Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A coating composition based on a water-dilutable maleinized oil, characterized in that it contains a binder made up of 30-95% by weight of the water-dilutable maleinized oil and 5-70% by weight of a solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound having a number average molecular weight of at least 1000 and an epoxy equivalent weight in the range of 450 to 7500, the percentages by weight being calculated on the sum of the two solvent-free components, and said solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound having an average particle size of about 0,5 to 35 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A coating composition based on a water-dilutable maleinized oil, characterized in that it contains a binder made up of 30-95% by weight of the water-dilutable maleinized oil and 5-70% by weight of a solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound having a number average molecular weight of at least 1000 and an epoxy equivalent weight in the range of 450 to 7500, the percentages by weight being calculated on the sum of the two solvent-free components, and said solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound having an average particle size of about 0,5 to 35 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the binder is made up of 45-75% by weight of the maleinized oil and 25-55% by weight of the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound, the percentages by weight being based on the sum of the two solvent-free components.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the binder is made up of 52-75% by weight of the maleinized oil and 25-48% by weight of the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound, the percentages by weight being based on the sum of the two solvent-free components.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound has an epoxy equivalent weight in the range of 600 to 2000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound has an epoxy equivalent weight in the range of 800 to 1500.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound has the general formula: ##STR2## wherein R is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group and n is a number within the range of from 0 to 150.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound is a diglycidyl ether based on bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2-propane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the average particle size of the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound is in the range of 2 to 25 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound has a melting point in the range of 40° and a baking temperature of 150° to 180° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound has a melting point in the range of 70° to 130° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound has a number average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 15000.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process for applying an aqueous coating composition to a substrate which comprises applying the coating composition of claim 1 to the substrate by electrostatic spraying.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process for coating a substrate which comprises applying the composition of claim 1 to the substrate and baking the resulting coating at a temperature above the melting point of the solid particulate epoxy group-containing compound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 13, wherein the resulting coating is baked at a temperature of about 150° to 180° C.