Abstract: The present invention provides a coated product having excellent corrosion resistance and excellent finish by a 3-coat 1-bake method; the method including the steps of forming cured coating film (A1) comprising cationic electrodeposition coating composition (A) on a metal object to be coated; forming first colored coated film (B1) by coating first colored aqueous coating composition (B); forming second colored coated film (C1) by coating second colored aqueous coating composition (C) on uncured first colored coated film (B1); forming clear coated film (D1) by coating clear coating composition (D) on uncured second colored coated film (C1); and simultaneously curing uncured first colored coated film (B1), uncured second colored coated film (C1), and uncured clear coated film (D1).

Abstract: The invention relates to resin compositions comprising a) at least one amorphous semi-aromatic polyamide; b) at least two semi-crystalline polyamides, b1) and b2) and c) at least one glass reinforcement agent and shaped articles thereof showing a good balance of properties in terms of good mechanical properties, excellent surface appearance and reduced sink marks.

Abstract: A fire retardant intumescent coating composition is disclosed, which includes expandable graphite, an aromatic polyamine resin, and a phosphorous-containing compound. An overlay for applying to a wood substrate is also disclosed, which includes a core layer comprising a substrate and a resin composition, a top layer on one side of the core layer comprising the fire retardant intumescent coating composition, and an optional bottom layer on the opposite side of the core layer from the top layer. A process of forming the overlay is also disclosed, which includes applying the resin composition to the core layer substrate to form a resinated core layer, and applying a coating composition on the resinated core layer, directly or indirectly, to form the top layer; wherein the coating composition comprises expandable graphite, an aromatic polyamine resin, and a phosphorous-containing compound.

Abstract: A heat-shrinkable backseamed casing film comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, with the first and third layers being outer layers and the second layer being between the first layer and the third layer. The first outer layer serves as an inside casing layer, and comprises polyolefin; the second layer comprises polyester and/or polyamide; the third layer serves as an outside casing layer and comprises polyolefin, polystyrene, and/or polyamide. The second layer has a thickness of at least about 5% of a total thickness of the heat-shrinkable casing film. Alternatively, the first layer comprises polyolefin and has a surface energy level of less than about 34 dynes/cm; the second layer comprises a polyamide having a melting point of at least 300° F.; and the third layer comprises polyolefin, polystyrene and/or polyamide. A package comprises a cooked meat product within the backseamed casing.

Abstract: An article comprising a microstructured surface, wherein the microstructures compris the reaction product of a of a polymerizable composition comprising at least one oligomer or monomer that comprises at least two (meth)acrylate groups and at least one monofunctional (meth)acryl monomer and the reaction product has a glass transition temperature of less than 35° C.

Abstract: A composite of a resin member bonded to a vulcanized rubber member is obtained with using a rubber member vulcanized with a radical-generating agent (e.g., an organic peroxide) and a thermoplastic resin having at least 2 atoms, on average, selected from H and S atom per molecule, each atom having not less than 0.006 of an orbital interaction energy coefficient S represented by the following formula (1): S=(CHOMO,n)2/|Ec?EHOMO,n|+(CLUMO,n)2/|Ec?ELUMO,n| ??(1) wherein Ec: an orbital energy (eV) of a radical, CHOMO,n: a molecular-orbital coefficient of a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of an n-th H or S atom constituting a basic unit of the resin, EHOMO,n: an orbital energy (eV) of the HOMO, CLUMO,n: a molecular-orbital coefficient of a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the n-th H or S atom constituting the basic unit of the resin, ELUMO,n: an orbital energy (eV) of the LUMO, and above all represent a value calculated by a semiempirical molecular orbital method MOPACPM3.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of thermoplastic material with good gas-barrier characteristics. In one preferred method and apparatus, preforms are injection molded, barrier-coated immediately thereafter, and remain on a mold portion for a time to speed cooling of the completed preform. Preferably the barrier-coated articles take the form of preforms coated by at least one layer of barrier material and the containers are blow-molded therefrom. Such barrier-coated containers are preferably of the type to hold beverages such as soft drinks, beer or juice. The preferred barrier materials have a lower permeability to oxygen and carbon dioxide than PET as well as key physical properties similar to PET.

Abstract: A primer composition comprises (A) a vinyl copolymer obtained through copolymerization of (a-1) a UV-absorbing vinyl monomer, (a-2) an alkoxysilyl group-containing vinyl monomer, and (a-3) another copolymerizable monomer, (B) a curing agent, and (C) a thermoplastic vinyl resin having a Tg of at least 80° C. Polycarbonate resin articles, when covered with an undercoat of the primer composition and an overcoat of an organopolysiloxane composition, exhibit improved transparency, mar resistance, weather resistance, and chemical resistance and find outdoor use as vehicle and building windows and windshields.

Abstract: A solid-state area illumination light source includes a rigid support; a flexible substrate attached to the rigid support; an organic light emitting diode (OLED) layer deposited on the flexible substrate, the organic light emitting diode layer including first and second electrodes for providing electrical power to the OLED layer; an encapsulating cover covering the OLED layer, first and second conductors electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and extending beyond the encapsulating cover for making electrical contact to the first and second electrodes by an external power source; and a base connected to the rigid support, the base being adapted to be removably received by a socket and having first electrical contacts for making electrical connection to the first and second conductors of the light source, and second electrical contacts for making electrical connection to conductors in the socket.

