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US 12,473,392 · App. 18/860,460 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Polyurethane aqueous dispersion, adhesive, synthetic leather and paint

Inventors: Kazuaki Muto (Tokyo, JP); Ryohei Ino (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
C08G18/0866C08G18/0823C08G18/10C08G18/12C08G18/3271C08G18/348C08G18/44C08G18/4854C08G18/6659C08G18/6692C08G18/722C08G18/73C08G18/755C09D5/02C09D175/08C09J175/06C09J175/08D06N3/14D06N3/146D06N3/148C09D171/00
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Patent No.
US 12,473,392
App. No.
18/860,460
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an aqueous polyurethane dispersion that makes it possible to prepare an adhesive, a paint, and the like capable of forming an adhesion layer as a cured film whose physical properties such as strength are unlikely to be changed even by a change in temperature, the aqueous polyurethane dispersion having excellent storage stability. The aqueous polyurethane dispersion is an aqueous polyurethane dispersion containing: resin particles formed with a polyurethane having a hydroxy group at a terminal thereof; and water as a dispersion medium, wherein the polyurethane has a structure derived from a urethane prepolymer, the urethane prepolymer has a constituent unit derived from a polyol containing a polyether polyol; a constituent unit derived from a polyisocyanate containing an aliphatic polyisocyanate and an alicyclic polyisocyanate; and a constituent unit derived from an acidic group-containing polyol, the polyurethane has an acid value of 30 mgKOH/g or lower, the polyol further contains a polycarbonate polyol, and the mass ratio of the polyether polyol (C) to the polycarbonate polyol (D), (C):(D), is 20:80 to 95:5.

Claims (27)

1 . An aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprising:

resin particles formed with a polyurethane having a hydroxy group at a terminal thereof; and

water as a dispersion medium,

wherein the polyurethane has a structure derived from a urethane prepolymer,

the urethane prepolymer comprises:

a constituent unit derived from a polyol, the polyol comprising:

a polyether polyol,

a polycarbonate polyol, and

an acidic group-containing polyol; and

a constituent unit derived from a polyisocyanate comprising an aliphatic polyisocyanate and an alicyclic polyisocyanate,

the polyurethane has an acid value of 30 mgKOH/g or lower,

the polyurethane has a hydroxyl value in a range from 0.5 mg/KOH/g to 35.9 mgKOH/g, and

the mass ratio of the polyether polyol (C) to the polycarbonate polyol (D), (C): (D), is in a range from 20:80 to 95:5.

2 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein

the urethane prepolymer is a reaction product having an isocyanate group at a terminal thereof, the reaction product obtained by reacting the polyisocyanate and the polyol in a ratio of an isocyanate group (NCO group) in the polyisocyanate to a hydroxy group (OH group) in the polyol, [NCO group/OH group (molar ratio)], of larger than 1, and

the polyurethane is a reaction product obtained by reacting the urethane prepolymer and an alkanolamine.

3 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 2 , wherein the polyurethane is a reaction product obtained by reacting 10 mol % or more of the alkanolamine based on the amount of isocyanate group in the urethane prepolymer.

4 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 2 , wherein the alkanolamine is an alkanolmonoamine.

5 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 2 , wherein the urethane prepolymer is a reaction product obtained by reacting the polyisocyanate and the polyol in a ratio of the isocyanate group (NCO group) in the polyisocyanate to the hydroxy group (OH group) in the polyol, [NCO group/OH group (molar ratio)], of larger than 1 but not exceeding 1.7.

6 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of the aliphatic polyisocyanate (A) to the alicyclic polyisocyanate (B), (A): (B), is in a range from 10:90 to 90:10.

7 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of the polyether polyol (C) to the polycarbonate polyol (D), (C): (D), is in a range from 25:75 to 90:10.

8 . The aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the resin particles have a cumulative 50% particle size (D 50 ) in a range from 5 to 500 nm in the particle size distribution on a volume basis.

9 . An adhesive comprising:

the aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 1 ; and

an isocyanate-based curing agent.

10 . Synthetic leather comprising an adhesion layer formed with the adhesive according to claim 9 .

11 . A paint comprising the aqueous polyurethane dispersion according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: MUTO, KAZUAKI; INO, RYOHEI
To: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069038/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-074950 · Apr 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250163201A1 · May 22, 2025
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