Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Ppg Industries, Inc.

Alan B Weissberg

Charles B Friedlander

Shengkui Hu

Ronald R Ambrose

Ken W Niederst

Deborah E Hayes

Edward E McEntire

David A Diehl

Paul P Greigger

Carolyn A Novak

James E Graham

Robert J Sirkoch

Edward T Ryan

Elaine L Evans

Calvin C Henning

Compositions for use in optical fiber coatings and optical fibers and optical fiber arrays using these coatings are disclosed, as are methods for making the same. The compositions comprise a combination of two different radiation curable urethane oligomers, and can further comprise one or more reactive monomers. One of the oligomers has at least three functional groups that can undergo radiation cure, and comprises a lactone modified polyol.

Radiation-curable composition for optical fiber coating materials

Compositions for use in optical fiber coatings and optical fibers and optical fiber arrays using these coatings are disclosed, as are methods for making the same. The compositions comprise a combination of two different radiation curable urethane oligomers, and can further comprise one or more reactive monomers. One of the oligomers has at least three functional groups that can undergo radiation cure.

A liquid, radiation curable composition is disclosed that includes a reactive diluent to lower initial application viscosity without substantial reduction of cure rate. The composition of the present invention comprises: (a) an unsaturated polyester polymer; (b) a non-polymerized, cocurable polyfunctional vinyl ether component; and (c) a reactive diluent which is an unsaturated dioic acid ester having the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a group that includes an oxygen with a carbon adlacent thereto and an abstractable hydrogen attached to the carbon.

Polyester and vinyl ether radiation curable compositions with reactive

Disclosed is a radiation curable composition which includes: (a) an unsaturated ester compound, and (b) a pulverizable vinyl ether compound. The unsaturated ester compound is characterized as having a plurality of unsaturated ester groups per molecule. The pulverizable vinyl ether compound is characterized as including at least one of the following: (a) a compound having an average of greater than 1.0 reactive vinyl ether groups per molecule, and (b) a vinyl ether-containing group bonded to the unsaturated ester compound such that there is an average of at least 1.0 reactive vinyl ether group per molecule. The unsaturated ester compound, the vinyl ether compound and/or a mixture thereof is treated with a reducing agent so as to decompose destabilizing agents present therein that would initiate premature polymerization of the vinyl ether compound. Accordingly, in the stabilized radiation curable coating compositions of this invention, polymerization of the vinyl ether compound is substantially avoided until blended with the unsaturated ester compound and exposed to radiation.

Stabilized radiation curable compositions based on unsaturated ester and

This invention relates to 2-mercaptothiazoline-containing resinous protective compositions which can be lead-free compositions for mirror-back coatings which are useful in reducing or preventing corrosion.

Mirror protective composition comprising 2-mercaptothiazoline

Disclosed is a method of coating the metal side of a mirror by applying to a reflective layer of metal adhered to a transparent glass sheet one or more adherent protective layers wherein the outermost protective layer is a cured coating formed from a liquid coating composition which is curable by exposure to ultraviolet light (UV). The UV curable liquid coating composition has a high degree of resistance to shrinkage upon curing.

Method for improving durability of mirrors utilizing radiation curable

Compositions of the invention comprise an organic film-forming resin and a cyanamide salt of a non-lead metal. The composition, when applied to a thin metallic film, inhibits degradation of the thin metallic film as compared to the composition without calcium cyanamide. Processes comprising the step of applying a composition of the invention to a thin metallic film and articles comprising a thin metallic film and a layer of a hardened composition of the invention are also disclosed.

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America

Alan B Weissberg