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Microcapsules containing a core material suitable as a leveling agent

Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1993-12-13
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Granted: 1997-02-25
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Expires: 2013-12-13
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Abstract

Abstract Microcapsules comprise a polymeric wall material and a polymeric core material which is suitable as a leveling agent for film formation by film-forming oligomers and polymers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bernhard Schuler
  • 👤 Georg Bobar
  • 👤 Tilmann Korth
  • 👤 Ottokar Flocken
  • 👤 Peter Gleich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 08:05
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J13/00; B01J13/02; B01J13/06; B01J13/14; C; C09; C09D; C09D7/00; C09D7/40; C09D7/47; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/904; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2984; Y10T428/2985; Y10T428/2987

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A powder formulation for the production of coatings, comprising: a film-forming polymer in powder form; and a plurality of microcapsules comprising a polymeric core material and a polymeric resin wall material covering said core material; said polymeric resin wall material being selected from the group consisting of an aminoplast resin, an epoxy resin, a polyamide resin, a polyurethane resin, a polyurea resin, a poly(meth)acrylate resin, a vinyl resin and mixtures thereof; said polymeric core material comprising a leveling agent for the film-forming polymer, wherein said microcapsules are present in an amount of from 0.1 to 10% of the total weight of the powder formulation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A powder formulation for the production of coatings, comprising: a film-forming polymer in powder form; and a plurality of microcapsules comprising a polymeric core material and a polymeric resin wall material covering said core material; said polymeric resin wall material being selected from the group consisting of an aminoplast resin, an epoxy resin, a polyamide resin, a polyurethane resin, a polyurea resin, a poly(meth)acrylate resin, a vinyl resin and mixtures thereof; said polymeric core material comprising a leveling agent for the film-forming polymer, wherein said microcapsules are present in an amount of from 0.1 to 10% of the total weight of the powder formulation.

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