Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A powder coating composition which, exclusive of pigments and other nonreactive components, comprises a coreactable mixture of: (A) a copolymer of (i) about 5 to about 20 weight percent of a hydroxy functional monoethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl bearing aliphatic alcohol esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid and (ii) a remainder of monofunctional alpha-beta olefinically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting essentially of (i) acrylates, (ii) mixtures of acrylates and monovinyl hydrocarbons, and (iii) mixtures of acrylates, monovinyl hydrocarbons, and modifying monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and vinyl acetate, said monovinyl hydrocarbons, when included in said copolymer, comprising less than 50 weight percent thereof and said modifying monomers, when included in said copolymer, comprising up to about 35 weight percent thereof, said copolymer having a glass transition temperature in the range of about 40° to about 90° C and a molecular weight (M n ) in the range of 2,000 to 10,000; and (B) a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of organic carboxylic acids and organic carboxylic acid anhydrides in the amount of between about 0.8 and about 1.1 crosslinkable functional groups for each hydroxy group in the copolymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A powder coating composition which, exclusive of pigments and other nonreactive components, comprises a coreactable mixture of: (A) a copolymer of (i) about 5 to about 20 weight percent of a hydroxy functional monoethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl bearing aliphatic alcohol esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid and (ii) a remainder of monofunctional alpha-beta olefinically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting essentially of (i) acrylates, (ii) mixtures of acrylates and monovinyl hydrocarbons, and (iii) mixtures of acrylates, monovinyl hydrocarbons, and modifying monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and vinyl acetate, said monovinyl hydrocarbons, when included in said copolymer, comprising less than 50 weight percent thereof and said modifying monomers, when included in said copolymer, comprising up to about 35 weight percent thereof, said copolymer having a glass transition temperature in the range of about 40° to about 90° C and a molecular weight (M n ) in the range of 2,000 to 10,000; and (B) a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of organic carboxylic acids and organic carboxylic acid anhydrides in the amount of between about 0.8 and about 1.1 crosslinkable functional groups for each hydroxy group in the copolymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said copolymer has a glass transition temperature between about 50° and about 80° C and a molecular weight (M n ) between about 3,000 and about 6,500.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said copolymer has a glass transition temperature between about 50° and about 75° C and a molecular weight (M n ) between about 3,000 and about 4,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said crosslinking agent is an organic carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of: (1) saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids containing between about 4 and about 20 carbon atoms; (2) unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids containing between about 4 and about 20 carbon atoms; (3) aromatic carboxylic acids; (4) saturated alicyclic carboxylic acids; (5) unsaturated alicyclic carboxylic acids; (6) heterocyclic carboxylic acids; (7) polymers of saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids; (8) polymers of unsaturated carboxylic acids; and (9) mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 4 wherein said organic carboxylic acid is a dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein said dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, azelaic acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
91 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said crosslinking agent is an anhydride of an organic carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of: (1) saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids containing between about 4 and about 20 carbon atoms; (2) unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids containing between about 4 and about 20 carbon atoms; (3) aromatic carboxylic acids; (4) saturated alicyclic carboxylic acids; (5) unsaturated alicyclic carboxylic acids: (6) heterocyclic carboxylic acids: (7) polymers of saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids; (8) polymers of unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids; and (9) mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 7 wherein said carboxylic acid anhydride crosslinking agent is selected from the group consisting of phthalic anhydride, cyclohexane-1,2 dicarboxylic anhydride, 4 methylhexane-1,2 dicarboxylic anhydride, cyclopentane-2,2 dicarboxylic anhydride, succinic anhydride, dodecyl succinic anhydride; maleic anhydride, poly (azelaic anhydride), and methylsuccinic anhydride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said acrylates consist essentially of esters of C 1 -C 12 monohydric alcohols and acrylic or methacrylic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A powder coating composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said monovinyl hydrocarbons contain 8 to 12 carbon atoms.