Patent 7550527 was granted and assigned to Bayer MaterialScience on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to aqueous copolymer dispersions containingA) one or more hydroxy-functional copolymers synthesized froma) one or more OH-free (meth)acrylic esters and/or vinylaromatics,b) one or more hydroxy-functional (meth)acrylic esters,c) one or more ionic and/or potential ionic monomers capable of free-radical copolymerization, andd) one or more optionally monomers other than components a) to c) that are capable of free-radical copolymerization, andB) one or more hydroxy-functional polycarbonate polyols as reactive diluent.