Coatings for food containers

US7517559B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bayer MaterialScience AG · DE

Inventors

• Christoph Thiebes · Cologne, DE
• Beate Baumbach · Burscheid, DE
• Eduard Hansel · Wuppertal, DE
• Wolfram Küttner · Bensberg, DE
• Christian Wamprecht · Neuss, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 20, 2004
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2009
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08G2390/40
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to inner coatings of metal food containers and packaging and to a process for their production. The coatings are applied to the inside of at least a portion of the surface area of containers that are in direct contact with foods or other consumable products and subsequently cured. The coatings include