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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Jozef Verborgt, Dunedin, FL (US);
Arthur A. Webb, Bethesda, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A polyol having the formula Si(O—R—OH)(O—R)R. Each Ris a divalent radical derived from diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, or tripropylene glycol, each Ris an aliphatic group, and Ris an alkyl group or aromatic group. The value m is 2 or 3 and n is 0 or 1. A process of making the above polyol by: providing a reactant having the formula Si(O—R)R, and reacting the reactant with a diol having the formula HO—R—OH. An antifouling coating comprising a thermoset formed by reacting a polyisocyanate with the above polyol. The coating is not a foam.