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Hemant A Naik

Maurice J Marks

Marvin L Dettloff

Rajesh H Turakhia

Bharati Balijepalli

Ratanjit S Sondhe

Bipin C Pant

Shirish A Pandit

James R Lowrey

Puneet Singh

A curable composition including (a) at least one cyclic diamine, (b) at least one non-heterocyclic amine that has a pKa value of approximately 9.5 to about 12 at 25&#xb0; C. for the most basic amine group in the non-heterocyclic amine molecule, (c) at least one epoxy resin, and (d) at least one alkylated phenol; (i) wherein the equivalents of the amine hydrogens from the cyclic diamine compared to the total amine hydrogens from both the cyclic diamine and the non-heterocyclic amine in the composition are greater than about 5%; (ii) wherein the ratio of the equivalents of the total amine hydrogens in the composition to the equivalents of the total epoxies in the composition is greater than or equal to about 1; and (iii) wherein the alkylated phenol is in an amount greater than about 10 wt % of the curable composition.

Curable compositions containing cyclic diamine and cured products therefrom

A laminate article preferably including two or more layers adapted to be applied to a surface of a roadway that can function as a reflective marker, such as a lane marker or road feature marker. The article includes one or more reflective compounds, preferably particles, aggregates, or clusters that are partially embedded in an exposed outer surface layer of the article. In order to increase the durability of the material, protective media compounds are also present in the outer layer and extend outward therefrom with the protective material protruding a greater distance than the reflective compounds. The articles of the present invention are weather resistant, durable and resistant to damage by vehicles and snowplows.

Wear and impact resistant reflective road lane markers

An article generally comprises an epoxy base coat and a urethane top coat which has particular use for application. The epoxy composition is generally a two-part, 100 percent volatile-free system containing one or more hardeners which are reacted with an epoxy component such as the glycidyl ether of bisphenol-A. The urethane composition is also generally a two-part, 100 percent volatile-free system containing a polyisocyanate component and an intermediate component comprising a polylactone polyol, and/or a polyether polyol, a polyester polyol, or a polyether-ester polyol, an aliphatic polyol chain extender and a moisture scavenger. The two-part epoxy composition can be applied to a road with the urethane composition coated thereon whereupon it serves as a lane marker. The urethane composition has exceptional weatherability, abrasion-resistance and non-yellowing characteristics. Various reflective compounds such as glass beads can be applied thereto which are partially embedded therein and have good night as well as wet night reflective properties.

Article coated with intermingled epoxy and urethane layers

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