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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2011
Richard H. Evans, Wexford, PA (US);
Robert M. O'brien, Monongahela, PA (US);
Rachael A. Spynda, Wexford, PA (US);
Richard H. Evans, Wexford, PA (US);
Robert M. O'Brien, Monongahela, PA (US);
Rachael A. Spynda, Wexford, PA (US);
Valspar Sourcing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I:—O—Ar—R—C(O)—O—R—O—C(O)—R—Ar—O—wherein each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group (i.e., an arylene group) or heteroarylene group; Ris a divalent organic group; each R is independently a divalent organic group; and n is 0 or 1. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.