US4180489A
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Coating composition
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1978-04-17
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Granted: 1979-12-25
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Expires: 1998-04-17
Abstract
Abstract Coating composition for spray application to a substrate comprising a film-forming polymer, a volatile organic liquid diluent, specified polymer microparticles stably dispersed in the combination of the film-forming polymer and the diluent, and metallic pigmentation also dispersed in the said combination. The composition affords improved control of the orientation of the metallic pigment.
Inventors
- 👤 Malcolm S. Andrew
- 👤 Alan J. Backhouse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:27
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D5/00; B05D5/06; B05D5/067; B05D5/068; B05D1/00; B05D1/02; B05D7/00; B05D7/50; B05D7/52; B05D7/53; C; C09; C09D; C09D167/00; C09D5/00; C09D5/38; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/582; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A coating composition suitable for spray application to a substrate which comprises (A) a film-forming polymer, (B) a volatile organic liquid diluent in which the polymer (A) is carried; (C) polymer microparticles having a diameter of from 0.01 to 10 microns which are insoluble in the combination of the film-forming polymer (A) and the diluent (B) and are maintained in a substantially deflocculated, sterically stabilized state of dispersion therein as a consequence of their having been prepared by a method involving two essential stages, namely (i) the polymerization of monomer, from which the microparticles are to be derived, in an inert liquid in which the resulting polymer is insoluble and under conditions such that the polymer is obtained in a state of stable dispersion, and (ii) the subsequent polymerization, in the same inert liquid and in the presence of the microparticles formed in the first stage, of monomer giving rise to a second polymer which is compatible with the film-forming polymer (A) and soluble in the combination of polymer (A) and diluent (B), and (D) metallic pigmentation also dispersed in the combination of polymer (A) and diluent (B).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
A coating composition suitable for spray application to a substrate which comprises (A) a film-forming polymer, (B) a volatile organic liquid diluent in which the polymer (A) is carried; (C) polymer microparticles having a diameter of from 0.01 to 10 microns which are insoluble in the combination of the film-forming polymer (A) and the diluent (B) and are maintained in a substantially deflocculated, sterically stabilized state of dispersion therein as a consequence of their having been prepared by a method involving two essential stages, namely (i) the polymerization of monomer, from which the microparticles are to be derived, in an inert liquid in which the resulting polymer is insoluble and under conditions such that the polymer is obtained in a state of stable dispersion, and (ii) the subsequent polymerization, in the same inert liquid and in the presence of the microparticles formed in the first stage, of monomer giving rise to a second polymer which is compatible with the film-forming polymer (A) and soluble in the combination of polymer (A) and diluent (B), and (D) metallic pigmentation also dispersed in the combination of polymer (A) and diluent (B).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the film-forming polymer (A) is a polymer or copolymer of one or more alkyl esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microparticle polymer is an acrylic addition polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microparticle polymer is a condensation polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polymer microparticles have been produced by a process of dispersion polymerisation of monomers in an organic liquid, in which the resulting polymer is insoluble, in the presence of an amphipathic steric stabilising agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
A composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein the amphipathic steric stabilising agent is a block or graft copolymer the molecule of which contains one component consisting of polymer chains which are solvatable by the organic liquid and another component consisting of polymer chains of different polarity which are not solvatable by the organic liquid and are capable of becoming anchored to the polymer microparticles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composition as claimed in claim 6, wherein the stabilising agent is a graft copolymer comprising a polymer backbone which is not solvatable by the organic liquid and a plurality of polymer chains pendant from the backbone which are solvatable by the organic liquid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polymer microparticles (C) are present in an amount of from 2% to 30% of the aggregate weight of the film-forming polymer (A) and the microparticles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metallic pigmentation (D) is of aluminium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metallic pigment amounts to from 1% to 10% of the aggregate weight of the film-forming material (A) and the microparticles (C).
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