US4624870A
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Sodium free silicone resin coating compositions
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1985-10-11
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Granted: 1986-11-25
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Expires: 2005-10-11
Abstract
Abstract An improved silicone resin coating composition and a method for curing said compositions are provided, said composition comprises a dispersion of colloidal silica and a partial condensate in an alcohol/water solution having an alkaline pH provided by a base which is volatile at the selected cure temperature.
Inventors
- 👤 Blair T. Anthony
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:07
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D183/00; C09D183/04; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/0427; C08J7/046; C08J2483/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
26 words
A silica-containing coating composition, having an alkaline pH, comprising a water/aliphatic alcohol dispersion of ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and a partial condensate derived from organotrialkoxy silanes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
A silica-containing coating composition, having an alkaline pH, comprising a water/aliphatic alcohol dispersion of ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and a partial condensate derived from organotrialkoxy silanes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
122 words
A silica-containing coating composition of claim 1 comprising from about 10 to 50 weight percent solids dispersed in a water/aliphatic alcohol mixture, said solids comprising about 10 to 70 weight percent ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and about 30 to 90 weight percent of a partial condensate derived from an organotrialkoxy silane of the formula R'Si(OR) 3 wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and aryl radicals of from 6 to 13 carbon atoms and R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals of from 1 to 8 and aryl radicals of from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, said composition having a pH of from about 7.1 to about 7.8.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A curable silica-containing silicone resin coating composition comprising a water/aliphatic alcohol dispersion of solids comprising ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and a partial condensate derived from organotrialkoxy silanes, said composition having an alkaline pH and being substantially free of a base which is non-volatile at the temperature selected for curing said coating composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A curable silica-containing silicone resin coating composition comprising a water/aliphatic alcohol dispersion of solids comprising ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and a partial condensate derived from organotrialkoxy silanes, said composition having an alkaline pH and being substantially free of a base which is non-volatile at the temperature selected for curing said coating composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the aliphatic alcohol is selected from the group consisting of isopropanol, methanol, propanol, isobutanol, and ethanol and comprising from about 20 to about 70 weight percent of said composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A composition according to claim 1 which comprises between 30 to 40 weight percent solids, said solids comprising about 50 weight percent ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and about 50 weight percent partial condensate derived from organotrialkoxy silanes selected from the group consisting of silane, ethyltrimethoxy silane, phenyltrimethoxy silane, methyltriethoxy silane, ethyltriethoxy silane, phenyltriethoxy silane, propyltrimethoxy silane, and propyltriethoxy silane.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for making a silica-containing curable silicone resin coating composition which comprises admixing a water/aliphatic alcohol solution with solids comprising from about 10 to 70 weight percent ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and about 30 to 90 weight percent of a partial condensate of an organotrialkoxy silane and maintaining the pH of said coating composition at from about 7.1 to about 7.8 by use of a base which is volatile at the curing temperature of the composition.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for making a silica-containing curable silicone resin coating composition which comprises admixing a water/aliphatic alcohol solution with solids comprising from about 10 to 70 weight percent ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and about 30 to 90 weight percent of a partial condensate of an organotrialkoxy silane and maintaining the pH of said coating composition at from about 7.1 to about 7.8 by use of a base which is volatile at the curing temperature of the composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method of claim 5 wherein the base is volatile at a temperature between about 75 to 200 degrees centigrade.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the base is selected from the group consisting of ammonium hydroxide, aromatic amines containing from 5 to 7 carbon atoms, and alkylamines containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the partial condensate is derived from organotrialkoxy silanes selected from the group consisting of methyltrimethoxy silane, ethyltrimethoxy silane, phenyltrimethoxy silane, methyltriethoxy silane, ethyltriethoxy silane, phenyltriethoxy silane, propyltrimethoxy silane, and propyltriethoxy silane.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for coating plastic substrates with a silica-containing coating which comprises: (1) applying to the substrate a curable silicone resin coating composition having a pH between about 7.1 and 7.8 comprising ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and a partial condensate of an organotrialkoxy silane; (2) maintaining the pH of said composition by use of a base which is volatile at the temperature and selected for cure of the composition; and (3) curing the curable composition at a temperature sufficient to volatilize said base.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for coating plastic substrates with a silica-containing coating which comprises: (1) applying to the substrate a curable silicone resin coating composition having a pH between about 7.1 and 7.8 comprising ammonium hydroxide-stabilized colloidal silica and a partial condensate of an organotrialkoxy silane; (2) maintaining the pH of said composition by use of a base which is volatile at the temperature and selected for cure of the composition; and (3) curing the curable composition at a temperature sufficient to volatilize said base.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 10 in which the base is volatile at a temperature between about 75 and 200 degrees centigrade.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the aliphatic alcohol is selected from the group consisting of isopropanol, methanol, propanol, ethanol and isobutanol and the base is selected from the group consisting of ammonium hydroxide aromatic amines containing from 5 to 7 carbon atoms, and alkylamines containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
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