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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Eric Lacot, St Martin d'Heres, FR;
Frederic Stoeckel, Uriage, FR;
Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble/Cedex, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a modidied acrylic coating composition cured with melamine characterized by improved inpact resistance which comprises: An acrylic polyol dissolved in a suitable solvent to 40-90% solids; 2 to 50% by weight of said acrylic polyol subatituted with a polytrimethylene carbonate polyol selected from a polytrimethylene carbonate diol, a polytrimethylene carbonate triol, or a higher functionality polytrimethylene carbonate polyol; a melamine crosslinking agent; optionally a catalyst; and optionally pigments and other additives commonly used in coatings. Also disclosed in a related embodiment is a melamine/urea formaldehyde polytrimethylene carbonate coating composition that is prepared without acrylic.