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Cathodic electrocoating composition compounded with latex binder for enhanced gloss retention

Assignee: Akzo Nobel Paints LLC
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Filing: 1983-07-14
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Granted: 1985-04-16
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Expires: 2003-07-14
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Abstract

Abstract Improved gloss retention of a cured film deposited by cathodic electrocoating is obtained when the principal binder is an aqueous suspension of synthetic, cation-active, film-forming, emulsion-polymerized latex particles, which latex is characterized by Tg of at least about 20 DEG and desirably even higher.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kirk J. Abbey
  • 👤 Barbara L. Kunz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 19:50
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/44; C09D5/4407; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31511; Y10T428/31529; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31855

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
A method of electrocoating an electrically conductive surface serving as a cathode in an electrical circuit comprising said cathode, and anode, and an aqueous electrodepositable composition wherein net unidirectional electric current is passed through said circuit for causing deposition of said composition on said cathode, said method being characterized by using as said composition one that comprises synthetic, cation-active, film-forming, amino-stabilized, emulsion polymerized latex particles having T g of at least about 20° C.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 74 words
A method of electrocoating an electrically conductive surface serving as a cathode in an electrical circuit comprising said cathode, and anode, and an aqueous electrodepositable composition wherein net unidirectional electric current is passed through said circuit for causing deposition of said composition on said cathode, said method being characterized by using as said composition one that comprises synthetic, cation-active, film-forming, amino-stabilized, emulsion polymerized latex particles having T g of at least about 20° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is electrodeposited from a bath that is at least about 10° higher than the Tg of said latex.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 9 words
An article coated by the method of claim 2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said latex has T g of at least about 25° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said latex is a copolymer containing acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer units that are structurally cation-active by its containing monomer units that have secondary and/or tertiary amino functionality.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said aqueous electrodepositable composition contains polyether surfactant.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said aqueous electrodepositable composition is acid-ionized, contains about 1-25% binder solids, and the latex present therein has average particle size not substantially smaller than about 1000 Å.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said aqueous electrodepositable composition is replenished with a replenishment composition that is like said aqueous electrodepositable composition except that it is richer in binder solids and lower in acid than is said aqueous electrodepositable composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said aqueous electrodepositable composition includes particulate material in the form of inorganic particles, plastic particles, and/or powder paint.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-04-15 1988-10-15 1989-04-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-04-15 1992-10-15 1993-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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