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Ultraviolet curable aqueous coatings

Assignee: Valspar Corp
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Filing: 1976-10-12
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Granted: 1978-07-11
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Expires: 1996-10-12
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Abstract

Abstract Ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solutions are provided in which an hydroxy functional ethylenically unsaturated material, such as hydroxy ethyl acrylate or a polyether or polyester thereof, is dissolved in water with the aid of an amine photoinitiator and a photosensitizer is incorporated in the composition, preferably by reacting the hydroxy functionality in the ethylenically unsaturated material with a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride including a proportion of benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride which provides the needed ultraviolet photosensitizer.

Inventors

  • 👤 William H. McCarty

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 23:42
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F299/00; C08F299/02; C08F299/04; C08F299/0407; C08F299/0421; C08F299/0428; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/66; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31935

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 99 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution comprising an hydroxy functional ethylenically unsaturated ultraviolet curable material reacted with a polycarboxylic acid or anhydride and dissolved in water with the aid of an amine photoinitiator, said ultraviolet curable material being monoethylenic or polyethylenic and monohydric or polyhydric and having a molecular weight providing a viscosity ranging from a fluid liquid to a viscous semi-solid, the proportion of said polycarboxylic acid or anhydride providing an acid number of from 20-300, and said amine providing a pH of from 6.0-11.0, said solution further containing a photosensitizer rendering the composition sensitive to ultraviolet light.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 99 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution comprising an hydroxy functional ethylenically unsaturated ultraviolet curable material reacted with a polycarboxylic acid or anhydride and dissolved in water with the aid of an amine photoinitiator, said ultraviolet curable material being monoethylenic or polyethylenic and monohydric or polyhydric and having a molecular weight providing a viscosity ranging from a fluid liquid to a viscous semi-solid, the proportion of said polycarboxylic acid or anhydride providing an acid number of from 20-300, and said amine providing a pH of from 6.0-11.0, said solution further containing a photosensitizer rendering the composition sensitive to ultraviolet light.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 1 in which an hydroxy functional polyethylenically unsaturated material which is resinous is reacted with a polycarboxylic acid monoanhydride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 2 in which said resinous material is an epoxy resin diacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 1 in which the hydroxy functional ethylenically unsaturated material is a monoacrylate and said polycarboxylic acid is a dianhydride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 4 in which said dianhydride is benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride providing from 5%-40% of the anhydride functionality.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 4 in which the unsaturation is acrylic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 1 in which said amine photoinitiator is ethylenically unsaturated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 20 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 7 in which said amine photoinitiator is dimethylamino ethyl acrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 44 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution comprising the reaction product of an hydroxy acrylate with an approximately stoichiometric proportion of tetracarboxylic dianhydride consisting essentially of benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, said reaction product being dissolved in water with the aid of a tertiary amine photoinitiator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 44 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution comprising the reaction product of an hydroxy acrylate with an approximately stoichiometric proportion of tetracarboxylic dianhydride consisting essentially of benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, said reaction product being dissolved in water with the aid of a tertiary amine photoinitiator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 58 words
An ultraviolet curable aqueous coating solution as recited in claim 9 in which said hydroxy acrylate is selected from hydroxy C 2 - C 4 alkyl acrylates and hydroxy ethers or esters thereof containing an average of from 2-10 ether or ester groups per molecule, and said reaction product is formed with a stoichiometric proportion of anhydride groups.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 44 words
An ultraviolet curable addition reaction product of hydroxy C 2 - C 4 alkyl monoacrylate and hydroxy ethers or esters thereof, with an approximately stoichiometric proportion of tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride comprising benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride providing from 5% to 40% of the anhydride functionality.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 44 words
An ultraviolet curable addition reaction product of hydroxy C 2 - C 4 alkyl monoacrylate and hydroxy ethers or esters thereof, with an approximately stoichiometric proportion of tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride comprising benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride providing from 5% to 40% of the anhydride functionality.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 15 words
An ultraviolet curable addition product as recited in claim 11 neutralized with a tertiary amine.

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