Patents by Inventor J. Alden Erikson

J. Alden Erikson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5135992
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are amido-amine silane resins prepared by reacting an aminosilane with a hydroxy alkyl functional amine and a polyisocyanate or a polyacid or its lower alkyl ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, Edward E. McEntire, J. Alden Erikson
  • Patent number: 4988778
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organosilane resins which are derived from an aminoalkoxysilane and hydroxy- and amine-functional compound; said resins are useful in curable compositions containing epoxy materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, J. Alden Erikson
  • Patent number: 4678835
    Abstract: A coating composition contains at least 15 percent by weight of an ungelled reaction product of:(i) at least 2 percent by weight of an amine having in a molecule thereof at least one amino hydrogen atom, and at least one silicon atom directly bonded to a hydrolyzable group;(ii) at least 4 percent by weight of a material containing at least one epoxide group, at least 30 percent of said material being essentially free of hydroxyl groups; and(iii) a material selected from vinyl alkoxysilanes; nonfunctional organosilanes; organosilicates; and partial hydrolysis products thereof; the percentages by weight being based on the total weight of the resin solids of the coating composition including (i), (ii) and (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, Edward L. Dufford, J. Alden Erikson, Paul J. Prucnal
  • Patent number: 4652605
    Abstract: A polymeric reaction product, a process for its preparation and a coating composition containing the reaction product as a binder are described. The polymeric reaction product is prepared by the vinyl addition polymerization of a vinyl monomer component of which at least 50 percent by weight is an active hydrogen-containing vinyl monomer in the presence of a polymeric diluent. The rate of polymerization is controlled such that the amount of unreacted vinyl monomer, on the average, does not exceed 10 percent by weight of the total weight of the reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, Michael M. Chau, J. Alden Erikson, Robert J. Lipinski, David T. McKeough, Richard M. Nugent, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4591518
    Abstract: An air oxidizable coating composition is disclosed comprising an ungelled urethane modified alkyd resin containing pendant polymerizable unsaturated groups attached to the alkyd through urethane linkages. The ungelled urethane modified alkyd is the reaction product of components comprising a hydroxyl containing, air oxidizable alkyd resin having an oil length of between about 20 percent and about 70 percent and an isocyanate-functional ethylenically unsaturated compound. Also disclosed are a process for coating the substrate with the coating composition and certain ungelled urethane modified alkyd resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Schillinger, J. Alden Erikson, Rostyslaw Dowbenko, Roger M. Christenson
  • Patent number: 4228294
    Abstract: Esters of imidazolidinedione-based diepoxides are especially useful in coating compositions having a low organic solvent content. The esters have the structure ##STR1## wherein R and R' are independently hydrogen or hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, one X is hydrogen and the other X is ##STR2## one Y is hydrogen and the other Y is ##STR3## where the R" groups are independently saturated hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 17 carbon atoms or unsaturated hydrocarbon groups having from 4 to 17 carbon atoms and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Lewarchik, J. Alden Erikson, William J. Birkmeyer
  • Patent number: 4222911
    Abstract: Coating compositions containing polyester diol extended uralkyd resins form flexible coatings. Such uralkyd resins are prepared by reacting oil modified alkyd resin, polyester diol having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 800 to about 4000, and diisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger M. Christenson, J. Alden Erikson
  • Patent number: 4221891
    Abstract: Esters of imidazolidinedione-based triepoxides are especially useful in coating compositions having a low organic solvent content. The esters have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' are independently hydrogen or hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, one X is hydrogen, one Y is hydrogen, one Z is hydrogen and the other X, Y and Z are ##STR2## where the R" groups are independently hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 17 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Alden Erikson, Ronald J. Lewarchik, William J. Birkmeyer
  • Patent number: 4208494
    Abstract: Cured coatings having a high degree of extensibility, gloss retention, good sprayability and other desirable properties are obtained from compositions comprising (A) an interpolymer of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an ethylenically-unsaturated carboxylic acid and a copolymerizable material; (B) an organic polyisocyanate; (C) a polymeric polyol of low glass transistion temperature; and (D) a curing agent, present either externally and/or as a part of the interpolymer. These compositions, when used as coatings, are durable, adherent and highly extensible. The coatings are particularly useful on resilient and rubbery substrates such as EPDM rubber, foam rubber, polyurethane foam and vinyl foam and on soft metal surfaces such as steel and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1980
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, J. Alden Erikson, Samuel Porter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4208495
