IP Library Granted Patent US 11,965,082
Granted Patent B2
US 11,965,082 · App. 17/053,972 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Low VOC adhesive composition

Inventors: Timothy D. Blackford (Gibsonia, PA); Glen J. Kaszubski (Copley, OH); Maria S. French (Canfield, OH); Theodore F. Novitsky, Jr. (Butler, PA)
Assignee: PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.
C08L23/0853B32B7/08B32B7/12B32B37/1284C08L31/04C09J123/0853C08K3/34
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,965,082
App. No.
17/053,972
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are compositions containing a pigment mixture and a binder. The pigment mixture contains a non-ionic platy filler and at least a second pigment material. The non-ionic platy filler may be present in an amount of 1% by weight to 9% by weight and the at least one second pigment material may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight based on total weight of the pigment mixture. The at least one second pigment material may have a weighted average oil absorption of 20 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g at least one second pigment material to 100 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g at least one second pigment material based on total weight of the pigment mixture. Also disclosed are articles comprising an adhesive comprising one of the compositions in an at least partially dried state positioned between first and second substrates.

Claims (52)

1. A composition comprising:

a pigment mixture comprising a first pigment material comprising a non-ionic platy filler present in the pigment mixture in an amount of 1% by weight to 9% by weight based on total weight of the pigment mixture and at least a second pigment material; and

a binder material comprising a film-forming polymer present in an amount of 20% by weight to 50% by weight based on total weight of the composition;

wherein the composition comprises a total solids content of at least 67% by weight and no more than 82% by weight based on total weight of the composition; and

wherein the composition is formulated as an adhesive composition.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a volatile organic content of no more than 45.000 g/L calculated according to EPA Method 24.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-ionic platy filler has an oil absorption of 20 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g non-ionic platy filler to 100 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g non-ionic platy filler.

4. The composition of claim 1 , having a pigment to binder weight ratio of 4:1 to 1:1.

5. The composition of claim 1 , having a Brookfield viscosity of 300,000 cps to 3,000,000 cps measured at 5 rpm with a TD spindle at 25° C. measured at 30 days following mixing the binder and the pigment mixture.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein:

(a) 24 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 3.5 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%;

(b) 48 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 4.0 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%;

(c) 72 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 4.5 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%;

(d) 96 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 5.0 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%; and/or

(e) 168 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 5.5 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%.

7. An adhesive comprising the composition of claim 1 in an at least partially dried state.

8. An article comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate; and

an adhesive comprising the composition of claim 1 in an at least partially dried state positioned between the first and second substrates.

9. The article of claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners positioned through a depth of the first substrate and at least a portion of a depth of the second substrate, wherein the article has at least one of the following:

(a) 20% or fewer fastener pops at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90% counted at 7 days or less after application of the adhesive composition to a surface of at least one of the substrates; and/or

(b) 20% or fewer fastener pops at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90% counted at no more than 24 hours after application of the adhesive composition to a surface of at least one of the substrates.

10. A method of forming a bond between two substrates comprising:

applying the composition of claim 1 to a first substrate; and

contacting a second substrate to the composition such that the composition is located between the first and second substrates.

11. A composition comprising:

a pigment mixture comprising a first pigment material comprising a non-ionic platy filler present in the pigment mixture in an amount of 1% by weight to 9% by weight based on total weight of the pigment mixture and at least one second pigment material present in the pigment mixture in an amount of at least 30% by weight based on total weight of the pigment mixture and having a weighted average oil absorption of 20 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g at least one second pigment material based on total weight of the pigment mixture to 100 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g at least one second pigment material based on total weight of the pigment mixture; and

a binder material comprising a film-forming polymer present in an amount of 20% by weight to 50% by weight based on total weight of the composition; and

wherein the composition comprises a total solids content of at least 67% by weight and no more than 82% by weight based on total weight of the composition; and

wherein the composition is formulated as an adhesive composition.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the composition has a volatile organic content of no more than 45.000 g/L calculated according to EPA Method 24.

13. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the non-ionic platy filler has an oil absorption of 20 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g non-ionic platy filler to 100 g linseed oil absorbed per 100 g non-ionic platy filler.

14. The composition of claim 11 , having a pigment to binder weight ratio of 4:1 to 1:1.

15. The composition of claim 11 , having a Brookfield viscosity of 300,000 cps to 3,000,000 cps measured at 5 rpm with a TD spindle at 25° C. measured at 30 days following mixing the binder and the pigment mixture.

16. The composition of claim 11 , wherein:

(a) 24 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 3.5 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%;

(b) 48 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 4.0 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%;

(c) 72 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 4.5 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%;

(d) 96 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 5.0 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%; and/or

(e) 168 hours after application to a substrate surface, the adhesive has a shrinkage of less than 5.5 mm at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90%.

17. An adhesive comprising the composition of claim 11 in an at least partially dried state.

18. An article comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate; and

an adhesive comprising the composition of claim 11 in an at least partially dried state positioned between the first and second substrates.

19. The article of claim 18 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners positioned through a depth of the first substrate and at least a portion of a depth of the second substrate, wherein the article has at least one of the following:

(a) 20% or fewer fastener pops at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90% counted at 7 days or less after application of the adhesive composition to a surface of at least one of the substrates; and/or

(b) 20% or fewer fastener pops at a temperature of 4° C. to 35° C. and a relative humidity of 10% to 90% counted at no more than 24 hours after application of the adhesive composition to a surface of at least one of the substrates.

20. A method of forming a bond between two substrates comprising:

applying the composition of claim 12 to a first substrate; and

contacting a second substrate to the composition such that the composition is located between the first and second substrates.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: A-PAINT SPECIALTY, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073373/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: THE PITTSBURGH PAINTS CO.
To: A-PAINT SPECIALTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070510/0904 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 26, 2024
From: PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069784/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2020
From: BLACKFORD, TIMOTHY D.; KASZUBSKI, GLEN J.; FRENCH, MARIA S.; NOVITSKY, THEODORE F., JR.
To: PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, INC.
Reel/Frame 054314/0691 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62669589 · May 10, 2018
Related Publication 20210269627A1 · Sep 2, 2021