Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
A thermosetting powder coating composition which comprises: A. a functional glycidyl group-containing graft copolymer of i. 10 to 40 percent by weight of a linear polyester having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 3,000 and containing one terminal carboxyl group and ii. 60 to 90 percent by weight of acrylic copolymer of ii-a. 6.5 to 60 percent by weight of at least one of glycidyl esters having the formula ##STR10## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, ii-b. 10 to 93.5 percent by weight of at least one of acrylic monomers having the formula ##STR11## wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl and R 3 is alkyl having 1 to 14 carbo atoms, cyclohexyl or hydroxyalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and ii-c. 0 to 65 percent by weight of additional monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and styrenes having the formula ##STR12## wherein R 4 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, said graft copolymer having a softening point of 70° to 110° C and a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 30,000 and containing glycidyl group in an amount of 0.35 to 2.35 moles per kilogram of the graft copolymer; and B. at least one of polycarboxylic acids and anhydrides thereof in an amount of 0.6 to 1.2 moles in terms of carboxyl group per mole of the glycidyl group contained in the graft copolymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
A thermosetting powder coating composition which comprises: A. a functional glycidyl group-containing graft copolymer of i. 10 to 40 percent by weight of a linear polyester having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 3,000 and containing one terminal carboxyl group and ii. 60 to 90 percent by weight of acrylic copolymer of ii-a. 6.5 to 60 percent by weight of at least one of glycidyl esters having the formula ##STR10## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, ii-b. 10 to 93.5 percent by weight of at least one of acrylic monomers having the formula ##STR11## wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl and R 3 is alkyl having 1 to 14 carbo atoms, cyclohexyl or hydroxyalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and ii-c. 0 to 65 percent by weight of additional monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and styrenes having the formula ##STR12## wherein R 4 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, said graft copolymer having a softening point of 70° to 110° C and a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 30,000 and containing glycidyl group in an amount of 0.35 to 2.35 moles per kilogram of the graft copolymer; and B. at least one of polycarboxylic acids and anhydrides thereof in an amount of 0.6 to 1.2 moles in terms of carboxyl group per mole of the glycidyl group contained in the graft copolymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said graft copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 4,000 to 20,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said graft copolymer contains the linear polyester in the range of 15 to 30 percent by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said graft copolymer contains the glycidyl group in the range of 0.50 to 1.70 moles per kilogram of the graft copolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said linear polyester has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 2,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said acrylic copolymer comprises 6.5 to 60 percent by weight of said glycidyl ester and 40 to 93.5 percent by weight of said acrylic monomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 6, in which said acrylic copolymer comprises 15 to 60 percent by weight of said glycidyl ester and 40 to 85 percent by weight of said acrylic monomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said acrylic copolymer comprises 6.5 to 60 percent by weight of said glycidyl ester, at least 10 percent by weight of said acrylic monomer and up to 65 percent by weight of said additional monomer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 8, in which said acrylic copolymer comprises 15 to 50 percent by weight of said glycidyl ester, 20 to 80 percent by weight of said acrylic monomer and 5 to 30 percent by weight of said additional monomer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said glycidyl ester is glycidyl acrylate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said glycidyl ester is glycidyl methacrylate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said acrylic monomer has the formula wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl and R 3 is alkyl having 1 to 14 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said acrylic monomer has the formula wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl and R 3 is cyclohexyl.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The thermosetting powder coating composition according to claim 1, in which said acrylic monomer has the formula wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl and R 3 is hydroxyalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.