    Abstract: Cured coatings having a high degree of extensibility, gloss retention, good sprayability and other desirable properties are obtained from compositions comprising (A) an interpolymer of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an ethylenically-unsaturated carboxylic acid and a copolymerizable material; (B) an organic polyisocyanate; (C) a polymeric polyol of low glass transition temperature; and (D) a curing agent, present either externally and/or as a part of the interpolymer. These compositions, when used as coatings, are durable, adherent and highly extensible. The coatings are particularly useful on resilient and rubbery substrates such as EPDM rubber, foam rubber, polyurethane foam and vinyl foam and on soft metal surfaces such as steel and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1980
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, J. Alden Erikson, Samuel Porter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4187380
    Abstract: Esters of imidazolidinedione-based triepoxides are especially useful in coating compositions having a low organic solvent content. The esters have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' are independently hydrogen or hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, one X is hydrogen, one Y is hydrogen, one Z is hydrogen and the other X, Y and Z are ##STR2## where the R" groups are independently hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 17 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Alden Erikson, Ronald J. Lewarchik, William J. Birkmeyer
  • Patent number: 4174337
    Abstract: Hydroxy-functional esters of substituted imidazolidinediones have the formula: ##STR1## where X is hydrogen, ##STR2## provided both X's are not hydrogen, where R and R' are independently hydrogen or hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with one Y being hydrogen, one Z being hydrogen and the other Y and Z being ##STR3## where the R" groups are independently hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 17 carbon atoms. The novel compounds are especially useful when formulated with a crosslinking agent and used in low organic solvent-containing coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1979
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Birkmeyer, J. Alden Erikson, Ronald J. Lewarchik
  • Patent number: 4143091
    Abstract: Cured coatings having a high degree of extensibility, gloss retention, good sprayability and other desirable properties are obtained from compositions comprising (A) an interpolymer of an hydroxyalkyl ester of an ethylenically-unsaturated carboxylic acid and a copolymerizable material; (B) an organic polyisocyanate; (C) a polymeric polyol of low glass transition temperature; and (D) a curing agent, present either externally and/or as a part of the interpolymer. These compositions, when used as coatings, are durable, adherent and highly extensible. The coatings are particularly useful on resilient and rubbery substrates such as EPDM rubber, foam rubber, polyurethane foam and vinyl foam and on soft metal surfaces such as steel and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, J. Alden Erikson, Samuel Porter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4123422
    Abstract: Amide modified saturated polyester polyols having an acid number of from about 0 to about 27, a hydroxyl number of from about 12 to about 360 and an amine number of from about 0.1 to about 6.5 are disclosed. The amide modified saturated polyester polyols are useful as part of a two-package urethane coating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Alden Erikson, William J. Birkmeyer
  • Patent number: 4034017
    Abstract: Cured coatings having a high degree of extensibility, gloss retention, good sprayability and other desirable properties are obtained from compositions made by reacting (A) an organic polyisocyanate; (B) a hydroxy-containing material selected from the group consisting of saturated polymeric diols having low glass transition temperatures, saturated low molecular weight diols, and mixtures thereof; (C) a hydroxyalkyl ester of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; (D) one or more copolymerizable monomers; and (E) a curing agent. These compositions, when used as coatings, are durable, adherent and highly flexible. The coatings are particularly useful on resilient and rubbery substrates such as EPDM rubber, foam rubber, polyurethane foam, and on metal surfaces, such as mild steel and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, J. Alden Erikson, Roger L. Scriven
  • Patent number: 4009307
    Abstract: Coating compositions which form polyurea-urethane coatings having excellent chemical and physical properties are prepared by blending (a) from about 2 percent to about 80 percent by weight of resin solids of an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer consisting essentially of the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate and an organic diol, wherein said prepolymer is prepared at an NCO/OH ratio of from 2:1 to about 4:3, (b) from about 2 percent to about 60 percent by weight resin solids of an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer consisting essentially of the reaction product of 1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane and a mixture of aliphatic polyols wherein at least about 30 mole percent of the total hydroxyl groups supplied by said mixture of polyols is supplied by an aliphatic polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups and wherein said prepolymer is prepared at an NCO/OH ratio of at least 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Alden Erikson, Ken W. Niederst
  • Patent number: 3991028
    Abstract: Improved electrodepositable compositions comprising a water dispersion of a hydrolyzed polyepoxide in combination with an interpolymer of a hydroxyalkyl ester, an unsaturated acid and at least one other monomer, and an amine-aldehyde resin. The use of a hydrolyzed polyepoxide provides improved properties and avoids the tendency of similar compositions containing epoxies to agglomerate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Irwin, J. Alden Erikson