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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas C. Moriarity, Allison Park, PA (US);
Venkatachalam Eswarakrishnan, Allison Park, PA (US);
Keith S. Ritter, Allison Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ; C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ; C09D / ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to electrodepositable coating compositions providing improved film flexibility and humidity resistance. The compositions contain a substantially ungelled resin or reaction product formed from reacting (i) an epoxy functional polyester with (ii) an amine. The present invention also includes a method for electrocoating a conductive substrate with the described electrodepositable coating compositions. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a conductive substrate coated according to the described method.