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Electrically conductive coating composition
Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1983-01-27
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Granted: 1985-10-15
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Expires: 2003-01-27
Abstract
Abstract An electrically conductive coating composition which comprises (a) a dispersion of carbon black or a mixture of carbon black and graphite in an organic solvent and (b) a solution of a polymer in an organic solvent, the viscosity of the composition being higher than those of the dispersion (a) and the solution (b) being homogeneous and stable, a coating film formed therefrom having a low volume resistivity.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Sako
- 👤 Norimasa Honda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:51
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/24; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/20; H01B1/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An electrically conductive coating composition which comprises (a) a dispersion of carbon black or a mixture of carbon black and graphite in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a lower alcohol and a lower ketone and (b) a solution of a polymer selected from the group consisting of fluoroelastomers, urethane elastomers and vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene copolymers in an organic solvent, the weight ratio of carbon black or the mixture of carbon black and graphite to the polymer being from 0.1:1 to 1.5:1 the viscosity of the composition being higher than those of the dispersion (a) and the solution (b), the viscosity of the dispersion (a) being from 100 to 5,000 cp, and the viscosity of the solution (b) being from 1,000 to 5,000 cp.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An electrically conductive coating composition which comprises (a) a dispersion of carbon black or a mixture of carbon black and graphite in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a lower alcohol and a lower ketone and (b) a solution of a polymer selected from the group consisting of fluoroelastomers, urethane elastomers and vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene copolymers in an organic solvent, the weight ratio of carbon black or the mixture of carbon black and graphite to the polymer being from 0.1:1 to 1.5:1 the viscosity of the composition being higher than those of the dispersion (a) and the solution (b), the viscosity of the dispersion (a) being from 100 to 5,000 cp, and the viscosity of the solution (b) being from 1,000 to 5,000 cp.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of carbon black or the mixture of carbon black and graphite in the dispersion (a) is from 5 to 15% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein carbon black is material selected from the group consisting of acetylene black, furnace black, channel black and thermal black.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of the polymer in the solution (b) is from 10 to 30% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity of the composition is higher than 5,000 cp and lower than 100,000 cp, preferably from 6,000 to 20,000 cp.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein volume resistivity of a film formed from the composition is from 0.3 to 0.01 Ωcm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the solid content of said carbon black or said mixture of graphite and carbon black in the composition is from 10 to 40% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the viscosity of the dispersion (a) is from 100 to 2,000 cp, and the viscosity of the solution (b) is from 1,000 to 3,000 cp.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of producing an electrically conductive homogeneous coating composition having good reproducibility and stability and containing a large amount of electrically conductive material with a large volume resistivity which comprises forming a mixture of carbon black or a mixture of carbon black and graphite in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a lower alcohol and a lower ketone in a concentration of from 5 to 15% by weight to give a dispersion having a viscosity of about 100 to 5,000 cp, dissolving a polymer selected from the group consisting of fluoroelastomers, urethane elastomers and vinylidene fluroide/tetrafluoroethylene copolymers in an organic solvent to form a polymer solution having a viscosity of about 1,000 to 5,000 cp, mixing the dispersion with the polymer solution to produce a homogeneous mixture of the electrically conductive material in the polymer solution, and agitating the homogeneous mixture to increase the viscosity thereof to an amount greater than that of the dispersion and greater than that of the polymer solution.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of producing an electrically conductive homogeneous coating composition having good reproducibility and stability and containing a large amount of electrically conductive material with a large volume resistivity which comprises forming a mixture of carbon black or a mixture of carbon black and graphite in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a lower alcohol and a lower ketone in a concentration of from 5 to 15% by weight to give a dispersion having a viscosity of about 100 to 5,000 cp, dissolving a polymer selected from the group consisting of fluoroelastomers, urethane elastomers and vinylidene fluroide/tetrafluoroethylene copolymers in an organic solvent to form a polymer solution having a viscosity of about 1,000 to 5,000 cp, mixing the dispersion with the polymer solution to produce a homogeneous mixture of the electrically conductive material in the polymer solution, and agitating the homogeneous mixture to increase the viscosity thereof to an amount greater than that of the dispersion and greater than that of the polymer solution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the viscosity of the mixture of the dispersion and the polymer solution is about 5,000 to 100,000 cp.
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