# US 12,214,378 B2 · Composition for aerosol cans, method of making and using the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,378 B2 - Document ID: US12214378B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/750,708 - Filed: 2022-05-23 - Published: 2022-09-08 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-03 - Assignees: MSI Coatings, Inc. - Applicants: MSI Coatings, Inc. - Inventors: Matthew Kent Springer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214378B2 ## CPC - B05D 3/067: {Curing or cross-linking the coating} - B05D 1/02: performed by spraying - B05D 3/102: {Pretreatment of metallic substrates (C23C takes precedence)} - B05D 3/12: by mechanical means - B05D 7/536: {each layer being cured, at least partially, separately} - C09D 4/06: {Organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond} in combination with a macromolecular compound other than an unsaturated polymer of groups C09D159/00 - C09D187/00 - B05D 2201/00: Polymeric substrate or laminate - B05D 2202/00: Metallic substrate - B65D 83/766: the piston being actuated by a spring-like mechanism - C08K 7/06: Elements - C08K 7/10: Silicon-containing compounds - C08K 7/14: Glass - C09D 4/00: Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, based on organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond {; Coating compositions, based on monomers of macromolecular compounds of groups C09D183/00 - C09D183/16} - B05D: PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid B65G, e.g. B65G49/02) - C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09) ## Abstract A volatile organic compound (VOC) free low radiant flux radiation curable composition for aerosol containers including an acrylate-terminated compound component, a thiol monomer or oligomer component, a photoinitiator component, a surface additive component, and an ethanol-based reducer, wherein the composition does not include an acetone component. Moreover, other implementations are directed towards methods of using the aerosol containers to apply the UV Curable Composition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pressurized aerosol container, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is a closed end having a concave surface; a dome on the first end of the body, the dome accommodating a valve; a nozzle attached to the valve; a diptube coupled to the valve; propellant arranged inside the body; and a UV curable composition comprising an acrylate-terminated compound component, a thiol monomer or oligomer component, a photoinitiator component, a surface additive component, and a reducer, wherein the UV curable composition does not include an acetone component. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The aerosol container of claim 1, wherein the nozzle is a continuous nozzle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The aerosol container of claim 1, wherein the nozzle is a metered nozzle. ### Claim 4 A container, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is a closed end having a concave surface; a dome on the first end of the body, the dome accommodating a valve; a diptube coupled to the valve; a propellant arranged inside the body; and a single component VOC free UV curable composition, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition is capable of curing by applying an energy source having a wavelength in a range from about 360 nm to about 420 nm and a radiant flux at a surface of an applied single component VOC free UV curable composition of about 100 mW/cm2 or less. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The container of claim 4, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises a solvent material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The container of claim 4, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises a surface additive material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The container of claim 4, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises a fire retardant material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The container of claim 4, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises one or more pigments. ### Claim 9 A container, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is a closed end having a concave surface; a dome on the first end of the body, the dome accommodating a valve; a tube coupled to the valve; a propellant arranged inside the body; and a single component VOC free UV curable composition comprising: an acrylate material; a thiol material; a radical inhibitor material; and a photo initiator material, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition does not include an acetone component, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition is capable of curing by applying an energy source having a wavelength in a range from about 360 nm to about 420 nm and a radiant flux at a surface of an applied single component VOC free UV curable composition of about 100 mW/cm2 or less. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition comprises a surface additive and one or more pigments. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises a solvent. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises a surface additive. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises a fire retardant component. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises one or more pigments. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The container of claim 14, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises matting agent configured to adjust a sheen or gloss of the cured coating. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the single component VOC free UV curable composition further comprises matting agent to adjust a sheen or gloss.