Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Carnegie Mellon University

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Ppg Coatings Europe Bv

Simion Coca

James B O'Dwyer

Gregory J McCollum

Kurt Gordon Olson

Karen A Barkac

Krzysztof A Matyjaszewski

Scott G Gaynor

Kurt A Humbert

Daniela White

Edward R Coleridge

Paul H Lamers

Roxalana Lee Martin

James R Franks

Brian Edward Woodworth

Victoria A Trettel

James E Poole

Yoshiki Nakagawa

Seong Mu Jo

Linda K Anderson

Karl F Schimmel

Dennis A Simpson

Brian K Rearick

Jane Valenta

Dorota Greszta

Jin-Shan Wang

Jianhui Xia

Timothy E Patten

Joanne H Smith

Anthony Michael Chasser

David R Fenn

Richard J Sadvary

Kevin C Olson

Steven V Barancyk

Stephen John Thomas

Karen S Rechenberg

Karen A Morow

Jonathan D Goetz

Richard J Winters

Kelly E Lutz

Linda J Bowser

Shanti Swarup

Charles M Kania

Hongying Zhou

Jonathan T Martz

Calum Hugh Munro

Richard F Karabin

Susan Fundy Donaldson

Michael Andrew Zalich

Davina J Schwartzmiller

Deborah E Hayes

John W Burgman

Jonathan P Breon

Venkateshwarlu Kalsani

Ronnie Peskens

Anthony Palermo

Kristin M Bartlett

Timothy Syput

Brian Thomas Dillon

Heather L Lim

Kalsani Venkateshwarlu

Jane N Valenta

Brian T Dillon

Kelly Lutz

A polymer having N-functional imide groups is prepared from reactants that include: (a) an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride or diacid monomer; (b) at least one co-monomer that is different from (a) having an ethylenically unsaturated group that is reactive with (a); and at least one compound reactive with the anhydride or diacid functional groups of (a) that is represented by Chemical Formula I: HN&#x2014;R. With respect to Chemical Formula I, Ris selected from NHor OH. Pigment dispersions and coating compositions are also prepared with the polymers having N-functional imide groups.

Polymers with functional imide groups and pigment dispersions and coatings formed therefrom

The present invention relates to curable solid particulate compositions that include: (a) a first reactant having at least two cyclic carbonate groups; and (b) a second reactant having at least two active hydrogen groups that are reactive with the cyclic carbonate groups of the first reactant. With some embodiments, the first reactant is a polyol residue having at least two cyclic carbonate groups, such as bisphenol A that has been reacted with epichlorohydrin, and in which the oxirane groups thereof have been converted to cyclic carbonate groups. The active hydrogen groups of the second reactant, with some embodiments, are each independently selected from hydroxyl groups, thiol groups, and amine groups. The curable solid particulate compositions, with some embodiments, are in the form of curable powder coating compositions.

Methods for preparing curable solid particulate compositions

Solventborne binder compositions which include a copolymer obtained by reacting a mixture of monomers in the presence of an organic solvent, wherein the monomer mixture includes an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a vinyl ester monomer having a formula CHCH&#x2014;X&#x2014;C(&#x2550;O)&#x2014;R, where R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, an aromatic group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or R is bonded to X to form a 5- to 7-member ring, and X is O. Intumescent coatings containing the solventborne binder compositions, and substrates coated with the intumescent coatings are also disclosed.

Solventborne binder for an intumescent coating

The present invention is directed to an acrylic copolymer composition prepared from a monomer composition. The monomer composition is essentially free of solvents having a boiling point less than 120&#xb0; C. and essentially free of acid functional monomers. The monomer composition or acrylic copolymer composition comprises: wherein (i) X is NR' or O, R&#x2032; is hydrogen or is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or (ii) X is N or O and R is a linear or branched alkyl group bonded to X to form a 5- to 7-member ring; based on the total weight of monomers in the monomer composition; and

Acrylic copolymer composition prepared from vinyl ester or amide functional monomers

Methods for generating metallic particles in situ in a polymer are disclosed. A method includes (a) contacting the polymer with a solution comprising (i) a solvent, (ii) a metal salt, and (iii) a free radical generator; (b) removing the polymer from the solution; and (c) exposing the polymer to actinic radiation. Polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites comprising inorganic particulates comprising metallic particles generated in the polymer are also disclosed.

