Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A thermosetting powdery coating composition which comprises, in admixture: (A) from 40 to 98 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising a monomeric moiety derived from a fluoroolefin compound and having hydroxyl groups as the crosslinkable reactive groups of which the content of fluorine is at least 10% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity determined at 30° C. in tetrahydrofuran is in the range from 0.05 to 2 dl/g, the glass transition temperature is in the range from 35° C. to 120° C. and the weight loss by heating does not exceed 2%; and (B) from 60 to 2 parts by weight of a blocked isocyanate compound as the curing agent capable of forming crosslinks by reacting with the crosslinkable reactive groups in the fluorine-containing copolymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A thermosetting powdery coating composition which comprises, in admixture: (A) from 40 to 98 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising a monomeric moiety derived from a fluoroolefin compound and having hydroxyl groups as the crosslinkable reactive groups of which the content of fluorine is at least 10% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity determined at 30° C. in tetrahydrofuran is in the range from 0.05 to 2 dl/g, the glass transition temperature is in the range from 35° C. to 120° C. and the weight loss by heating does not exceed 2%; and (B) from 60 to 2 parts by weight of a blocked isocyanate compound as the curing agent capable of forming crosslinks by reacting with the crosslinkable reactive groups in the fluorine-containing copolymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the fluoroolefin compound is selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, trifluoroethylene, vinylidene, fluoride, hexafluoropropylene and pentafluoropropylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the content of fluorine in the fluorine-containing copolymer is in the range from 15 to 72% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer is a copolymer of a monomeric mixture comprising a fluoroolefin compound and a comonomer copolymerizable therewith and having a crosslinkable reactive group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 4 wherein the monomeric mixture contains from 30 to 70% by moles of the fluoroolefin compound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer has a hydroxyl value in the range from 1 to 200 mg KOH/g.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The thermosetting powdery coating of claim 1 wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer has a hydroxyl value in the range from 20 to 140 mg KOH/g.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 7 wherein the glass transition temperature is in the range from 45° to 120° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer is a copolymer of a monomeric mixture comprising a fluoroolefin compound and a comonomer copolymerizable therewith and having a crosslinkable reactive group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 9 wherein the monomeric mixture contains from 30 to 70% by moles of the fluoroolefin compound.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the glass transition temperature is in the range from 45° to 120° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 9 wherein (A) and (B) are in a weight ratio of 50:50 to 97:3.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 12, wherein the glass transition temperature is 35° to 100° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein the composition has a particle diameter not exceeding 400 μm.