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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Girish G. Parekh, Wexford, PA (US);
George K. Bartley, Iii, Burgettstown, PA (US);
Greg M. Paulson, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
Paul E. Fuchs, Saxonburg, PA (US);
Daniel E. Rardon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert M. O'brien, Monongahela, PA (US);
Girish G. Parekh, Wexford, PA (US);
George K. Bartley, III, Burgettstown, PA (US);
Greg M. Paulson, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
Paul E. Fuchs, Saxonburg, PA (US);
Daniel E. Rardon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert M. O'Brien, Monongahela, PA (US);
Valspar Sourcing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides novel packaging articles, e.g., food and beverage cans. Preferred cans typically comprise a body portion and an end portion, wherein at least one of the body and end portions are aluminum and are coated on at least one major surface with a coating composition of the present invention. Suitable coating compositions of the present invention comprise: one or more polyester resins, wherein at least one of the polyester resins has a glass transition temperature ('T') less than about 50° C., and wherein the polyester resin is formed by the reaction of one or more polyacid molecules and one or more polyol molecules; and a crosslinker. The present invention also provides a method of making such cans.