Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
In a method for forming coatings on a substrate, comprising the steps of applying to the substrate a base coating consisting essentially of (i) a coloring pigment and/or a metallic pigment and (ii) a vehicle component in a solvent to produce a base coat, appying a topcoating containing a hydroxyl group-containing resin and a polyisocyanate compound over the base coat, and curing the coats at a temperature range between room temperature and about 140° C., the improvement wherein the vehicle component is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule; (b) a combination of a resin having a hydroxyl group in the molecule and a catalyst for promoting the reaction between the hydroxyl group of the resin and an isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate compound in the topcoating; and (c) a combination of a resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule and a catalyst for promoting the reaction between the hydroxyl group of the resin and an isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate compound in the topcoating; wherein the resin contained in the base coating has a number-average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 100,000 when the solvent of the base coating is an organic solvent and a number-average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 2,000,000 when the solvent of the base coating is an aqueous solvent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
235 words
In a method for forming coatings on a substrate, comprising the steps of applying to the substrate a base coating consisting essentially of (i) a coloring pigment and/or a metallic pigment and (ii) a vehicle component in a solvent to produce a base coat, appying a topcoating containing a hydroxyl group-containing resin and a polyisocyanate compound over the base coat, and curing the coats at a temperature range between room temperature and about 140° C., the improvement wherein the vehicle component is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule; (b) a combination of a resin having a hydroxyl group in the molecule and a catalyst for promoting the reaction between the hydroxyl group of the resin and an isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate compound in the topcoating; and (c) a combination of a resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule and a catalyst for promoting the reaction between the hydroxyl group of the resin and an isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate compound in the topcoating; wherein the resin contained in the base coating has a number-average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 100,000 when the solvent of the base coating is an organic solvent and a number-average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 2,000,000 when the solvent of the base coating is an aqueous solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the base coating is an organic solvent based composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the base coating is an aqueous solvent based composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said base coating comprises a resin having a hydroxyl group in the molecule or a resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule, and a catalyst for accelerating the reaction between the hydroxyl group in the resin and the isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate compound in the topcoat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the resin having hydroxy in the molecule or the resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule is selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, chlorinated polyolefin-modified acrylic resins and polyester resins, each having a hydroxyl group or a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the hydroxyl group-containing resin or the hydroxyl group- and carboxyl group-containing resin has a hydroxyl value of about 5 to about 200.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said hydroxyl value is between about 10 and about 120.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein the hydroxyl value of the resin is between 15 and 100.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the base coating is an organic solvent based composition and the resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in the molecule has an acid value of about 2 to about 30.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the base coating is an aqueous composition and the hydroxyl group- and carboxyl group-containing resin has an acid value of about 1 to about 200.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
A substrate coated by the method as defined in claim 1.