IP Library Granted Patent US 12,410,324
Granted Patent B2
US 12,410,324 · App. 17/825,458 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Flame retardant clear coatings for building panels

Inventors: Linzhu Zhang (Pittsburgh, PA); John E. Hughes (Lincoln University, PA); Michelle X. Wang (Lititz, PA); Steven L. Masia (Lancaster, PA)
Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
C09D5/18B32B21/00C09D7/61C09D7/63C09D133/06C09D175/14E04B1/942E04B9/045E04B9/16E04B9/366E04C2/526C08F230/085C08K2003/2227C08K2003/387E04C2/26E04C2/296
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Patent No.
US 12,410,324
App. No.
17/825,458
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein is a barrier coating composition comprising an organic blend comprising a first component and a second component, the first component comprising latex polymer and the second component being selected from polyurethane emulsion, wax emulsion, and alkyd emulsion, wherein the first component and the second component are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 2:1 to about 20:1, and the latex polymer has a glass transition temperature of less than about 18° C.

Claims (38)

1. A barrier coating composition comprising:

a liquid carrier in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % based on the total weight of the barrier coating composition;

an organic blend comprising a first component and a second component, the first component comprising latex polymer and the second component being selected from polyurethane emulsion, wax emulsion, and alkyd emulsion; and

alumina trihydrate;

wherein the first component and the second component are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 2:1 to about 20:1;

wherein the latex polymer comprises acrylic polymer; and

wherein the latex polymer has a glass transition temperature of less than about 18° C.

2. The barrier coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the second component is polyurethane emulsion, wherein the ratio of the first component to the second component ranges from about 2.5:1 to about 10:1.

3. The barrier coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the organic blend further comprises a third component that is different from each of the first and second components, wherein the third component is a wax emulsion.

4. The barrier coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the second component is alkyd emulsion, wherein the ratio of the first component to the second component ranges from about 3.5:1 to about 15:1.

5. The barrier coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier coating composition further comprises a silane adhesion promoter, wherein the silane adhesion promoter is selected from a glycidyl-functional compound, a compound comprising alkoxy groups, and blends thereof.

6. The barrier coating composition according to claim 5 , wherein the organic blend and the silane adhesion promoter are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 4:1 to about 100:1.

7. A barrier coating composition comprising:

a liquid carrier comprising water;

a blend of a medium chain-stopped oil alkyd emulsion and metal-based catalyst drying agent;

a silane adhesion promoter; and

a first flame retardant comprising one or more of alumina trihydrate, calcium borosilicate, and zinc borate and a second flame retardant that is different than the first flame retardant, the second flame retardant comprising one or more of alumina trihydrate, calcium borosilicate, and zinc borate;

wherein the first flame retardant and the second flame retardant are present at a ratio ranging from about 1:2 to about 2:1;

wherein the chain-stopped oil alkyd emulsion and the adhesion promoter are present in a ratio ranging from about 20:1 to about 40:1; and

wherein the liquid carrier is present in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % based on the total weight of the barrier coating composition.

8. The barrier coating composition according to claim 7 , wherein the blend further comprises a polyurethane emulsion, wherein the medium chain-stopped oil alkyd emulsion and the polyurethane emulsion are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 5:1 to about 15:1.

9. The barrier coating composition according to claim 7 , wherein the silane adhesion promoter comprises 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane.

10. The barrier coating composition according to claim 7 , wherein the silane adhesion promoter comprises alkoxy groups.

11. A barrier coating composition comprising a blend of:

an organic blend comprising a first component and a second component, the first component being different from the second component;

a flame-retardant composition comprising a first flame retardant and a second flame retardant, the first flame retardant and the second flame retardant being different;

wherein the first flame retardant and the second flame retardant are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 3:1 to about 1:3;

wherein the first flame retardant comprises alumina trihydrate; and

wherein the second flame retardant comprises one of calcium borosilicate and zinc borate.

12. The barrier coating composition according to claim 11 , wherein the flame-retardant composition comprises a third flame retardant that is different from the first and second flame retardant, wherein the third flame retardant is selected from the group of alumina trihydrate, calcium borosilicate, and zinc borate.

13. The barrier coating composition according to claim 11 , wherein the second flame retardant is calcium borosilicate.

14. The barrier coating composition according to claim 11 , wherein the second flame retardant is zinc borate.

15. The barrier coating composition according to claim 11 , wherein the barrier coating composition further comprises a liquid carrier in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % based on the total weight of the barrier coating, wherein the liquid carrier comprises water.

16. The barrier coating composition according to claim 11 , wherein the first component comprises latex polymer.

17. The barrier coating composition according to claim 16 , wherein the latex polymer comprises acrylic polymer.

18. The barrier coating composition according to claim 1 wherein the second component comprises an alkyd emulsion with a metal-based catalyst drying agent.

19. The barrier coating composition according to claim 7 , wherein the medium chain-stopped oil alkyd emulsion comprises a metal-based catalyst drying agent.

20. The barrier coating composition according to claim 11 , wherein the organic blend comprises an alkyd emulsion with a metal-based catalyst drying agent.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS TO REMOVE APPL. NO. 17894024 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 062081 FRAME 0523. ASSIGNOR HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064655/0563 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062081/0523 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: ZHANG, LINZHU; HUGHES, JOHN E.; WANG, MICHELLE X.; MASIA, STEVEN L.
To: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060028/0147 →