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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Swimc Llc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Robert M. O'Brien, Monongahela, PA (US);
Mark Stuetelberg, Hiawatha, KS (US);
Joseph D. Desousa, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mary Jo Scandolari, Caraopolis, PA (US);
Nikolaus Koch, Greensburg, PA (US);
Stephen Pollin, Ambridge, PA (US);
Nusrah Hussain, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An aqueous coating composition is provided that is useful in coating a variety of substrates, including interior or exterior portions of food or beverage cans. The coating composition includes a resin system that includes a multi-stage latex. In some embodiments, the multi-stage latex is formed using a process that includes emulsion polymerizing two or more stages in the presence of an aqueous dispersion including a water-dispersible polymer. In certain preferred embodiments, the water-dispersible polymer is a polyether polymer.