Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Ppg Industries, Inc.

Transitions Optical, Inc.

Paul H Lamers

Kurt Gordon Olson

Karen A Barkac

Kurt A Humbert

James B O'Dwyer

Simion Coca

Roxalana Lee Martin

Daniela White

James R Franks

Christopher A Verardi

Cathy A Taylor

Michele L Meli

Shanti Swarup

Dennis L Faler

Steven Bowles

Feng Wang

Carolyn A Novak

Steven E Bowles

Charles M Kania

Daniel E Rardon

Jonathan T Martz

Anu Chopra

Steven V Barancyk

Edward R Coleridge

Kevin J Stewart

James E Poole

Elizabeth Ann Zezinka

Karen A Morow

Lawrence D Meyers

M Frank Haley

James Rowley

Yunyi Lu

Michael Hart

Lawrence G Anderson

Robert W Walters

Hongying Zhou

David R Fenn

Cynthia Kutchko

Calum Hugh Munro

Randy E Daughenbaugh

Craig A Wilson

Susan Fundy Donaldson

Hans-Dieter Hille

Kaliappa G Ragunathan

Jonathan P Breon

Wei Wang

James P Colton

Stephen G McQuown

John M Furar

Jane Valenta

Rodger G Temple

Tsukasa Mizuhara

Egle Puodziukynaite

Karen S Rechenberg

Gobinda Saha

Jason Ryan Lewis

Leigh Ann Humbert

Mark D Merritt

James C Serene

Carolyn A K Novak

Casey Sample

H Hayne Crum, Iii

Linlin Li

Ian Michael Jones

Joseph Benga

Gaurav Agrawal

Douglas W Maier

Karen L Wild

Hilary Ann Kerchner

David E Sartori

Kapiappa G Ragunathan

George William Mauer, Iii

Carolyn Ak Novak

Steven J Valasak

Karsten Jahny

Brian Endlich

Sara Ashley Friello

Dennis Leroy Faler

Steven Edward Bowles

Casey Marie Sample

David Robert Fenn

George W Mauer Iii

Dave Sartori

Rob Walters

Carolyn AK Novak

Chester Szymanski

A coating composition includes: (a) a phosphorus acid functional polyol polymer having an acid value within a range of greater than 7 mg KOH/g and 33 mg KOH/g or less, and a hydroxyl value within a range of from 60 to 200 mg KOH/g; (b) an aminoplast derived crosslinker reactive with the phosphorus acid functional polyol polymer; and (c) a non-aqueous liquid medium. Further, if an external catalyst is present, the coating composition comprises less than 0.25 weight % of the external catalyst based on the total weight of the coating composition. The coating composition cures at a temperature of 100° C. or less.

Coating compositions containing phosphorus acid functional polyol polymers and coatings formed therefrom

A coating composition includes: (a) an acid functional polyol polymer having an acid value of greater than 9 mg KOH/g and less than 60 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl value of from 100 to 300 mg KOH/g; (b) a non-aminoplast derived crosslinker reactive with the acid functional polyol polymer; and (c) a non-aqueous liquid medium. Further, an equivalent ratio of functional groups on the crosslinker reactive with hydroxyl functional groups to hydroxyl functional groups on the acid functional polyol polymer is within a range of from 0.5 to 1.5. The coating composition is substantially free of an external catalyst. The coating composition cures at a temperature of less than 80° C.

Coating compositions containing acid functional polyol polymers and coatings formed therefrom

A coating composition includes (a) a melamine resin having imino and methylol functional groups that together comprise 30 mole % or greater of the total functionality of the melamine resin; and (b) at least one polymer reactive with (a) that is obtained from components including polytetrahydrofuran and a carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof. The polytetrahydrofuran includes greater than 20 weight % of the components that form the polymer (b) and the carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof includes greater than 5 weight % of the components that form the polymer (b). The polymer (b) has an acid value of at least 15 based on the total resin solids of the polymer (b).

Coating compositions curable at low temperatures and coatings formed therefrom

A polyol polymer is obtained from reactants including: a) a non-aromatic epoxy functional compound that includes at least 30 weight % of the total solids weight of the reactants; and b) an aromatic mono-carboxylic acid functional compound, or anhydride thereof, that is substantially free of non-aromatic ethylenic unsaturation. The polyol polymer has ester linkages and hydroxyl functional groups. Further, if the reactants further include an aromatic polycarboxylic acid, the aromatic polycarboxylic acid makes up less than 15 weight % of the total solids weight of the reactants. A coating composition is also prepared with the polyol polymer.

