Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Prc De Soto International, Inc.

Stephen G McQuown

Stuart Damon Hellring

LuAnn Holsing

Eldon L Decker

Kristen Kruszewski

Michael Andrew Zalich

Charles M Kania

Noel Rawle Vanier

Kurt A Humbert

Karen S Rechenberg

John Slomski

Tejveen Gill

Lawrence G Anderson

Masayuki Nakajima

Dennis L Faler

Paul H Lamers

Karen A Barkac

Shan Cheng

Deborah E Hayes

James P Colton

John M Furar

John A Winter

W David Polk

Britt A Minch

Leland H Carlblom

Cheryl E Belli

Terri Lynn Ziegler

Karen B Allen

Susan A Campbell

Anton Jurgetz

A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ΔE color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.

Coatings for increasing near-infrared detection distances

A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a &#x394;E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.

A solar reflective coating composition includes: a film-forming resin; a plurality of near-IR transparent pigments dispersed in the film-forming resin, the plurality of near-IR transparent pigments including a first perylene pigment and a second perylene pigment different from the first perylene pigment; and a near-IR reflective pigment dispersed in the film-forming resin, the near-IR reflective pigment different from the first perylene pigment and the second perylene pigment. When formed into a cured coating over a substrate, the cured coating exhibits an off-white or grey color. The solar reflective coating composition is substantially free of carbon black. The present invention is also directed to a substrate having a surface at least partially coated with a solar reflective coating composition and a method of preparing a low weight aerospace component.

Solar reflective coating composition

Coating for increasing near-infrared detection distances

A coating composition suitable for producing coatings that are transparent to infrared radiation and can exhibit color stability, such as a jet black color. The coating compositions include a first tint having a low haze and a second tint having a high haze. The tints include visibly absorbing infrared transparent pigments.

Coating compositions that transmit infrared radiation and exhibit color stability and related coating systems

Disclosed are infrared reflective coating compositions and cured coatings deposited on a substrate, as well as multi-component composite coating systems. The coating compositions include an infrared transparent pigment and an infrared reflective pigment.

Solar reflective coatings and coating systems

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

Curable film-forming compositions demonstrating burnish resistance and low gloss

Amine dispersants are disclosed. Also disclosed are organic dispersions that comprise ultrafine particles and an amine dispersant. The amine dispersant is the Michael addition product of reactants that include (a) a polyether (meth)acrylate and (b) a polyamine. Also disclosed are coating compositions that comprise such dispersions and substrates at least partially coated with such coating compositions.

Amine dispersants, organic dispersions and related coating compositions

Disclosed are composite transparencies and methods for their production. The colored composite transparencies include a surface at least partially coated with a transparent tinted coating deposited from a coating composition comprising polymer-enclosed color-imparting particles.

Composite transparencies

A curable film-forming composition of 5 to 95 weight percent (based on the total resin solids weight in the composition) of a crosslinking agent; 5 to 95 weight percent ot a polymer containing functional groups reactive with the crosslinking agent; and 0.01 to 15 weight percent of at least one additive selected from a reaction product of phosporous acid and: at least one diepoxide; at least one diepoxide and at least one anhydride; at least one diepoxide and at least one anhydride, chain extended with at least one diol; at least one monoepoxide and at least one anhydride, chain extended with at least one diepoxide; and mixtures thereof. The additives in the composition prevent thermal oxidation, minimizing visual effects (i.e., yellowing). A multi-component composite coating includes a base coat and a top coat which may be derived from the above curable film-forming composition.

Curable film-forming composition exhibiting improved yellowing resistance

Curable powder clear coating composition and coated substrate with multilayered coatings have as the predominant film-forming polymer in the coating at least one epoxy acrylic copolymer in an amount from 60 to 99.99 percent by weight and 10 to 40 percent by weight of a polycarboxylic acid crosslinking agent. The percentages by weight are based on solids of the curable coating composition. A single predominant film-forming epoxy acrylic copolymer has a number average molecular weight in the range of about 1000 to 5500; a calculated Tg in the range of 50 to 85&deg; C.; epoxy content in the range of 35 to 85, and a styrene content resulting from an amount of styrene monomer in the range of up to about 25 weight percent based on the weight percent of the monomers to form the copolymer. The blend of epoxy acrylic copolymer has one polymer which is the single epoxy acrylic copolymer or one having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 1000 to about 10,000, a calculated Tg in the range of about 40&deg; C. to 85&deg; C., and an epoxy content from 40 to 60 weight percent of the total weight of the monomers to prepare the epoxy acrylic copolymer. The other polymer of the blend has a number average molecular weight in the range of about 500 to about 3000, a calculated Tg in the range of about 35&deg; C. to about 125&deg; C., and an epoxy content from glycidyl functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is higher than that of the first epoxy functional acrylic copolymer of the blend and in the range of about 50 to about 100.

Powder coating compositions and coated substrates with multilayered coatings

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Cheswick, PA, United States of America

Stephen G McQuown