Patents Assigned to IP Co., LLC
  • Patent number: 9417187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the gloss of a colour standard comprising the following steps: A) experimentally determining reflection spectra R(exp) of the colour standard, comprising a first reflection spectrum and a second reflection spectrum, with an integrating sphere colour measurement instrument, wherein said first reflection spectrum is obtained at (A1) d/8°—geometry with the specular component included, and said second reflection spectrum is obtained at (A2) d/8°—geometry with the specular component excluded, and B) converting reflection spectra data of the experimentally determined reflection spectra R(exp) of the colour standard to gloss values by: B1) acquiring the difference reflection spectrum ?R of the experimentally determined reflection spectrum R(exp) with the specular component included (A1) and the reflection spectrum R(exp) with the specular component excluded (A2), and B2) determining the gloss values corresponding to said difference reflection spectrum ?R with the as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kettler, Peter Jelen, Oliver Korten
  • Patent number: 9403986
    Abstract: A pigment dispersant comprising a graft copolymer is described. The graft copolymer comprises a backbone having polymerized vinyl imidazole groups and side chains from macromonomers. The vinyl imidazole comprises 2 percent to 20 percent by weight of the graft copolymer and the macromonomer comprises 55 percent to 85 percent by weight of the graft copolymer. The pigment dispersant is useful for forming pigment dispersions that can be used in solvent borne coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: Sheau-Hwa Ma
  • Patent number: 9388253
    Abstract: Catalyst compounds for water-based two-component coating compositions include: I) an organo-metal catalyst for a curing reaction between isocyanate groups and functional groups reactive towards isocyanate groups and II) an oligomeric or polymeric binder compound having a glass transition temperature Tg of ?20° C., measured by DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) at a heating rate of 10 K/min. The glass transition temperature Tg of binder compound II) is above the temperature at which a water-based two-component coating composition comprising the catalyst compound is applied, preferably is at least 10° C., more preferred at least 20° C., above the temperature at which the two-component coating composition is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Wiebke Becker, Katharina Dreger, Carmen Flosbach
  • Patent number: 9389170
    Abstract: A liquid measuring system for producing one or more property values of a liquid. The system can include: a thin film device and one or more measuring devices for measuring said one or more property values. The system includes a thin film device for producing a thin film of the liquid on a spinning disk. The system is particularly useful for measuring color and appearance properties of the liquid. The system can be useful for producing coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Moy, Ayumu Yokoyama, Allan Blase Joseph Rodrigues, Ken Stephen Schermacher, Jeff B. Alspach
  • Patent number: 9353285
    Abstract: A water-based coating compositions including: at least one cross-linkable water-reducible binder having acid functional groups and functional groups with active hydrogen, at least one polyisocyanate cross-linking agent with free isocyanate groups, and water and optionally at least one organic solvent. The acid functional groups of the at least one water-reducible binder are at least partly neutralized with at least one neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent including a monoamine having a secondary amino group attached to a tertiary carbon atom. The monoamine is preferably a reaction product of at least one monoamine having a primary amino group attached to a tertiary carbon atom and a mono-epoxide, or a reaction product of at least one monoamine having a primary amino group attached to a tertiary carbon atom and a mono-unsaturated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Jozef Theresia Huybrechts, Wiebke Becker, Kevin Cappan
  • Publication number: 20160121347
    Abstract: This description is directed to a spray gun comprising a spray gun body, an air cap, a fluid spray nozzle having a fluid tip, at least one air distribution channel for atomizing air and at least one air distribution channel for fan air, wherein the fluid spray nozzle and the air cap are configured to direct an atomization airflow at an angle of about 10 to about 70 degrees into the coating composition jet, and the fluid spray nozzle and the air cap are configured to provide an atomizing air pressure to fan air pressure ratio of about 0.1 to about 10. The description is also directed to the use of the spray gun for applying water-based coating compositions, a method for producing a coating layer over a substrate with a coating composition, and a method for applying a layer of a water-based coating composition onto a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: Bert DELSARD
  • Publication number: 20160116398
