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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Peter D Clark, Hartland, MI (US);
Cynthia A Stants, Pinckney, MI (US);
Richard J Foukes, Utica, MI (US);
BASF Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a thermoset powder coating composition and method of application. The coating includes a copolymer having a reactive functionality selected from the group consisting of epoxy, carboxy, and hydroxy functionalities and mixtures thereof, a suitable crosslinking agent capable of reaction with the reactive functionality on the copolymer, and an aliphatic or aromatic crystalline, hydroxyl containing compound having a melting point of between 30.degree. C. and 150.degree. C. and a flow control agent. The powder coating is a pigmented or clear coat powder composition applied over a primer layer.