	US 12,305,066 B2
	Coating composition for beverage containers
Denis Perisse, Macon (FR); Sophie Bouvy, Macon (FR); and Thierry Meunier, St Martin de Belle Roche (FR)
Assigned to SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/490,826.
Application 18/490,826 is a continuation of application No. 18/063,393, filed on Dec. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,840,637.
Application 18/063,393 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/036796, filed on Jun. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/038,302, filed on Jun. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132744 A1, Apr. 25, 2024 Prior Publication US 2024/0228820 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09D 151/06 (2006.01); B05D 7/22 (2006.01); B65D 1/16 (2006.01); C08K 5/20 (2006.01); C09D 7/20 (2018.01); C09D 7/63 (2018.01); C09D 7/65 (2018.01); C09D 123/08 (2006.01)

CPC C09D 151/06 (2013.01) [B05D 7/227 (2013.01); B65D 1/165 (2013.01); C08K 5/20 (2013.01); C09D 7/20 (2018.01); C09D 7/63 (2018.01); C09D 7/65 (2018.01); C09D 123/0823 (2013.01); C09D 123/0869 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. An aqueous coating composition comprising:

a carrier fluid;

at least about 50% by weight percent of one or more polyolefin polymers, based on the total resin solids of the coating composition;

a nitrogen-containing carboxyl reactive cross linker; and

a water-dispersible transition metal catalyst;

wherein the aqueous coating composition is an easy open beverage can end coating composition, and wherein the aqueous coating composition, when applied to a cleaned and chrome-free pretreated aluminum panel and cured for 12 seconds to a peak metal temperature of 249° C. to achieve a dried film thickness of approximately 12 grams per square meter, exhibits, if any, 0.5 mm or less of feathering.