Patent ID: 6310127
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: C08G,C08L,C09D

Abstract:
An improved coating composition comprising a uniform blend of one or more polymeric binders dispersed in a liquid medium, which liquid medium consists essentially of at least one component selected from the group consisting of water and organic solvents and an anti-sag and anti-settling effective amount of a copolymer comprising a polymeric backbone comprising recurring monomeric units derived from monomers selected from the group consisting of at least one .alpha.-olefin and at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid, said backbone having grafted thereto, by a covalent amide linkage, one or more polymeric grafts comprising at least one recurring monomeric unit selected from the group consisting of--NHC(O)RC(O)NHR.sub.1and--NH--R--C(O)--wherein R is an alkylene group of at least 2 carbon atoms, and R.sub.1 is R or aryl.