Abstract: The present invention provides a dye solution of anthraquinone blue dyes in a non-polar organic solvent, which dyes are a mixture of dyes of the general formulae: ##STR1## where the Rs on each compound are selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl, mixed amyl, n-butyl and methyl, and wherein said dye mixture is the reaction product of quinizarin and/or leuco quinizarin and between about 15 and about 35 mole % of each of 2-ethylhexylamine, n-butylamine, amylamine and methylamine. The dye solutions, at high concentrations, are stable at low temperatures. These dye solutions also provide high tinctorial strength.

Abstract: A water-immiscible marker is dissolved in polyethylene glycol or other suitable carrier, and the marker so dissolved is added to a waterborne composition which is used as an additive to a waterborne or water processable composition. Subsequently, the marker is either extracted with a non-polar solvent or detected by means of a surface spot test. From the non-polar solvent, the marker is extracted with an acidic aqueous solution or an alkaline aqueous solution, depending upon the marker, and color-developed. Likewise, a surface spot test can detect the presence of the marker by, if necessary, first softening the marked surface to be tested either chemically or by thermal means, and developing a color with a color-developing reagent placed on the exposed surface. Applications can include the marking of paint, coatings, wax emulsions and water soluble/dispersable additives commonly used in water based applications, e.g., cement additives.

Abstract: A polyurethane prepared from a functionalized polyol has superior hydrolytic stability and dispersive capacity which makes it useful as a binder for magnetic particles in a magnetic recording medium. The functionalized polyol may be one of the group consisting of a polyesterdiol, a polyetherdiol, a polycaprolactone diol and a polycarbonate diol, each of which incorporates a functional group having the formula: ##STR1## wherein M is a methylene group or nitrogen, R and R.sup.1 are the same or different alkylene groups having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene group having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different alkyl groups having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and X is an anion of a Br.o slashed.nsted acidin an amount such that the polyurethane contains from about 8 to about 32 gram moles of the functional group per 1.times.10.sup.6 grams of the polyurethane. The polyurethane may be made by heating a mixture of a Br.o slashed.

Abstract: An asphalt release agent for preventing hot road asphalt, especially polymer-modified asphalt, from sticking to surfaces of delivery truck beds is provided. The release agent includes a water-based mixture of polycycloaliphatic amines and polyalkylene glycols. The release agent is applied onto the truck beds to create a slippery non-stick surface so that the road asphalt which comes in contact with such truck bed surfaces will not adhere.

Abstract: In a coating powder composition comprising A) a polyester resin having carboxyl functionality so as to provide an acid number of between about 15 and about 100, plus B) epoxy curative at a stoichiometric equivalent relative to said polyester resin of between about 0.7 and about 1.3, blooming in the cured coating resulting therefrom is reduced or eliminated by incorporating within the polyester resin A) the monomer 2-butyl, 2-ethyl, 1,3-propane diol (BEPD) at a level to provide between 2 and 25 mole percent of the hydroxyl functionality relative to total hydroxyl functionality of hydroxyl-functional monomers forming the polyester resin.

Abstract: The density of rigid foamed articles made by the thermal decomposition of a blowing agent in a vinyl chloride polymer is reduced by the use of an organotin halide in combination with a mercaptocarboxylic acid ester or a sulfide of such ester or a mixture of the ester and the sulfide to activate the blowing agent.

Abstract: A negative-acting photoimageable composition comprisesA) between about 30 and about 90 wt % of a binder polymer which is soluble in an appropriate developer,B) between about 5 and about 30 wt % of an epoxy resin,C) between about 0 and about 30 wt % of a polyol cross-linking agent for the epoxy resin B), andD) between about 5 and about 15 wt % of a photosensitive composition of the formula: ##STR1## where the Zs are the samne or different and are selected from CX.sub.3, X, and H; the X's are the same or different halogens, and R is any chemical moiety consistant with the photoimageable composition as a whole.

Abstract: A polyester-based coating composition capable of forming a striated pattern on a metal surface at a film thickness less than half of that of PVC plastisol films is provided by a thixotropic composition having a thix index of from about 1.5 to about 3 and comprising a hydroxy-functional polyester, a thixotropy-inducing rheologic agent and curing agent. The striated coating is applied to sheet metal in a coil coating operation by introducing the composition into a paint pan of a coil coater, transferring said composition from said paint pan to an applicator roll by rotating a pick-up roll in contact with the composition and with said applicator roll; continuously withdrawing a sheet of metal from a coil thereof and coating said sheet by contacting it with the applicator roll; curing the coating on said sheet by passing the sheet through an oven at an elevated temperature; and continuously rewinding said sheet into a coil.

Abstract: This invention relates to aqueous epoxy resin-containing compositions and to such compositions which are particularly useful for depositing coatings on metalic substrates in order to protect substrates against corrosion. The aqueous compositions generally comprise (A) an organic resin component consisting essentially of at least one water-dispersible or emulsifiable epoxy resin or a mixture of resins containing more than 50% by weight of at least one water-dispersible or emulsifiable epoxy resin, (B) chromium trioxide, and (C) water, said composition further characterized as being substantially free of strontium chromate. The aqueous compositions may also contain other ingredients including zinc and/or ferro alloys, and polytetrafluoroethylene as a lubricant to aid metal stamping operations, and a soluble colorant.

