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US 2003O162683A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2003/0162683 A1 Nagy et al. (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 28, 2003 (54) HYDROPHOBIZING MICROEMULSIONS (22) Filed: Jun. 27, 2002 WHICH IMPROVE THE PROTECTION, DRYING RATE AND SHINE OF SURFACES Related U.S. Application Data (75) Inventors: Andras Nagy, Akron, OH (US); Joseph (62) Division of application No. 09/549,927, filed on Apr. P. Kennedy, Akron, OH (US); Lonn L. 14, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,462,009. Swinehart, Naples, FL (US) Publication Classification Correspondence Address: Daniel J. Hudak, Jr. (51) Int. Cl. ................................................. C11D 17/00 Hudak & Shunk CO., L.P.A. (52) U.S. Cl. ........................... 510/407; 510/475; 510/504 Suite 808 7 West Bowery Street (57) ABSTRACT Akron, OH 44308-1133 (US) The present invention relates to microemulsion composi tions which can be utilized as coatings to improve the drying (73) Assignee: CAPITAL CHEMICAL COMPANY rate, protection, and Shine of various Surfaces, Specifically metallic vehicle Surfaces. Polyisobutylene, copolymers and (21) Appl. No.: 10/183,262 derivatives thereof are utilized as a hydrophobe. Hydrophobe N. 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The IMPROVE THE PROTECTION, DRYING RATE inventive emulsion replaces mineral Seal oil of prior art AND SHINE OF SURFACES emulsions with more environmentally acceptable simple esters of natural fatty acids having the general Structural FIELD OF THE INVENTION formula: 0001. The present invention relates to microemulsion compositions which improve the drying rate, protection, and Shine of various Surfaces, Specifically metallic Vehicle Sur faces. The coatings of the microemulsion compositions last Significantly longer, more easily remove water, and provide R-C-OR Shinier Surface protection than coating compositions previ ously known in the art. The microemulsion composition applied to Surfaces provides hydrophobized Surfaces and 0009 wherein R-C is from an acid moiety having leads to increased contact angles for water droplets, and thus approximately 12-26 carbon atoms, and R is from an a smaller “footprint” of the water droplets to facilitate their alcohol moiety having approximately 1-5 carbon atoms. In removal. an additional embodiment, the emulsion composition can include an amine oxide coupling Solvent or Solubilizer. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 0010 U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,329 to Tarr, relates to water 0002. In the commercial automatic vehicle wash setting, repellent compositions including a Silico-titanium polymer, it is desirable to apply a vehicle or automotive wash aid Such a cationic, Surface-active quaternary ammonium compound, as a drying agent and/or Synthetic spray wax after the car is and a spreading agent which provides odor detection prop washed and rinsed. The drying agents or Spray waxes are erties. typically applied by Spraying them onto the Surface of the 0011 U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,702 to Kummer, et al., relates automobile during or after the rinse cycle. The drying to a proposed fuel or lubricant composition which contains agent-spray wax compositions electroStatically bond to the one or more polybutyl or polyisobutylamines of the general automobile Surface. Depending on the hydrophobicity of the formula: composition, the residual water which clings to the Surface tends to form beads or is “beaded”. Depending on the characteristics of the drying agents and/or Spray wax, the R2 water will run off the Surface at a certain rate, especially if R-CH -N during the drying Step jets of air are directed tangentially to 1. 2 V the automobile's Surface. Prior art drying agents and Spray R waxes typically utilize an oil based hydrophobe which tend to have poor durability and result in a greasy film which can be left on the windshield or glass Surfaces of an automobile. 0012 where R is a polybutyl- or polyisobutyl radical derived from isobutene and up to 20% by weight of n-butene 0003 U.S. Pat. No. 5,871,590 to Hei et al., relates to a and R2 and R are identical or different and are each touchless car wash composition that can be made from a hydrogen, an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, a primary concentrate and diluted to use concentration using com or Secondary, aromatic or aliphatic aminoalkylene radical or monly available Service water can comprise an ether amine polyaminoalkylene radical, a polyoxyalkylene radical, or a or diamine in particular a fatty ether amine or diamine. hetaryl or hetercyclyl radical, or, together with the nitrogen 0004 U.S. Pat. No. 5,851,272 to Vicenzi, relates to an atom to which they are bonded, form a ring in which further automobile Spray wax composition incorporating an aro hetero atoms may be present. matic compound having at least one of two linear Cs to Co alkyl Substituents, and a preferred embodiment thereof 0013 U.S. Pat. No. 4,547,401 to Shore, is related to the including a compound identified and characterized by a CAS cleaning of the Surface of an object, Such as an automobile, registry number of 68988-79-4. during which the Surface is Subjected to a detergent and then rinsed with water and dried by beading, an optical brightener 0005 U.S. Pat. No. 5,514,419 to Popa et al., relates to a is injected into, or contained in, the detergent and/or the method for treating and protecting a Substrate, Said method rinsing water and/or the beading material. The inclusion of comprising coating the Surface of Said Substrate with a the optical brightener not only improves the appearance of composition comprising a blend of the cleaned object, giving it luster and causing it to gleam, 0006 (a) a polydimethylsiloxane polymer having a but also materially accelerates or improves the beading. viscosity at 25° C. of 5 to 100,000 cS; and 0014 U.S. Pat. No. 4,208,301 to Gammon, relates to 0007 (b) a polyisobutylene oligomer having a num microemulsion defoamer compositions which are oil in ber average molecular weight of 200 to 550. The water colloidal dispersions useful in defoaming aqueous treatment imparts an aesthetically pleasing appear Systems. Such as in paper machines and lateX paints. These ance to the Surfaces of plastic, rubber or leather compositions are prepared by mixing a water dispersible Substrates whereby Surface gloSS is enhanced, but not organic material, ethylene oxide condensate, coupling agent, excessively, as is the case for a comparable all water, basic material and antigelling agent. Silicone treating agent. 0.015 U.S. Pat. No. 3,852,075 to Basadur, relates to a 0008 U.S. Pat. No. 5,391,325 to Swenson et al., relates composition for improving the efficiency of automatic car to emulsion compositions which are used as auto Spray wash establishments by facilitating the drying of cars and for US 2003/0162683 A1 Aug. 28, 2003 imparting a protective coating to hard Surfaces Such as the invention relates to oil-in-water emulsions Suitable for exterior of cars which comprises non-volatile mineral oil, Simultaneous cleaning and coating of finished Surfaces. amine-functional polydimethylsiloxane (AFDS) and cat ionic emulsifier at critical levels and in critical proportions. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method for applying a protective coating to hard Surfaces is also provided. 0024 stable emulsion such as the hydrophobizing micro emulsion compositions of the present invention, in addition 0016 U.S.