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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1997
Frank N Jones, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shou-Kuan Fu, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaoying Yuan, Fairport, NY (US);
Jun Hua, Morganville, NJ (US);
Vijay Swarup, Houston, TX (US);
Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a polymeric vehicle which reduces or eliminates VOCs in coating compositions by providing a formulated coating composition which does not require an organic solvent for application to a substrate. The polymeric vehicle of the invention comprises at least one linear oligoester diol effective for crosslinking with a crosslinker, and having a number average molecular weight within controlled limits of a polydispersity index effective for controlling the viscosity of the polymeric vehicle.