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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Fredric Medford, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gautam Patel, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Waterford, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C08F / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
522 64 ; 522 75 ; 522 79 ; 522 84 ; 522 85 ; 522 99 ;
Abstract
A radiation (UV or E-beam) curable hardcoat composition formed of a mixture of colloidal silica and hydrolyzed silica acrylate, an acrylic monomer and a photoinitiator is disclosed. Additives including a hindered amine light stabilizer, a fluoroacrylate and alkyl acrylate are employed to improve cure, clarity and hardness. A diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethyl(benzoyl) phosphine oxide UV initiator causes effective out of focus curing.