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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Swimc Llc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Christine Beaufreton, Gorges, FR;
Arnaud Jegousse, Larmor-plage, FR;
Sebastien Gibanel, Givry, FR;
Paul Cooke, West View, PA (US);
Benjamin Campagne, Montbellet, FR;
Matthieu Andriot, Attignat, FR;
Philippe Michel, Le Temple de Bretagne, FR;
Floraine Collette, Coureon, FR;
SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a coating composition useful as a coating on food cans, and particularly as interior white or gold food can coatings. The coating composition includes a polyester polymer preferably having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 10,000, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of more than 60° C., and a hydroxyl value greater than 10 mg KOH/g resin. The polyester preferably includes one or more cyclic groups selected from a mono-cyclic group having five ring members or less, a polycyclic group, or both, preferably in a backbone of the polyester polymer.