Abstract: An electrically chargeable dielectric coating powder and a triboelectric coating process for applying the powder to wood substrates are described. The coating powder is a mass of finely divided, heat fusible dielectric plastic material having an average particle size (Mv) of between 30 and 45 microns and a particle size distribution (all percents defined in weight percent) of:95%-100% smaller than 88 microns,5%-15% smaller than 15.56 microns and0%-6% smaller than 11 microns.Preferably the coating powder has 0% larger than 88 microns and an Mv=about 30-40, preferably 35-40 microns. More preferably the particle distribution further includes10%-15% smaller than 15.56 microns and4%-6% smaller than 11 microns, andan Mv of between about 35 and 36 microns. Most preferably the particle distribution further includes:about 11.5% smaller than 15.56 microns andabout 4.3% smaller than 11 microns, andan Mv of about 35.9. Preferably the powder is a thermosetting resin composition.

Abstract: A polyester composition has a number average molecular weight M.sub.n of between about 500 and about 1000, a weight average molecular weight M.sub.w of between about 600 and about 2000, a polydispersity below about 2, preferably below about 1.8, hydroxyl functionality between 2 and 3, a hydroxyl value of between about 160 and about 260, and an acid number below about 10. Less than about 5% of the OH groups of the polyester are pendent, the rest being terminal. Between about 10 and about 50 wt % of the monomers used to form the polyester composition are anhydrides having the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a non-aromatic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain having between 6 and 30 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a non-aromatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon having between 1 and 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have, in total, between 8 and 30 carbon atoms. The polyester in conjunction with a hydroxyl-reactive curative provides a coating composition.

Abstract: The polyester composition of this invention comprises a polyester oligomer having a number average molecular weight of from about 650 to about 950, a weight average molecular weight of from about 950 to about 1900, and a polydispersity of from about 1.45 to about 2. The hydroxyl value is from about 150 to about 275, and the acid number is less than about 7. Substantially all of the hydroxy groups are primary and from 0 to about 5% of the hydroxy groups are present as pendant hydroxy-alkyl groups. The polyester is formed by a two-stage reaction of monomers consisting of carboxylic anhydrides having from 4 to 34 carbon atoms and polyols having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms. From about 10 to about 50% by weight of the monomers are anhydrides having the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a non-aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a non-aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. The total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A highly fluid water-based ink composition that comprises a stable oil-in-water emulsion of a water-reducible solvent dye and solvent, preferably citrus solvent, solution homogeneously dispersed as small finely divided dye-containing oil droplets in an aqueous carrier solution containing an emulsion stabilizer of a water-soluble resin. Water-immiscible solvent dyes, including azo, phthalocyanine, and anthraquinone dyes, are mixed with organic solvents and non-ionic surfactants to form emulsifiable water-reducible true solvent dye-containing solutions. The water-reducible solvent dye solutions are stably emulsified as dye-containing oil droplets in aqueous solutions that contain water, water-soluble resins, and optional organic solvent diluents. The stable oil-in-water ink emulsion is suitable to be ejected through ink-jet printer jet nozzles, or through dispensing tips of felt-tip or roller-ball pens, onto a porous substrate, such as paper, to construct a water-fast printed image on the substrate.

Abstract: A polymer is formed from a mixture of between about 85 and about 96 wt % .alpha.-.beta.-unsaturated monomers and between about 4 and about 15 wt % unsaturated fatty acids having between 10 and 30 carbons.

Abstract: A gas generating inflator assembly for a vehicle safety restraint system including an inflator housing having two walls, an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner and outer walls form a combustion chamber therebetween. A filter pack is disposed within the combustion chamber along an inner diameter of the outer wall. Gas generant is also disposed within the combustion chamber. An internal structure is disposed within the combustion chamber for diffusing the ignitor blast and retaining slag produced by the ignited gas generant. The internal structure is spaced from the filter pack and the inner wall such that a portion of the gas generant is located between the internal structure and the inner wall and another portion of the gas generant is located between the internal structure and the filtration pack.

Abstract: The invention provides a two-part polyurethane coating suitable, for example, for coating a golf ball. The first part comprises a A) water-reducible polyol and the second part comprises B) a water dispersible, aliphatic polyisocyanate. The NCO/OH ratio of B):A) is between about 1.5:1 to about 2.5:1. The two-part composition also includes C) an organic solvent component at between about 5 and about 50 parts per hundred by weight based on total weight of A) plus B). At least about 50 wt %, up to 100% of the solvent C) comprises ethyl 3-ethoxy propionate.

Abstract: A compressed gas inflator to be used in passive restraint airbag systems is disclosed. The inflator includes a manifold which discharges the inflation gas in the direction the airbag cushion is intended to inflate, resulting in less damage being inflicted on the airbag cushion during inflation and more consistent airbag inflation performance.

Abstract: An adhesive for solvent-free use consists of at least one polyurethane containing --OH or --NCO end groups modified by a (meth)acrylate- or vinyl- homo- or copolymer which may contain hydroxy functions, in which the polyurethane is the product of the reaction between a polyether polyol or dialcohol and/or a polyester polyol with an isocyanate monomer containing 1 to 4 --NCO groups and/or a polyisocyanate and/or a polyurethane prepolymer containing NCO end groups or --OH end groups.

Abstract: A liquid concentrate comprises between about 4 and about 25 wt % of 4,5-dichloro-2-(n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one), between about 25 and about 88 wt % of a plasticizer in which said isothiazolinone compound is soluble and between about 8 and about 50 wt % of benzyl alcohol which stabilizes the concentrate against crystallization and/or freezing at sub-freezing conditions.

Abstract: An acid-modified polyolefin is dispersed in water by adding a hydroxy-functional ester made from a polymeric acid and a monoepoxide having from 14 to 46 carbon atoms to the water. Said dispersion is substantially zero-VOC. When a composition of this invention is applied to the surface and cured by baking the article at an elevated temperature, a coating is obtained which improves the adherence of subsequent coatings to a polyolefinic article. A polyolefinic article is one having a surface comprising polypropylene or a polypropylene modified with rubber called a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO).