Abstract: The present invention relates to an epoxy ester coating copolymer resin which is useful in the preparation of an air curable, high solids coating, which resin is the reaction product of components (I), (II) and (III); wherein (I) is a polymerizable base of (a) a fatty acid having free radical polymerizable double bonds and (b) a vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of styrenes, vinyl toluene and mixtures thereof; (II) is an epoxy resin and (III) is a monobasic acid. The epoxy ester copolymer resin of the invention is prepared by the reaction of (I), (II) and (III) at an elevated temperature to an acid number below 10.

Abstract: This invention describes a coating composition and method for producing such composition wherein the composition includes an E-caprolactam blocked polyisocyanate including a diisocyanate selected from the group consisting of 1,4-bis (isocyanatomethyl) cyclohexane and 1,3-bis (isocyanatomethyl) cyclohexane; and a film forming hydroxy containing organic polymer.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a polyester resin, and a method for making it, for use in a powder coating. The resin comprises on oligomer of neopentyl glycol or cyclohexane dimethanol and terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid or dimethyl terephthalate in a mole ratio between about 1.15 and about 1.50, the oligomer being reacted with trimellitic anhydride to provide a trimellitate with the mole ratio oligomer to trimellitate being in the range of between about 2.5 and 5.5. The trimellitate is reacted with a dicarboxylic anhydride or acid with the mole ratio of trimellitate to dicarboxylic anhydride or acid between about 1.5 and about 2.5. The polyester resin has an ICI viscosity at 200.degree. C. between about 20 poises and about 60 poises, an acid value of less than 30, a hydroxyl value between about 20 and about 60, and an equivalent weight between about 935 and about 2800.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing blocked isocyanate curing agents in which a polyisocyanate and a blocking agent for the polyisocyanate are separately and continuously metered into a reaction zone in stoichiometric proportion under reaction conditions, and in which the reaction mixture is continuously withdrawn from the reaction zone to provide a blocked isocyanate curing agent product.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing partially blocked isocyanate curing agents in which a polyisocyanate and a blocking agent for the polyisocyanate are separately and continuously metered into a reaction zone in predetermined nonstoichiometric proportion under reaction conditions, and in which the reaction mixture is continuously withdrawn from the reaction zone to provide a partially blocked isocyanate curing agent product. The partially blocked isocyanate curing agent product may be continuously reacted with a polyhydroxy resin coating precursor at a temperature below the unblocking temperature of the blocking agent in respect of the polyisocyanate to provide a heat curable powder coating composition.