US005854314A  United States Patent  [19J  St. Clair et al.  [11]  Patent Number:  5,854,314  [45]  Date of Patent:  Dec. 29, 1998  [54]  CROSSLINKABLE WATERBORNE  DISPERSIONS OF HYDROXY FUNCTIONAL  POLYDIENE POLYMERS AND AMINO  RESINS  [75]  Inventors:  David John St. Clair,  Houston;  James  Robert Erickson,  Katy, both of Tex.  [73]  Assignee:  Shell Oil Company,  Houston, Tex.  [21]  Appl. No.:  942,514  [22]  Filed:  Oct. 2, 1997  [62]  Division of Ser. No. 679,164, Jul. 12, 1996, Pat. No.  5,721,317, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 479,583, Jun.  7, 1995, abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No.  277,375, Jul. 18, 1994, abandoned.  [51]  Int. Cl. 6  ...............................  C0SK 3/20;  C08L 63/08  [52]  U.S. Cl.  ..........................  523/416;  523/319; 523/322;  525/332.9  [58]  Field of Search  ..................................... 523/319, 322,  523/416; 525/332.9  Related U.S. Application Data  [56]  References Cited  U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS  FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS  [57]  ABSTRACT  11 Claims, No Drawings  5,242,989  9/1993 Bening et al. .......................... 525/384  987432  3/1965  United Kingdom .  Primary Examiner-Melvyn  I. Marquis  Assistant Examiner-D.  Aylward  Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Donald  F.  Haas  A crosslinkable waterborne dispersion of a hydroxy func› tional polydiene polymer composition which comprises: (a)  10 to 65% w of a hydroxy functional polydiene polymer, (b)  0.2 to 25% w of a compatible amino resin, (c) 0.1 to 10% w  of a surfactant which is nonionic or anionic and has a  volatile cation, and ( d) the balance water. The invention also  describes a water-continuous process and an inversion pro› cesses for making such dispersions. 