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US 7,923,513 B2Granted
Coating compositions and methods
AssigneeValspar Sourcing, Inc.
InventorsT. Howard Killilea, James M. Bohannon
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Abstract
The present invention provides coating compositions that include substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compounds and have one or more of the following properties: high performance, low VOC levels, substantially no formaldehyde content, and low irritation levels.
Claims29
A coating composition comprising:
- a polymer component comprising a latex polymer prepared via chain-growth polymerization;
- a substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound;
- and
- water;
- wherein the substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound:
- has a molecular weight of at least 350 grams/mole,
- is substantially free of ethylene oxide moieties, propylene oxide moieties, and primary hydroxyl functionality,
- has an average ethylenically unsaturated functionality of at least 3.0,
- has a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 2,000 cps, and
- is present in the coating composition in an amount of 5 wt-% to 25 wt-%, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the polymer component.
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A coating composition comprising:
- a polymer component comprising a latex polymer prepared via chain-growth polymerization, and one or more water-dispersible polymers selected from the group consisting essentially of epoxies sol amides chlorinated sol olefins acrylics, oil modified polymers polyesters, and mixtures or copolymers thereof;
- a substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound, which is present in an amount of 5 wt-% to 25 wt-%, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the polymer component;
- and
- water;
- wherein the substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound:
- has a molecular weight of at least 350 grams/mole,
- is substantially free of ethylene oxide moieties, propylene oxide moieties, and primary hydroxyl functionality,
- has an average ethylenically unsaturated functionality of at least 3.0, and
- has a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 2,000 cps.
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A coating composition comprising:
- a polymer component comprising a latex polymer prepared via chain-growth polymerization from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and a water-dispersible polymer selected from the group consisting essentially of epoxies, polyamides, chlorinated polyolefins, acrylics, oil modified polymers, polyesters, and mixtures or copolymers thereof;
- a substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound;
- and
- water;
- wherein the substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound:
- has a molecular weight of at least 350 grams/mole,
- is substantially free of ethylene oxide moieties, propylene oxide moieties, and primary hydroxyl functionality,
- has an average ethylenically unsaturated functionality of at least 3.0,
- has a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 2,000 cps, and
- is present in the coating composition in an amount of 5 wt-% to 25 wt-%, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the polymer component.
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A coating composition comprising:
- a polymer component comprising a latex polymer prepared via chain-growth polymerization from ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising styrene;
- a substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound;
- and
- water;
- wherein the substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound:
- has a molecular weight of at least 350 grams/mole,
- is substantially free of ethylene oxide moieties, propylene oxide moieties, and primary hydroxyl functionality,
- has an average ethylenically unsaturated functionality of at least 3.0,
- has a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 2,000 cps;
- and
- is present in the coating composition in an amount of 5 wt-% to 25 wt-%, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the polymer component.
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A coating composition comprising:
- a polymer component comprising a water-dispersible polymer, and a latex polymer prepared via chain-growth polymerization from ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising styrene;
- a substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound;
- and
- water;
- wherein the substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound:
- has a molecular weight of at least 350 grams/mole,
- is substantially free of ethylene oxide moieties, propylene oxide moieties, and primary hydroxyl functionality,
- has an average ethylenically unsaturated functionality of at least 3.0,
- has a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 2,000 cps;
- and
- is present in the coating composition in an amount of 5 wt-% to 25 wt-%, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the polymer component.
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A coating composition comprising:
- a polymer component consisting essentially of a latex polymer prepared via chain-growth polymerization, and one or more water-dispersible polymers selected from the group consisting essentially of epoxies, polyamides, chlorinated polyolefins, acrylics, oil modified polymers, polyesters, and mixtures or copolymers thereof;
- a substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound;
- and
- water;
- wherein the substantially non-irritating ethylenically unsaturated compound:
- has a molecular weight of at least 350 grams/mole,
- is substantially free of ethylene oxide moieties, propylene oxide moieties, and primary hydroxyl functionality,
- has an average ethylenically unsaturated functionality of at least 3.0,
- has a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 2,000 cps;
- and
- is present in the coating composition in an amount of 5 wt-% to 25 wt-%, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the polymer component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.