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Crosslinked polymer microparticle

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1987-10-13
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2007-10-13
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Abstract

Abstract Crosslinked polymer microparticles that have a particle size of about 0.1-5 microns of polymerized monomers of styrene, alkyl methacrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group, alkyl acrylate having 1-12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and mixtures thereof, about 0.1-5% by weight of a crosslinking monomer of an alkylene glycol dimethacrylate or diacrylate each having 1-8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and about 0.1-5% by weight of allyl methacrylate or allyl acrylate; said polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 500,000 to 5,000,000; polymeric chains are grafted onto the polymer microparticles; the microparticles are useful as additives for coating compositions to control rheology and in particular for metallic pigment flake and sag control.

Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph A. Antonelli
  • 👤 Joseph E. McLaughlin
  • 👤 Clifford H. Strolle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:06
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F212/00; C08F212/02; C08F212/04; C08F212/06; C08F212/08; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/10; C08F220/12; C08F265/00; C08F265/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
Crosslinked polymer microparticles useful as a rheology control additive for coating compositions and having a particle size of about 0.1-5 microns consisting essentially of a core of polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene, alkyl methacrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group, alkyl acrylate having 1-12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and mixtures thereof and about 0.1-5% by weight of a crosslinking monomer of an alkylene glycol dimethacrylate or diacrylate each having 1-8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, and about 0.1-5% by weight of allyl methacrylate or allyl acrylate; said polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 500,000 to 5,000,000 and having polymeric chains grafted to the core through residual allyl groups; wherein the chains have a weight average molecular weight of less than 20,000 and consist essentially of polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene, alkyl methacrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group, alkyl acrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group and mixtures thereof and hydroxy containing monomers of a hydroxy alkyl acrylate or a hydroxy alkyl methacrylate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
Crosslinked polymer microparticles useful as a rheology control additive for coating compositions and having a particle size of about 0.1-5 microns consisting essentially of a core of polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene, alkyl methacrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group, alkyl acrylate having 1-12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and mixtures thereof and about 0.1-5% by weight of a crosslinking monomer of an alkylene glycol dimethacrylate or diacrylate each having 1-8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, and about 0.1-5% by weight of allyl methacrylate or allyl acrylate; said polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 500,000 to 5,000,000 and having polymeric chains grafted to the core through residual allyl groups; wherein the chains have a weight average molecular weight of less than 20,000 and consist essentially of polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene, alkyl methacrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group, alkyl acrylate having 1-12 carbons in the alkyl group and mixtures thereof and hydroxy containing monomers of a hydroxy alkyl acrylate or a hydroxy alkyl methacrylate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
The crosslinked microparticles of claim 1 in which the core comprises about 40-80% by weight of the microparticle and the chains comprise about 20-60% by weight of the microparticle and have a weight average molecular weight of about 3,000-18,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 49 words
The crosslinked microparticles of claim 2 in which the core consists essentially of polymerized monomers of methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, styrene, 1,4-butane diol dimethacrylate and allyl methacrylate and the chains grafted to the core consist essentially of polymerized monomers of styrene, ethyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate and hydroxy ethyl acrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
The crosslinked microparticles of claim 2 in which the core consists essentially of polymerized monomers styrene, butyl acrylate, butane diol dimethacrylate and allyl methacrylate and the chains grafted to the core consist essentially of polymerized monomers of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate and hydroxy ethyl acrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 50 words
The crosslinked microparticles of claim 2 in which the core consists essentially of polymerized monomers of styrene, butyl acrylate, butane diol dimethacrylate and allyl methacrylate and the chains grafted to the core consist essentially of polymerized monomers of styrene, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, hydroxy ethyl acrylate and hydroxy propyl methacrylate.

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