US4503173A
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Self-curing water dispersed polymer blends
Assignee: Akzo Nobel Paints LLC
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Filing: 1983-12-19
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Granted: 1985-03-05
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Expires: 2003-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A self-curing water dispersed copolymer particularly useful for coatings for interiors of beverage containers comprises a self-curing water dispersed copolymer of polymerized ethylenic monomers, including alkylol acrylamide monomer and functional monomer, produced by copolymerizing the monomers in the presence of an epoxy phosphate additive.
Inventors
- 👤 Phillip C. Martino
- 👤 Peter P. Winner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:47
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F246/00; C08F2/00; C08F2/12; C08F2/16; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/52; C08F220/54; C08F220/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A water dispersed coating composition comprising: a self-curing water dispersed copolymer produced by in-situ copolymerization of monomers in water in the presence of an epoxy phosphate, said copolymer comprising polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers including between 1% and 20% alkylol acrylamide monomer, between 1% and 20% reactive functional monomer selected from carboxyl, hydroxyl, amine or amide functional monomer, and the balance of monomer being other ethylenic monomers, said ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerized in water in the presence of 0.1% to 20% epoxy phosphate additive based on the weight of monomers copolymerized.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A water dispersed coating composition comprising: a self-curing water dispersed copolymer produced by in-situ copolymerization of monomers in water in the presence of an epoxy phosphate, said copolymer comprising polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers including between 1% and 20% alkylol acrylamide monomer, between 1% and 20% reactive functional monomer selected from carboxyl, hydroxyl, amine or amide functional monomer, and the balance of monomer being other ethylenic monomers, said ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerized in water in the presence of 0.1% to 20% epoxy phosphate additive based on the weight of monomers copolymerized.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the alkylol acrylamide monomer is an alkylated alkylol acrylamide monomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition in claim 2 wherein the alkylated alkylol acrylamide monomer is butylated acrylamide monomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomers are copolymerized at temperatures above 70° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the monomers are copolymerized in two steps and the alkylol acrylamide monomer is copolymerized in the second step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition in claim 5 wherein the two step monomer addition is proportioned on a weight basis between 25/75 and 75/25 for first/second stage monomer addition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the epoxy phosphate additive comprises epoxy resin containing between 0.1 to 1 equivalent of phosphate per epoxide equivalent on the epoxy resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the epoxy phosphate additive comprises epoxy resin coreacted with 0.05% to 5% by weight phosphoric acid based on reactants.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the epoxy phosphate additive is derived from an epoxy resin having a molecular weight between 200 and 10,000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the epoxy phosphate additive comprises a phosphated epoxy-acrylic copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition in claim 10 wherein the epoxy-acrylic copolymer comprises a graft copolymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition in claim 1 wherein the epoxy-acrylic copolymer comprises an epoxy-acrylic ester copolymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition in claim 1 containing between 1% and 10% aminoplast resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process for producing a water dispersed copolymer for use in a coating composition, the process comprising: copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, including between 1% and 20% by weight alkylol acrylamide monomer and between 1% and 20% by weight reactive functional monomer, the balance being other ethylenic monomers, the copolymerization being in an aqueous medium in the presence of 0.1 to 20% epoxy phosphate additive to produce a stable water dispersed self-curing polymer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process for producing a water dispersed copolymer for use in a coating composition, the process comprising: copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, including between 1% and 20% by weight alkylol acrylamide monomer and between 1% and 20% by weight reactive functional monomer, the balance being other ethylenic monomers, the copolymerization being in an aqueous medium in the presence of 0.1 to 20% epoxy phosphate additive to produce a stable water dispersed self-curing polymer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process in claim 14 wherein the alkylol acrylamide monomer is an alkylated alkylol acrylamide monomer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process in claim 15 wherein the alkylol acrylamide monomer is a butylated alkylol acrylamide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process in claim 14 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomers are copolymerized at temperatures above 70° C.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process in claim 14 wherein the process is a two-stage polymerization process and the alkylol acrylamide monomer is copolymerized in the second step.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process in claim 18 wherein the two-stage process comprises proportioning the first-stage and second-stage monomers on a weight basis between 25/75 and 75/25 of first/second stage monomer additions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process in claim 14 wherein the epoxy phosphate was produced by reacting 0.05% to 5% phosphoric acid with epoxy resin based on weight of reactants.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process in claim 20 wherein the epoxy phosphate is a surfactant.
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