Hard surface-treating agent, stain-proofing agent and surface-treating method

• US 6,809,145 B1
• Filed: 11/15/2001
• Issued: 10/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Taiho Industries Co., Ltd. (ICHINEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.)
• Original Assignee: Taiho Industries Co., Ltd. (ICHINEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.)
• Inventors: Takano, Shinji, Okamura, Kiyoshi, Shinohara, Seigo
• Primary Examiner(s): Cain, Edward J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WYROZEBSKI LEE, KATARZYNA I
• Application Number:
  US09/926,072
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 524/275, 524/276, 524/277, 524/430, 524/398, 524/478, 524/480, 524/487, 524/497
• US Class Current: 524/497
• CPC Class Codes: C09G 1/02 containing abrasives or grinding agents abrasives as such C09K3/14; polishing of semi-conductors H01L
• CPC Class Codes: C09G 1/16 on natural or synthetic resins

Abstract

This invention provides a surface-treating agent, as a hard surface-treatment or stain-proofing agent, comprising titanium oxide of an anatase form, a thermoplastic resin and an organic medium, the titanium oxide and the thermoplastic resin being dispersed in the organic medium, wherein the content of the titanium oxide is within the range of 0.05-20 wt % and the content of the thermoplastic resin within the range of 0.05-20 wt %. This surface-treating agent is usable for vehicles such as cars and aircrafts, office furniture, or buildings, and has a good workability, stain-proofing effect and water spot formation-preventing effect.

Claims

1. A hard surface-treating agent, which comprises titanium oxide of an anatase form, a thermoplastic resin and a mixture of an organic solvent and water, said titanium oxide and said thermoplastic resin being dispersed in the mixture of an organic solvent and water, wherein the content of said titanium oxide is within the range of 0.05-20 wt % and the content of the thermoplastic resin within the range of 0.05-20 wt %.

2. A stain-proofing agent, which comprises titanium oxide of an anatase form, a thermoplastic resin and a mixture of an organic solvent and water, said titanium oxide and said thermoplastic resin being dispersed in said mixture of an organic solvent and water, wherein the content of said titanium oxide is within the range of 0.05-20 wt % and the content of said thermoplastic resin within the range of 0.05-20 wt %.

3. A surface treating method, which comprises applying a treating agent comprising titanium oxide of an anatase form, a thermoplastic resin and a mixture of an organic solvent and water, said titanium oxide and said thermoplastic resin being dispersed in said mixture of an organic solvent and water, wherein the content of said titanium oxide is within the range of 0.05-20 wt % and the content of said thermoplastic resin within the range of 0.05-20 wt %.

4. The surface treating method according to claim 3, wherein said titanium oxide has an average particle size of 8-3,000 nm.

5. The surface treating method according to claim 3, wherein the content of said titanium oxide is within the range of 0.1-10 wt %, and the content of said thermoplastic resin within the range of 0.1-10 wt %.

6. The surface treating method according to claim 3, wherein said thermoplastic resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyolefin waxes and modified products thereof, and polyolefin resins and modified products thereof.

7. The surface treating method according to claim 3, wherein said thermoplastic resins is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene wax, polyolefin waxes and modified products thereof, polyolefin resins and modified products thereof.

8. The surface treating method according to claim 5, wherein said organic solvent is of a silicone.

9. The surface treating method according to claim 3, wherein said surface-treating agent contains a surfactant.