Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A coating composition comprising: A. an acrylic polymer having a repeating unit represented by ##STR4## wherein R 1 is a methyl or ethyl group, R 2 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group having not more than 4 carbon atoms, R 3 is hydrogen or a methyl group, Y is a divalent aliphatic radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and m is 0, 1 or 2; B. fine particles of silica having an average diameter of particles in the range of 1 to 200 nm; and C. a curing catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A coating composition comprising: A. an acrylic polymer having a repeating unit represented by ##STR4## wherein R 1 is a methyl or ethyl group, R 2 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group having not more than 4 carbon atoms, R 3 is hydrogen or a methyl group, Y is a divalent aliphatic radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and m is 0, 1 or 2; B. fine particles of silica having an average diameter of particles in the range of 1 to 200 nm; and C. a curing catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of claim 1 characterized by further including: D. at least one member selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, polyester resins, alkyd resins, epoxy resins, cellulose resins, amino resins and silicon compounds represented by the general formula R 5 a R 6 b Si(OR 7 ) 4- (a+b) wherein R 5 and R 6 are each an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, halogenated alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an organic group having an epoxy, (meth)acryloxy or cyano group, bonded to silicon by Si-C bond, R 7 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a and b are each 0, 1 or 2 provided a+b equals 0, 1 or 2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The Coating Composition of claim 3 wherein said curing catalyst is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: 1. alkoxide compounds of aluminum or coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to aluminum; 2. alkoxide compounds of titanium or coordination compounds obtaining by bonding coordinating compounds to titanium; and 3. coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to Zn(II), Co(II), Fe(II), Cr(III), Mn(II), Ca(II), Co(III), Cu(II), Mg(II), or Ni(II).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The coating composition of claim 1, wherein said curing catalyst is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: 1. alkoxide compounds of aluminum or coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to aluminum;
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
alkoxide compounds of titanium or coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to titanium; and 3. coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to Zn(II), Co(II), Fe(II), Cr(III), Mn(II), Ca(II), Co(III), Cu(II), Mg(II) or Ni(II).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
alkoxide compounds of titanium or coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to titanium; and 3. coordination compounds obtained by bonding coordinating compounds to Zn(II), Co(II), Fe(II), Cr(III), Mn(II), Ca(II), Co(III), Cu(II), Mg(II) or Ni(II).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of claim 3, wherein said component D is at least one member selected from the group consisting of amino resins and compounds represented by the general formula R 5 a R 5 b Si(OR 7 ) 4- (a+b) wherein R 5 and R 6 are each an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, halogenated alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an organic group having an epoxy, (meth)acryloxy or cyano group, bonded to silicon by Si-C bond, R 7 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a and b are each 0, 1 or 2 provided a+b equals 0, 1 or 2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The coating composition of claim 3, wherein said component D is a mixture of an amino resin and an acrylic resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The coating composition of any one of claims 1, 3 and 2-6 wherein said component A is an acrylic polymer having a hydroxyl value in the range of 10 to 150 and an acid value not larger than 20.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The coating composition of any one of claims 1, 3 and 2-6, wherein said component A is an acrylic polymer having a hydroxyl value in the range of 10 to 150 and an acid value not larger than 10.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of any one of claims 3, 1, 2-6, wherein said component B is used in an amount of 50 to 250 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of said component A and other coating-forming component(s) other than said component B.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
The coating composition of any one of claims 3, 1, 2-6, wherein said component B is used in an amount of 70 to 200 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of said component A and other coating-forming component(s) than said component B.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The coating composition of any one of claims 3, 1, 2-6, wherein said component C is used in an amount of 0.01 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of solids of said component A, said component B and other coating-forming component(s).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
The coating composition of any one of claims 3, 1, 2-6 wherein said component C is used in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of solids of said component A, said component B and other coating-forming component(s).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A coated article comprising a substrate onto which the coating composition as defined in any one of claims 3, 1, 2-6 has been coated and cured.