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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Valspar Sourcing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul Stenson, Avon, CT (US);
Benoit Prouvost, L'Abergement de Cuisery, FR;
Jeffrey Niederst, Leechburg, PA (US);
Donald Wind, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Richard H. Evans, Wexford, PA (US);
Charles Skillman, Zelienople, PA (US);
Paul E. Share, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Robinson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Valspar Sourcing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A polymer and coating composition containing the polymer are provided that are useful in coating applications such as, for example, food or beverage packaging containers. The polymer preferably includes a backbone having one or more polycyclic groups. In one embodiment, the polymer is a polyester and, more preferably, a polyester-urethane polymer. In one embodiment, the one or more polycyclic groups is a tricyclic or higher group.