Abstract: A coating composition comprising (A) 0.05 to 7% by mass of a fluoro group-containing silicon compound or a hydrolysate thereof, (B) 5 to 65% by mass of fine particles of the oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Sn, Sb, Ta, Ce, La, Fe, Zn, W, Zr, In and Ti, (C) 10 to 80% by mass of a specific silicon compound or a partial hydrolysate thereof, and (D) 0.1 to 60% by mass of a compound which can react with an epoxy group or a silanol group, wherein the amount of the component (A) is based on the mass of the component (C), and the amounts of the components (B), (C) and (D) are based on the total mass of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D). This composition provides to a plastic lens a hard coat layer which is free from a dyeing speck even when it is dyed after it is stored for a long period of time, experiences a small change in the color of a dye before and after storage, can be dyeable and has high hardness.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising (1) an anionic surfactant comprising a sulfonic acid salt, (2) a sol of fine inorganic oxide particles, (3) a silicon compound having one acryl or methacryl group and a hydrolyzable group or a product of hydrolysis of the compound, (4) a compound having at least two photopolymerizable unsaturated groups, and (5) a photopolymerization initiator; and a coated article obtained by applying the coating composition to a base and then photocuring the coating. The coated article combines antifogging properties with abrasion resistance sufficient for practical use.

Abstract: A novel primer composition which does not need to be thermally cured at a high temperature after it is applied to a plastic substrate and a transparent laminate, for example, a plastic lens for spectacles, which comprises the above primer composition and has high impact resistance and high heat resistance even when a transparent anti-reflection coat is formed. This transparent laminate comprises a transparent plastic substrate and a coating film formed on at least one side of the plastic substrate by applying and curing a liquid primer composition which comprises (A) a self-emulsifiable emulsion of a linear polyurethane having a pendant carboxylic acid group and no crosslinked structure between polymer chains, (B) a sol of an inorganic oxide having a hydrophobic group on the surface, and (C) a compound having 5 to 9 carbon atoms and at least one hydroxyl group and at least one oxygen atom other than an oxygen atom constituting a hydroxyl group in the molecule.

Abstract: A resin substrate having a hard coat formed from a hard coat composition which comprises colloidal silica, a silicon compound having a fluoroalkyl group and optionally an ultraviolet light absorbing organic group. This resin substrate can retain water-repellency even when it is used in the open air and prevent the adhesion of a stain while it keeps its abrasion resistance for a long time by the hard coat composition.

Abstract: To provide a plastic spectacle lens which has a very durable hard coat layer and primer layer and prevents the cracking and peeling off of the layer and a reduction in the hardness of the layer, and other coated articles. This coated article has a coat layer containing titanium oxide and an organic Co(II) compound on the surface of a substrate.

Abstract: A plastic lens having a primer layer made from a polyurethane resin obtained through a reaction between a polyester polyol containing isophthalic acid as a main component and a polyisocyanate. A plastic lens having excellent resistance to scratch and impact resistance can be obtained by further forming a hard-coat layer and an anti-reflection layer on the primer layer.

Abstract: There is provided a coating composition for the formation of a hard coat having sufficient adhesivity to acrylic resin molded articles. A hard coat obtained by dispersing and dissolving a (partial) hydrolyzate of an organofunctional silane and colloidal silica in a benzyl alcohol solvent is coated on an acrylic resin molded article produced by cell casting or continuous casting to obtain an abrasion-resistant molded article.

Abstract: Provided is a primer composition which gives a cured film having a high refractive index and impact resistance, the primer composition containing, as main film-forming components, a bromine compound containing a unit derived from tetrabromobisphenol A and a polyisocyanate, or a prepolymer obtained by reacting them.

Abstract: A coating composition capable of yielding a cured product having a high refractive index comprises fine particles of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, titanium oxide, cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, antimony oxide, zinc oxide and tin oxide, and composite oxides thereof, an epoxy group-containing silicon compound or a partial hydrolyzate thereof, and an organic compound having one OH group or SH group in the molecule and containing in the main chain thereof at least one bonding unit selected from the group consisting of --O--, --CO--O--, --S--, --CO--S-- and --CS--S-- along with at least one unsaturated group, the organic compound being soluble in water or a lower alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms. When cured on a high refractive index substrate, the composition yields a cured product which has a very high hardness and is able to be deep dyed while suppressing development of interference fringes.

Abstract: A panel is composed of synthetic resins and coated with an antifogging layer, the panel having a plastics substrate formed as a board or film or molded into any desired shape. The panel further has a heat generating pattern as the antifogging layer formed on the substrate and composed of a conductive paste, and a hard coat covering the layer and mainly composed of a silicone resin. The conductive paste is composed of a resinous binder, a conductive agent and a solvent, and the binder is selected from a group consisting of (i) a saturated polyester, (ii) a mixture of the polyester and a polyvinyl chloride, (iii) a mixture of the polyester and a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate, and (iv) a mixture of the polyester, the polyvinyl chloride and the copolymer. The heat generating pattern layer protects the resin panel from fogging, and the hard coat enhances scratch resistance and weather resistance to the panel.

Abstract: A coating composition capable of yielding a cured product having a high refractive index comprises fine particles of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, titanium oxide, cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, antimony oxide, zinc oxide and tin oxide, and composite oxides thereof, an epoxy group-containing silicon compound or a partial hydrolyzate thereof, and an organic compound having one OH group or SH group in the molecule and containing in the main chain thereof at least one bonding unit selected from the group consisting of --O--, --CO--O--, --S--, --CO--S-- and --CS--S-- along with at least one unsaturated group, the organic compound being soluble in water or a lower alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms. When cured on a high refractive index substrate, the composition yields a cured product which has a very high hardness and is able to be deep dyed while suppressing development of interference fringes.

Abstract: A coating composition capable of forming a transparent coating having a high refractive index, excellent dyeing properties and scratch resistance on a transparent solid material, the coating composition comprising:(A) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing silicon compound or a partial hydrolysis product thereof,(B) 0 to 100 parts by weight of an organosilicon compound or a partial hydrolysis product thereof,(C) a metal oxide sol containing 0 to 130 parts by weight of at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of antimony oxide, tin oxide and titanium oxide,(D) 0.25 to 30 parts by weight of a polybasic carboxylic acid or an acid anhydride thereof, or a bisphenol compound, and(E) 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of a curing catalyst, ora molded article formed by coating a transparent solid material with the above coating composition as a coating layer-forming component.

Abstract: A coating composition for forming an undercoat layer, which contains a copolymer obtained from the following monomer compounds (i), (ii) and (iii),(i) an acrylic or methacrylic compound,(ii) an alkoxysilyl group-containing acrylic or methacrylic compound and(iii) an acrylic or methacrylic compound having ultraviolet light absorbability such as benzophenone-substituted acrylic monomer or triazole-substituted acrylic monomer,and a coated resin molded article coated with an undercoat layer of the above coating composition, and with an overcoat layer of an organopolysiloxane-containing coating composition.

Abstract: A coating composition for forming an undercoat layer, which contains a copolymer obtained from the following monomer compounds (i), (ii) and (iii),(i) an acrylic or methacrylic compound,(ii) an alkoxysilyl group-containing acrylic or methacrylic compound and(iii) an acrylic or methacrylic compound having ultraviolet light absorbability such as benzophenone-substitued acrylic monomer or triazole-substituted acrylic monomer,and a coated resin molded article coated with an undercoat layer of the above coating composition, and with an overcoat layer of an organopolysiloxane-containing coating composition.