Polyol polymers, methods of preparing such polymers, and coating compositions containing the same

The present invention provides multilayer coated substrates, prepared using primer and/or sealer compositions comprising waterborne curable film-forming compositions, in turn comprising:

Coated substrates prepared with waterborne sealer and primer compositions

The present invention is directed to a method for forming a composite coating on a substrate. The method comprises: Also provided are coated substrates prepared using the above method.

Method of forming multi-component composite coating compositions on substrates using compact processes

The present invention provides a curable, organic polymeric photochromic composition comprising: a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic material; a polymeric polyol having carbonate groups along its backbone and having a number average molecular weight greater than 5000 g/mole; and a curing agent having reactive functional groups capable of reacting with hydroxyl groups on the polymeric polyol. After curing and after the Photochromic Performance Test the composition demonstrates a Tfade rate of less than 200 seconds. Also provided is a photochromic article comprising a rigid substrate and a photochromic organic polymeric coating applied to a surface of the substrate. The photochromic organic polymeric coating comprises the composition described above.

Curable photochromic compositions and optical articles prepared therefrom

Described are various methods of producing non-aqueous dispersions of photosensitive polymeric microparticles, comprising: (a) preparing one or more aqueous dispersions of a polymerizable component, at least one of which contains a photosensitive material and, wherein the polymerizable components comprise at least one hydrophilic functional group and/or at least one hydrophobic functional group; (b) subjecting the dispersion of (a) to conditions sufficient to form microparticles; (c) at least partially polymerizing the polymerizable component; (d) combining the dispersion with an organic continuous phase comprising an organic solvent; (e) removing water from the dispersion such that the final water content of the non-aqueous dispersion is less than 30 percent by weight; wherein e) is performed before or after d); and (f) reacting any acid functional groups on the surface of the microparticles with a reactive material having at least one epoxy functional group, at least one thiocarbonylthio functional group, at least one alkoxyamine functional group, or at least one halide functional group.

Methods for producing photosensitive microparticles

Described are non-aqueous dispersions of photosensitive polymeric microparticles, comprising: a) an organic continuous phase comprising an organic solvent; and b) photosensitive polymeric microparticles dispersed in the organic continuous phase. The microparticles comprise an at least partially polymerized component having integral surface and interior domains, wherein the surface domain comprises a polymeric material that is solubilized by the organic solvent, the interior domain comprises a polymeric material that is insoluble in the organic solvent, and the surface domain and/or interior domain is photosensitive. Also described are methods of producing such non-aqueous dispersions, curable film-forming compositions containing them, and photosensitive coated substrates.

Methods for producing photosensitive microparticles, non-aqueous dispersions thereof and articles prepared therewith

The present invention is directed to curable film-forming compositions comprising:

Curable film-forming compositions demonstrating burnish resistance and low gloss

The present invention is directed to a passivating material suitable for passivating a metal surface. The passivating material comprises a polymer which comprises (a) at least one nitro group, and/or pyridine group, and/or phenolic hydroxyl group; and (b) at least one group selected from a phosphorous-containing group and/or a carboxylic acid group, wherein the at least one phosphorous-containing group is selected from a phosphate, a phosphite, or a non-nitrogen substituted phosphonate.

Method of stabilizing metal pigments against gassing

An aqueous dispersion comprising a reaction product of trimellitic anhydride and a polyol, wherein the molar ratio of trimellitic anhydride to polyol in the reaction product ranges from 1:2 to 1:4, and wherein the reaction product is further reacted with an anhydride to form another reaction product. A method of making a resin comprising the reaction product described above is also disclosed.

Aqueous dispersion comprising a branched triol having trimellitic anhydride and associated method

Aqueous resinous binders comprising graft copolymers, water-dilutable urethane polyols and epoxy-phosphorus acid reaction products are disclosed. The binders are useful in primer formulations for automotive applications.

Aqueous resinous binders

The present invention is directed to a substantially pigment-free coating composition with good cure response and improved appearance. In particular, the substantially pigment-free coating composition may comprise (a) at least one functional polymer containing amine groups and groups selected from hydroxyl and carbamate; and (b) a crosslinking agent.

Coating compositions containing amine-hydroxy functional polymer and/or amine-carbamate functional polymer

Aqueous resinous binders comprising graft copolymers, water-dilutable urethane polyols, epoxy-phosphorus acid reaction products, and an aqueous dispersion comprising the reaction product of trimellitic anhydride and a polyol, wherein the molar ratio of trimellitic anhydride to the polyol in the reaction product ranges from 1:2 to 1:4, and wherein the reaction product is further reacted with an anhydride to form another reaction product are disclosed. The binders are useful in primer formulations for automotive applications.

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Paul H Lamers