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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Makoto Tsuboi, Ohtake, JP;
Eiichi Yoshikawa, Ohtake, JP;
Hidetaka Arimura, Ohtake, JP;
Fumio Hamazu, Ohtake, JP;
Naoya Nakamura, Ohtake, JP;
Yasuto Hikiji, Ohtake, JP;
Masaaki Oya, Ohtake, JP;
Satoshi Hiyoshi, Ohtake, JP;
Yukio Kozono, Ohtake, JP;
Chuogoku Marine Paints, Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a silyl (meth)acrylate copolymer which comprises 20 to 80% by weight of (a) silyl (meth)acrylate constituent units (I), 0.01 to 40% by weight of (b) acrylic unsaturated monomer constituent units (II) and 5 to 79.9% by weight of Ĉ unsaturated monomer constituent units other than the constituent units (a) and (b). Also disclosed is a process for preparing the silyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, an antifouling paint composition comprising the copolymer, a coating film formed from the paint composition, a hull with the coating film and an antifouling method using the paint composition.