Metallic particles generated in situ in a polymer

The present invention is directed to a coating composition comprising a polymer that comprises an oligomeric macromonomer and a core from which the oligomeric macromonomer extends, wherein the oligomeric macromonomer comprises reactive functional groups and has an average functionality ranging from 1.0 to 30, and wherein the core is &#x3c;10 weight % of the total polymer weight.

Coating compositions comprising a polymer containing an oligomeric macromonomer

A coating composition is provided comprising (a) a polymer containing reactive functional groups; (b) a curing agent having reactive functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the polymer in (a); and (c) a polymeric material different from (a) and (b) having functional groups. The functional groups in components (a) and (b) are more reactive with each other than with the functional groups in component (c) such that upon curing, at least a portion of the functional groups on component (c) remain unreacted. A coating layer formed from the composition upon application to a substrate has surface regions and a bulk region, and the concentration of component (c) at one or more surface regions is greater than the concentration of component (c) in the bulk region of the coating layer. The composition can be used in multi-layer composites containing two or more coating layers.

Surface active additives for coatings

Copolymers prepared in aqueous medium from macromonomers and one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers are disclosed. The copolymers are useful for sound and vibration dampening applications.

Aqueous-based polymers for sound deadening applications

Coatings comprising a polymer comprising a terpene and a monomer polymerized with terpene by free radical polymerization are disclosed. Coatings comprising terpene in greater than 30 wt % are also disclosed as are coatings comprising a terpene and a urea. Copolymers with terpene are also disclosed.

Coatings comprising terpene

Epoxy functional polymers comprising the reaction product of a terpene and a epoxy functional monomer are disclosed. Coatings comprising these polymers are also disclosed, including cationic electrodepositable coatings.

Epoxy functional polymers comprising the reaction product of terpene and an epoxy functional monomer and coatings comprising such polymers

A polymerization process comprising initiating a first polymerization of monomers using an initiator functionalized with an ATRP initiating site, wherein the first polymerization is selected from the group of cationic polymerization, anionic polymerization, conventional free radical polymerization, metathesis, ring opening polymerization, cationic ring opening polymerization, and coordination polymerization to form a macroinitiator comprising an ATRP initiating site and further initiating an ATRP polymerization of radically polymerizable monomers using the macroinitiator comprising an ATRP initiating site. Novel block copolymers may be formed by the disclosed method.

Atom or group transfer radical polymerization

A composition that includes a non-gelled copolymer that contains residues having structural units (I): where n is an integer from 1 to 10,000; Ris linear or branched Cto Calkyl; Ris selected from the group consisting of methyl, linear, cyclic or branched Cto Calkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl, and Ris a group resulting from a post polymerization reaction selected from transesterification, transamidification and hydrolysis with a compound selected from hydroxy functional compounds and amine functional compounds. The composition may contain co-reactive functional groups and may be a thermosetting composition. A substrate may be coated with the thermosetting composition singly or as part of a multi-layer composite coating that includes a base coat layer and a substantially pigment free top coat layer.

Compositions containing copolymers of olefinic monomers

Coatings comprising the reaction product of a terpene, an acrylic monomer and a phenolic compound containing at least one unsubstituted carbon atom ortho or para to a phenolic group and/or the reaction product of a phenolic compound containing at least one unsubstituted carbon atom ortho or para to a phenolic group and a compound containing a phenolic reactive group and an epoxy group are disclosed.

Coatings comprising the reaction product of a terpene, an acrylic monomer and a phenolic compound

Improved processes for atom (or group) transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and novel polymers have been developed and are described. In certain embodiments, novel copolymers comprising a least one polymeric branch or polymeric block with a predominantly alternating monomer sequence are described. Novel copolymers comprising a least one polymeric branch or polymeric block with a gradient monomer structure are described. Additionally, novel copolymers comprising a least one polymeric branch or polymeric block with a predominantly periodic monomer sequence are also described. Novel copolymers having a water soluble backbone and at least two hydrophobic polymeric branches grafted to the water soluble backbone are also described.

Processes based on atom (or group) transfer radical polymerization and novel (co)polymers having useful structures and properties

Fluoropolymers are disclosed. The fluoropolymers include (i) units derived from a fluoromonomer composition comprising chlorotrifluoroethylene, and (ii) units derived from at least one donor monomer composition. In the disclosed fluoropolymers, units (i) and (ii) are distributed along the fluoropolymer chain in a substantially alternating fashion. Also disclosed are thermosetting compositions containing such fluoropolymers, substrates coated with such compositions, methods for making such compositions, and methods for coating substrates with such compositions.

Thermosetting coating compositions comprising a copolymer formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene and methods of making copolymers formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene

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