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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1998
Carrie A Feeney, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Michele Farrell, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Klaus Tannert, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE;
Harris A Goldberg, Edison, NJ (US);
Mengshi Lu, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
Michael D Grah, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William G Steiner, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Paul B Winston, Greer, SC (US);
InMat, LLC, , NJ (US);
Abstract
Barrier coating mixtures contain in a carrier liquid, (a) an elastomeric (preferably butyl-containing) polymer; (b) a dispersed exfoliated layered filler having an aspect ratio greater than 25; and (c) at least one surfactant, wherein the solids content of the mixture is less than 30% and the ratio of polymer (a) to filler (b) is between 20:1 and 1:1. Coated articles, which are rigid or flexible and elastomeric, and free-standing films and membranes, which are flexible and elastomeric, are produced using the barrier coating mixtures.