHEMICAL COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (December 15, 1961). Not yet published in our library.
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