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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Charles R. Hickenboth, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Gregory J. Mccollum, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Elizabeth Furar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Charles R. Hickenboth, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Gregory J. McCollum, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Elizabeth Furar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 (2006.01); C09D 175/04 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 175/04 (2013.01); G01L 1/24 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanochromic coating composition is disclosed comprising a binder composition and a crystalline mechanophore. The mechanophore changes color upon application of a mechanical load to the coating composition.