Abstract: Rubber slivers which are encapsulated within a protective, decorative film of weather-resistant and color-fast resin are used as unconsolidated fall zone material around and under playground equipment. The resin is applied to rubber slivers in the form of an aqueous coating in which a modified acrylic copolymer is mixed with color pigment and rheological additives. The aqueous coating is sprayed onto the rubber slivers as they fall by gravity flow through a drop zone. Thereafter, the aqueous coating is dried and set as the coated rubber particles are conveyed through the exposure zone of a hot air dryer.

Abstract: A polymeric film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier characteristics is disclosed. The structure includes a polymeric substrate adapted to receive an oxygen barrier on one side thereof and a moisture barrier on the other side of the oxygen barrier. The oxygen barrier includes polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with aldehyde containing cross-linking agents in the presence of a catalytic amount of an inorganic acid, preferably sulfuric acid. The moisture barrier is a metallized polymeric composite, preferably metallized oriented polypropylene.

Abstract: A thermosetting coating composition contains (a) an acrylic resin having hydroxyl groups and epoxy groups in a molecule thereof; (b) a resin prepared from a monomer having an unsaturated group and an acid anhydride group the acid anhydride group being half-esterified, half-thioesterified and/or half-amidized; (c) at least one of hydroxyl group-containing resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin containing hydroxyl groups and carboxyl groups, a fluorine-containing copolymer resin and a polyester resin; and (d) a melamine resin.

Abstract: A composite film is disclosed which includes (a) a synthetic resin substrate film having a roughened surface, and (b) a thin, slippery, electrically conducting layer coated over the roughened surface. The conducting layer contains 2-10% by weight of carbon black, 10-40% by weight of a fluorine resin, 25-78% by weight of a hardened binder resin selected from hardened amino resins, hardened phenol resins and mixtures thereof, and 7-25% by weight of a modifying resin selected from polyurethane resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins and mixtures thereof, the total amount of the hardened binder resin and the modifying resin being 50-85% by weight.

Abstract: The preparation of aminoplastic resins containing melamine, having very low rates of formaldehyde emission, and being particularly useful for the production of particle boards. In a second stage of the process for preparing the resin, additional NH.sub.2 (melamine and urea) is added to a conventional condensate solution at an increased pH between 6 and 9 so as to lower the F/NH.sub.2 molar ratio to between 0.5 and 0.9. Urea is added in a third stage to obtain an F/NH.sub.2 of between 0.30 and 0.50, with the optional addition of borax.

Abstract: Flexible coatings are applied to the outer surfaces of automotive vehicles having metal and plastic portions from coating compositions having about 40 to 95% by weight of an epsilon-caprolactone modified acrylic polymer and about 5 to 45% by weight of an aminoplast resin cross-linking agent, the epsilon-caprolactone modified acrylic polymer having a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 6,000, hydroxyl contents from about 1 to 7% by weight, optionally about 0.1 to 4.0% by weight carboxyl contents and about 0.25 to 6 moles epsilon-caprolactone per mole of hydroxyl and/or carboxyl in the polymer, the coating composition having a solids content of about 35 to 68% by weight and a liquid carrier of about 32 to 65% by weight.

Abstract: A paper coating composition is described, containing a pigment and an aqueous binder as major components, and further containing a mixture of a reaction product between (a) at least one alkylenediamine or polyalkylenepolyamine and (b) epihalohydrin, and (Y) a water-soluble resin obtained by reacting urea, polyalkylenepolyamine, and dibasic carboxylic acid and reacting the resulting polyamidopolyurea with formaldehyde, or containing these reaction products.

Abstract: A multilayer oriented heat sealable film structure comprising a polyolefin film substrate, a coextruded layer of random copolymer of ethylene and propylene, a primer layer on said random copolymer layer and a layer of heat sealable acrylic interpolymer on said primer layer.

Abstract: A plastic article in which a semi-cured or cured product of a curable resin composition comprising a mixture and/or a preliminary reaction product of (a) at least one cyanate compound selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional cyanate esters, prepolymers of said cyanate esters, coprepolymers of said cyanate esters and an amine and mixtures thereof, (b) at least one diene-type rubber and optionally (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional maleimides, prepolymers of the maleimides or coprepolymers of the maleimides and an amine is formed on a plastic substrate is disclosed.

Abstract: A textile fabric composite comprised of a cord or fabric and an adhesive coating thereon formed by the application of an aqueous emulsion composition, said composition is comprised of the emulsion polymerization product of a monomer mixture of butadiene and either (a) glycidyl methacrylate and monomeric amide or (b) styrene, 2-vinyl pyridine and monomeric amide. The invention further relates to a composite, such as a pneumatic rubber tire reinforced with such fabric composite. The invention additionally relates to said emulsion composition used for the coating of the said fabric composite.

Abstract: Storage-stable, room-temperature-curing, water-based coating compositions are prepared from emulsified copolymers containing amide functionality and using glyoxal as the cross-linking agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to simultaneous press polishing and lamination of laminated plastic transparencies such as are used in aircraft as aircraft windshields or aircraft canopies. The present invention is especially useful to minimize deviations from surface smoothness of the all plastic laminates due to the entrapment of air that form air pockets within a flexible evacuating bag within which an assembly to be press polished and laminated is inserted during its fabrication.

Abstract: An adhesive composition comprises (a) a resinous composition produced by mixing an aromatic primary amine with an aqueous solution or emulsion containing a polymer or copolymer of acrylamide and (b) formaldehyde or a derivative thereof as main components.

Abstract: Normally tacky and pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, labels, etc. which, when adhered to dry fibrous webs, remain firmly attached when the web and adhesive are thereafter exposed to moist conditions. These performance characteristics, which are not found when conventional pressure-sensitive adhesives are used, result from employing acrylate-based copolymer adhesives made from specific monomers and having inherent viscosities related to the monomers employed.