bon black that was separately prepared and mixed with the other ingredients and an oxidizing agent.

Matte Paint Composition U.S. Patent 5,760,122. June 2, 1998 0. Susa et al. assignors to Honda Giken Kogyo KK, Chiba, Japan

A matte paint film, for use on an interior article of a vehicle. having a thickness of 8 to 30 pm comprising a film-forming syn- thetic resin componenl, and a mating agent consisting of silica particles having an av- erage particle size equal to or less than 2

pm, and synthetic resin particles having an average particle size of 8 to 50 pm.

Aqueous Polyurethane Coating Composition U.S. Pafent 5,760,12X June 2. 1998 B. Vogt-Birnbrich et al., assignors to Herberfs GmbH. Wupperlal, Germany

An aqueous dispersion of’ one or more polyurethane resins wherein the polyure- thane resin contains siloxane linkages.

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U.S. Patent 5,760,126. June 2, 1998 L.i? Engle et a/., assignors fo 3M Co., SI Paul, Minn.

A water-based composition comprising an aqueour, solution, emulsion, or disper- sion of a w;iter-soluble or water-dispersible polymer or oligomer having at least one anionic moiety, which is capable of react- ing with an oxazoline or oxazine moiety; a water-solutlle or water-dispersible polymer or oligomer having at least one oxazoline or oxazine moiety; and a sol comprising a colloidal dispersion of surface-modified, inorganic microparticles in liquid, said mi- croparticles having polymeric or nonpoly- merit, surface-attached organic moieties; wherein at least one of the components further comprising at least one fluoro- aliphatic moiety.

Curable Coating Composition U.S. Patent 5,760,127. June 2, 1998 B.D. Bammef et ai, assignors to BASF Corp., Southfield, Mich.

A curable coating composition compris- ing a carbamate- or urea-functional com- pound and a compound comprising a plu- rality of groups that are reactive with carbamate or urea.

Multilayer Finish and Waterborne Coating U.S. Patent 5,760,128. June 2, 1998 W. Balfus et a/., assignors to BASF La&e + Farben AG, Muenster-Hiltrup, Germany

A process for the production of a multi- layer finish on a substrate surface comprising reacting a polyester-polyol or a mixture of polyester-polyols with a polyisocyanate or with a mixture of polyisocyanates; when 30 to 60% of Ihe isocyanate groups have re- acted, dispersing the reaction mixture in wa- ter and then completing the reaction to pro- duce crosslinked polymer microparticleh; incorporating the resultant crosslinked poly- mer microparticles into a pigmented, aqueous basecoat: applying the basecoat to a substrate surface: forming a polymer film from the composition applied; applying a transparent topcoat to the basecoat thus obtained; and stoving the basecoat together with the top- coat.

Coating Composition U.S. Patent 5,760,137. June 2, 1998 S. Miyazoe et d., assignors to Nippon Paint Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan

A curable resin composition comprising 5 to 70% by weight of a polymer contain- ing free and Iesterified carboxyl groups; 1 to 70% of a hydroxyl group and epoxy group containing polymer; 1 to 45% of an epoxy group and/or alkoxyl group in the form of’ an alkoxysilyl group containing silicone polymer, and 1 to 70%’ of a polyester resin.

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