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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2011
Mark D. Soucek, Akron, OH (US);
Cynthia G. Templeman, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Masahiko Ishii, Okazaki, JP;
Mark D. Soucek, Akron, OH (US);
Cynthia G. Templeman, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Masahiko Ishii, Okazaki, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A self-stratifying coating composition is provided. The self-stratifying coating can include a base layer having a telechelic resin with reactive end groups and an alkoxide oligomer. In addition, a top layer having an acrylate and/or methacrylate such as a fluorinated acrylate, a fluorinated methacrylate, a fluorinated hydrocarbon copolymerized with an acrylate, a fluorinated hydrocarbon copolymerized with a methacrylate and combinations thereof, and a crosslinking agent can be included. In addition, the base layer and the top layer can have an interfacial surface tension therebetween that is within a range of about 15 to 60 mJ/cm.