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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:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich Leibelt, Tournus, FR;
Paul Bohler, Uetikon, CH;
Assignee:
The Dexter Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523409 ; 523411 ; 523412 ;
Abstract
A waterborne coating composition for metal containers, a method of coating a metal container, and a metal article useful as a food or beverage container are disclosed. The waterborne coating compositions are thermoplastic and self-crosslinkable materials and comprise: (a) an epoxy resin; (b) a water-dispersible acrylic resin; (c) an optional solid filler; (d) a fugitive base; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the waterborne coating composition contains 450 grams or less of volatile organic compounds per kilogram of nonvolatile material.