    Abstract: A system and method of quantifying a difference between gonioapparent colored surfaces includes determining a lightness (L*), a sparkle area (Sa), and a sparkle intensity (Si) of the first and second surfaces at a first aspecular angle and at a second aspecular angle. A sparkle metric (SpkM) to quantify the difference between the first and second surfaces is calculated utilizing the lightness (L*), the sparkle area (Sa), and the sparkle intensity (Si) of the first and second surfaces at the first and second aspecular angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Arun Prakash, Mahnaz Mohammadi
  • Patent number: 9324467
    Abstract: A mobile radiation system is provided. The mobile radiation system comprises a mobile radiation device coupled to a control unit; a radiation blocker having an adaptor opening for receiving said mobile radiation device when said mobile radiation device is in a seated position on said radiation blocker; and a mobile carrier comprising a first compartment for housing said radiation blocker, a second compartment for housing said control unit, and a carrier motion device. The adaptor opening can dimensionally fit the mobile radiation device to block radiations from the mobile radiation device when said mobile radiation device is in the seated position. The mobile radiation device can produce radiation having peak radiation wavelength in a range of from about 250 nm to about 450 nm and can have a peak irradiation power in a range of from about 0.5 W/cm2 to about 10 W/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Axalta Coating Systems IP Co., LLC, CarMax Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: John Wilson, John Larson, Andrew Seyler
  • Patent number: 9309433
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a coating composition comprising a component A comprising one or more acrylic polymers having one or more chemically crosslinkable functional groups X selected from hydroxyl, thiol, isocyanate, epoxy, acid, thioisocyanate, acetoacetoxy, carboxyl, amine, anhydride, ketimine, aldimine, or urethane group; and a component B comprising one or more monomers or oligomers having one or more functional groups Y that react with the functional groups X to form a crosslink and one or more radiation crosslinkable functional groups D which are radiation crosslinkable ethylenically unsaturated double bonds; wherein said functional groups X and Y are pair-wise selected from hydroxyl and isocyanate groups, thiol and isocyanate groups, epoxy and acid groups, epoxy and isocyanate groups, isocyanate and amine groups, or isocyanate and urethane groups. This disclosure is also directed to a method of using said coating composition to coat a substrate including a vehicle, a vehicle body or parts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: Gia Huynh-Ba
  • Patent number: 9292744
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for repairing one or more defects of a target coating of a vehicle. The process can repair target coatings at a repair facility using matching coating compositions provided from a supply center, where the matching coating compositions can be produced according to target repair data transmitted from one or more repair facilities to the supply center. The present invention is also directed to a system for repairing one or more defects of a target coating of a vehicle. The system can comprise one or more supply centers and one or more repair facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Allan Blase Joseph Rodrigues, Daniel A. Benton, Gerard T. Brosmer, Larry Eugene Steenhoek, Hartmut Krause, Matthew T. Reed
  • Patent number: 9273216
    Abstract: A solvent borne brushable coating composition and process for using the same are provided. The composition includes a crosslinkable component having one or more polymers having two or more crosslinkable groups a crosslinking component comprising one or more crosslinking agents having crosslinking groups; and 2 weight percent to 50 weight percent of drying oil comprising linseed oil, tung oil, poppy seed oil, perilla oil, walnut oil or a combination thereof. When a layer a pot mix resulting from mixing of the crosslinkable and crosslinking components is brush applied over a substrate, it has a low brush drag while providing desired coating properties, such as high gloss and rapid cure even under ambient conditions. The solvent borne brushable coating compositions is well suited for use in automotive refinish applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Ayumu Yokoyama, Kenneth A. McDiarmid, Ross Sydney Morgan, Rajesh Gopalan Saliya
  • Publication number: 20160040036
    Abstract: A waterborne base coat having a special-effect color and which contains aqueous microgel as binder, 0.5 to 2 wt.-% of poly(meth)acrylic acid thickener and 2 to 7 wt.-% of non-ionically emulsified EVA copolymer wax with a drop point of the wax portion of 80 to 110° C., the wt.-% in each case calculated as solids and relative to the solids content of the waterborne base coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Frank Tessari, Ralf Wilhelms
  • Publication number: 20160032142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising (A) at least one polyaspartic acid ester, (B) at least one polyisocyanate cross-linking agent with free isocyanate groups and (C) at least one compound with at least one epoxy group and at least one alkoxy silane group and to the use of the coating composition as primer, primer surfacer, pigmented single stage top coat or clear coat coating composition, particularly in vehicle repair coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Jozef Huybrechts, Leen Tanghe, Ann Vaes
