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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Allen Boone, Kingsport, TN (US);
Dustin John Czirr, Johnson City, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 113/02 (2006.01); C09D 7/63 (2018.01); C09D 109/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 113/02 (2013.01); C09D 7/63 (2018.01); C09D 109/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are aromatic enol ethers that have utility as film-hardening additives for coating formulations. The aromatic enol ethers have particular utility as film-hardening additives for water-based coating formulations. The aromatic enol ethers provide improvements in hardness and hardness related properties such as block resistance without contributing to the volatile organic content of the composition.