Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A thermosetting binder composition, heat-curable to give an insoluble infusible coating, comprising: (I) a mixture or precondensate of: (1) a non-acidic resinous compound essentially free of ethylenical unsaturation, having a molecular weight of at least 900 and a hydroxyl. content of at least 0.2 equivalents per 100 g, and (2) as cross-linking agent a non-acidic polyester of a polycarboxylic acid having more than one beta-hydroxyl ester group per molecule, at least one of components (1) and (2) having a hydroxyl functionality of more than 2, and (II) as curing catalyst a transesterification-promoting metal compound which is insoluble in liquid hydrocarbons.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A thermosetting binder composition, heat-curable to give an insoluble infusible coating, comprising: (I) a mixture or precondensate of: (1) a non-acidic resinous compound essentially free of ethylenical unsaturation, having a molecular weight of at least 900 and a hydroxyl. content of at least 0.2 equivalents per 100 g, and (2) as cross-linking agent a non-acidic polyester of a polycarboxylic acid having more than one beta-hydroxyl ester group per molecule, at least one of components (1) and (2) having a hydroxyl functionality of more than 2, and (II) as curing catalyst a transesterification-promoting metal compound which is insoluble in liquid hydrocarbons.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim .1, wherein component (I) (1) has a hydroxyl content of not more than 0.8 equivalents per 100 g.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein component (I) (1) is a polymeric glycidyl or glyceryl polyether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxypheoyl)propane having a molecular weight ( M n) of at least 1200.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein component (I) (1) is a resinous copolymer of styrene and allyl alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein component (I) (1) is a polyester from a hydroxy alkane monocarboxylic acid and a polyglycidyl polyether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A binder composition as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein component (I) (1) is a. compound having the formula: wherein m is a number from 0 to 2, A a group which is linked to B through a tertiary amino function, B a group wherein n is a number from 0 to 4, R the hydrocarbon radical of a dihydric phenol, and C a group which is linked to B through two tertiary amino functions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim 6, wherein A is a dialkanolamino group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in any of claims 1-7, wherein component (I) (2) is a non-acidic polyester prepared from a polycarboxylic acid or anhydride thereof, one or more glycols, glycol mono-ethers, polyols, and/or mono-epoxides..
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein component (I) (2) is derived from trimellitic anhydride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A binder composition as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of-components (I) (1) and (I) (2) is a hydroxy-containing copolymer of a 2-hydroxyalkyl acrylate or -methacrylate and one or more other copolymerizable monomers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A binder composition as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10, wherein component (II) is a polyvalent metal compound.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
A resinous binder composition which after at least partial neutralization with an acid can be diluted with water, the binder comprising a mixture or precondensate of a component (I) (1) as claimed in claim 6 or 7, a component (I) (2) as claimed in claim 8 or 9, and a component (II) as claimed in claim 11.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A process for the preparation of a binder composition as claimed in any of claims 1 to 12, comprising mixing components (I) and (II).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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An aqueous paint bath for cathodic electrodeposition comprising 2 to 20 per cent by weight of a binder composition as claimed in claim 12 or prepared as claimed in claim 13, in which 20 to 100% of the amino group is neutralized with a carboxylic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process for the preparation of an insoluble, infusible coating on a surface comprising applying a. binder composition as claimed in any of claims 1 to 12 or 14, or prepared as claimed in claim 13, onto the surface, and curing the coating at a temperature not higher than 200°C .