  • Publication number: 20160025629
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the gloss of a colour standard comprising the following steps: A) experimentally determining reflection spectra R(exp) of the colour standard, comprising a first reflection spectrum and a second reflection spectrum, with an integrating sphere colour measurement instrument, wherein said first reflection spectrum is obtained at (A1) d/8°—geometry with the specular component included, and said second reflection spectrum is obtained at (A2) d/8°—geometry with the specular component excluded, and B) converting reflection spectra data of the experimentally determined reflection spectra R(exp) of the colour standard to gloss values by: B1) acquiring the difference reflection spectrum ?R of the experimentally determined reflection spectrum R(exp) with the specular component included (A1) and the reflection spectrum R(exp) with the specular component excluded (A2), and B2) determining the gloss values corresponding to said difference reflection spectrum ?R with the as
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Wilhelm KETTLER, Peter JELEN, Oliver KORTEN
  • Publication number: 20160008848
    Abstract: A process for producing a dry coating layer over a substrate is provided. The process can comprise irradiating a radiation curable wet coating layer applied over the substrate with a high power mobile radiation device at a predetermined linear velocity along the surface of the substrate and at a predetermined curing distance. The mobile radiation device can produce radiation having peak radiation wavelength in a range of from 250 nm to 450 nm and can have a peak irradiation power in a range of from 0.5 W/cm2 to 10 W/cm2. The wet coating layer can be cured within a few seconds to a few minutes. The cured dry coating layer is free from curing defects. The process and the system disclosed herein can be used for vehicle coating refinish and repairs, especially for collision and cosmetic repairs of automobiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: John Charles LARSON
  • Patent number: 9233484
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method for producing a coating layer of a coating composition comprising two or more components. The two or more components are mixed post atomization. This invention is also directed to a spray gun having a spray needle comprising two or more spray channels for producing such coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: John Charles Larson
  • Publication number: 20160005187
    Abstract: A process for producing a total match metric for matching color and appearance of a target coating and at least a specimen coating is provided. The total match metric (TMM) are produced based on color difference values (?E) at three or more color viewing angles, sparkle difference values (?S) at one or more sparkle viewing angles and flop difference value (?f) between the target coating and the specimen coating using one or more linear functions, one or more non-linear functions, or a combination thereof. The total match metric can be used in producing matching coatings that match color and appearance of the target coating. The total match metric can be particularly useful for repair coating damages to vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: Arun PRAKASH
  • Patent number: 9212986
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for evaluating corrosion resistance of coated metals substrates, such as autobodies at an accelerated rate. An anode and cathode coated with protective coating being tested are exposed to an electrolyte in a chamber of a corrosion resistance evaluator. These coatings are provided with predetermined and standardized defects, such as micro-holes to accelerate the corrosion of the underlying metal substrate in a predictable and repeatable manner. The coated cathode/anode pair is subject to a start-up period followed by series preset DC voltages modulated in triangular, truncated triangular or trapezoidal manner for preset durations that are interspaced with recovery periods. The impedance data collected are then used to arrive at the corrosion performance resistance of the coating applied over the cathode/anode pair. The foregoing evaluator substantially reduces the time required to test corrosion from several days (40 plus days) to few days (about two days).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Shi Hua Zhang, Lorenzo Fred Pelosi, Robert C Nahas
  • Publication number: 20150353766
    Abstract: A composition for fixing wound items is provided. In one example, the composition comprises 5 to 97 wt % of at least one ?,?-unsaturated polyester resin and/or ?,?-unsaturated polyester imide resin comprising components of at least one ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated mono-, di- and/or tricarboxylic acid, and/or its anhydride and/or ester, at least one polyol, at least one (meth)acrylic group containing component, possibly at least one mono-, di-, tri- and/or tetracarboxylic acid, which is not ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated, and/or its anhydride and/or ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Michael HERM, Frank-Rainer BOEHM, Ulrike Gruene DE JONG, Peter HOFFMANN, Lars-Goeran ROHRBECK
  • Patent number: D745639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Waterworks IP Co., LLC
    Inventors: Peter Sallick, Paul Egee