Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A coated article resistant to corrosion or deterioration which comprises: a substrate; a primer coating layer in contact with the surface of said substrate, said primer coating layer being a thermosetting polymeric material and having a thickness from about 1 to about 5 mils; an inner coating layer in bonded contact with said primer coating layer, said inner coating layer being an admixture of a thermosetting polymeric material and a siliceous filler material and having a thickness from about 20 to about 80 mils; an intermediate coating layer in bonded contact with said inner coating layer, said intermediate coating layer being an admixture of a thermosetting polymeric material and a non-siliceous filler material and having a thickness from about 10 to about 15 mils; and an outer coating layer in chemically bonded contact with said intermediate coating layer, said outer coating layer being an admixture of a fluoroelastomer and a non-siliceous filler material and having a thickness from about 10 to about 50 mils.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A coated article resistant to corrosion or deterioration which comprises: a substrate; a primer coating layer in contact with the surface of said substrate, said primer coating layer being a thermosetting polymeric material and having a thickness from about 1 to about 5 mils; an inner coating layer in bonded contact with said primer coating layer, said inner coating layer being an admixture of a thermosetting polymeric material and a siliceous filler material and having a thickness from about 20 to about 80 mils; an intermediate coating layer in bonded contact with said inner coating layer, said intermediate coating layer being an admixture of a thermosetting polymeric material and a non-siliceous filler material and having a thickness from about 10 to about 15 mils; and an outer coating layer in chemically bonded contact with said intermediate coating layer, said outer coating layer being an admixture of a fluoroelastomer and a non-siliceous filler material and having a thickness from about 10 to about 50 mils.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said substrate is a chimney liner, flue duct or scrubber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said thermosetting polymeric material is polyester, vinyl ester, epoxy, furan, phenolic or urethane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said siliceous filler is silica, glass wool, glass flakes, or mica flakes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said non-siliceous filler is carbon or an inorganic oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fluoroelastomer has a molecular weight less than about 2×10 5 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fluoroelastomer is a substantially fully saturated fluorinated copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A coated article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said thermosetting polymeric material of said primer coating layer is polyester or vinyl ester.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
158 words
A coated article resistant to corrosion or deterioration which comprises: a substrate; a primer coating layer in contact with the surface of said substrate, said primer coating layer being a polyester and having a thickness from about 1 to about 5 mils; an inner coating layer in bonded contact with said primer coating layer, said inner coating layer being a polymer formed from vinyl ester and styrene in admixture with glass flakes and having a thickness from about 20 to about 80 mils; an intermediate coating layer in bonded contact with said inner coating layer, said intermediate coating layer being a polymer formed from vinyl ester and styrene in admixture with carbon and having a thickness from about 10 to about 15 mils; and an outer coating layer in chemically bonded contact with said intermediate layer, said outer coating layer being a fluoroelastomer in admixture with carbon and having a thickness from about 10 to about 50 mils.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
158 words
A coated article resistant to corrosion or deterioration which comprises: a substrate; a primer coating layer in contact with the surface of said substrate, said primer coating layer being a polyester and having a thickness from about 1 to about 5 mils; an inner coating layer in bonded contact with said primer coating layer, said inner coating layer being a polymer formed from vinyl ester and styrene in admixture with glass flakes and having a thickness from about 20 to about 80 mils; an intermediate coating layer in bonded contact with said inner coating layer, said intermediate coating layer being a polymer formed from vinyl ester and styrene in admixture with carbon and having a thickness from about 10 to about 15 mils; and an outer coating layer in chemically bonded contact with said intermediate layer, said outer coating layer being a fluoroelastomer in admixture with carbon and having a thickness from about 10 to about 50 mils.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
188 words
A method of preparing a coated article in accordance with claim 1 which comprises: cleaning and roughening the surface of a substrate to be coated; covering said cleaned and roughened surface of said substrate with a primer coating layer, said primer coating layer being a thermosetting polymeric material, to a thickness from about 1 to about 5 mils; covering said primer coating layer with an inner coating layer, said inner coating layer being an admixture of a thermosetting polymeric material and a siliceous filler material to a thickness from about 20 to about 80 mils; covering said inner coating layer with an intermediate coating layer, said intermediate coating layer being an admixture of a thermosetting polymeric material and a non-siliceous filler material to a thickness from about 10 to about 15 mils; applying an outer coating layer over said intermediate coating layer, said outer coating layer being an admixture of a non-siliceous filler material and a fluoroelastomer capable of chemically bonding to said intermediate coating layer, to a thickness from about 10 to about 50 mils; and curing the resulting multiple coating layers to produce said coated article.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
171 words
A method of preparing a coated article in accordance with claim 9 which comprises: cleaning and roughening the surface of a substrate to be coated; covering said cleaned and roughened surface of said substrate with a primer coating layer of a polyester to a thickness from about 1 to about 5 mils; covering said primer coating layer with an inner coating layer of a polymer formed from vinyl ester and styrene in admixture with glass flakes to a thickness from about 20 to about 80 mils; covering said inner coating layer with an intermediate coating layer of a polymer formed from vinyl ester and styrene in admixture with carbon to a thickness from about 10 to about 15 mils; applying an outer coating layer over said intermediate coating layer, said outer coating layer being an admixture of carbon and a fluoroelastomer capable of chemically bonding to said intermediate layer, to a thickness from about 10 to about 50 mils; and curing the resulting multiple coating layers to produce said coated article.