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H.R.6651 - Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2011112th Congress (2011-2012)
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Introduced in House (12/12/2012)
112th CONGRESS
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To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes.
Mr. Engel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the "Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2011".
SEC. 2. Border searches and seizures relating to digital electronic devices and media.
(a) Fundamental rules.—The following rules shall apply to any border search or seizure relating to a digital electronic device or digital storage media in the possession of an individual:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no search of the digital contents of the device or media may be based on the power of the United States to search a person and that person's possessions upon entry into the United States, unless that search is based on a reasonable suspicion regarding that person.
(2) No seizure of the digital contents of a device or media, or of the device or media itself, may be based on the power of the United States to search a person and that person's possessions upon entry into the United States, but must be based on some other constitutional authority to make the seizure.
(3) Any search of the digital contents of a device or media must be conducted only by officers who have received appropriate training, in order to minimize the possibility of irreparable damage to, or erasure of, files and the hardware itself, and must be conducted in the presence of a supervisor. At the request of the traveler, such search shall be conducted out of public view.
(4) An individual may be required to turn on the device in order to demonstrate it is a working device.
(b) Supplemental and implementing rules by Secretary of Homeland Security.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
(1) make rules regarding border searches to which subsection (a) applies, detailing—
(A) policies for protecting the integrity of the data;
(B) policies for the length of time seized data will be stored and where and how it will be stored;
(C) policies for whether the downloaded information will be shared and, if so, with what other governmental entities and under what circumstances;
(D) information as to what rights an individual has to ensure that individual's device or media is returned; and
(E) a requirement that a receipt be given immediately to anyone whose device or media is seized with information regarding whom to call for information about the seizure; and
(2) place these rules on the Department of Homeland Security Web site in a manner that makes them readily publicly available.
(c) Definitions.—In this section—
(1) the term "border search" means any search of an individual upon entry into the United States based on the power of the United States to search a person and that person's possessions upon entry to the United States;
(2) the term "digital electronic device" means any electronic device that contains digital data, including laptops, personal digital assistants, wireless phones, ipods, iphones, blackberries, and digital cameras; and
(3) the term "digital storage media" means any memory device that contains or may contain digital data.
SEC. 3. Annual study and report on searches and seizures of travelers by the United States Customs Service.
(a) Study.—The Commissioner of the United States Customs Service shall conduct an annual study of searches and seizures, during the prior year, of the digital contents of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and of seizures of such devices and media, that are based on the power of the United States to search or seize a person and that person's possessions upon entry into the United States. The study shall include the number of such searches and seizures, the race, gender, and national origin of the travelers subject to those searches, the type of searches conducted, and the results of the searches.
(b) Report.—Not later than March 31 of each year, the Commissioner of the Customs Service shall submit to the Congress the annual report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) for the prior year.


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How do we know about God? Is God something that we can see or feel in the same way we discover the world around us? These are simple questions but the answers we give them have profound consequences for our lives, even our world. We have almost 4,000 years of written history and a great deal of that history deals with humanities relationship with God. The Bible as we know it today covers a little bit over 3,000 years of that history. It is one of the main threads that follow the relationship between God and humanity but there are others. The Upanishads from India the Taoist literature from China, Shinto in Japan and countless others are all part of this story, many quite different because the cultures they spring out of developed almost entirely independent from each other.
As our world grows smaller and smaller due to the almost instant communication and travel that once took years can be accomplished in hours, our independent faith histories are colliding with one another with often violent results. Nowhere is this more evident than the Middle East. It is a war of cultures more than a war of religions for our understanding of God is informed by personal attitudes and beliefs more than by the Word of God as it proceeds from anyone's understanding of God.
The problem is the same now is as it has been since the beginning of recorded history, when there is uncertainty we always create God in our own image. When you consider that this tendency is world- wide you begin to see the scope of the problem. God comes to us and all people through revelation, God revealing God's self to individuals and groups of individuals and ultimately to a whole culture. No matter how clearly God speaks we can do nothing other than interpret God's word the lens of personal experience and cultural wisdom. Unfortunately both are inadequate to the task. We find ourselves at the beginning of this century in a tangle of cultures where individuals are certain that they alone hold the truth where each of us is unwilling to see God's love and truth in any other culture.
With Christ came an even deeper revelation of the God we serve, he told us that people could recognize his followers by how they loved one another, he even went a step further when he taught us that we should love our enemies. Yet that one of the first Christian against Christian was fought over human interpretation of the doctrine of the Trinity a metaphor not from the Bible but a way the early church sought to understand the nature of God.
If we serve a God of love as Jesus taught us we most certainly do, how are we going to serve that cause of love and peace in a world just awakening to the reality that we have got to find a way to live together without coming to blows.
St. Paul provides us some insight into our dilemma in the way he speaks to the church conflict in Corinth. This Apostle of the God of love, the Prince of Peace tells us:
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. 9 For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:8 - 14:1
In this short passage we are given new ways to understand not just who we are as individuals but a new direction for the church itself. First of all Paul makes clear that prophecies, i.e. revelations and doctrines are not at the center of our faith. In fact we are told clearly that we understand only in part and that even then these things are not the most vital part of our faith. He tells us dramatically that now we see in a mirror, dimly, and as we grow into our faith at the end of days we would know truly even as we are truly known by our God. It is faith, hope and love that are important now and will remain at the center of our life of faith throughout eternity.
This understanding is I believe to be the center of our faith as we move through this time of colliding cultures. Learning to love and listen may be the only way we can truly follow our Lord of Love in this new day we live in.
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June 2015


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"To this point we have been in all these games, and we have had opportunities," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "The guys are really competing. We've been in all these games with some really good teams, and that says a lot about what is going on in the clubhouse.
Jim Johnson (0-1), who also issued a two-out walk to Josh Willingham, was dealt with the loss, his first since July 27 of last season.
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Nick Markakis went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in defeat, while Adam Jones had two hits and three RBI.
Davis, who was chasing MLB history after homering for a fourth consecutive game to start the season, had one hit and an RBI.
Baltimore starter Chris Tillman struggled, allowing five runs on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings. The remaining Orioles relievers, however, gave up just two hits, but the final one was costly.
The Orioles struck early in the first with two runs as Jones' swinging bunt scored Manny Machado and then Markakis came around from second base after Minnesota starter Vance Worley's throw to first sailed past Morneau.
Worley gave up 10 hits and five runs -- four earned -- over five innings. He gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings in his Minnesota debut, a 4-2 defeat to Detroit on Monday.
The Twins got on the board in the second as Brian Dozier hit a sacrifice fly to center scoring Morneau. The visitors took the lead in the third as Ryan Doumit plated home a run with a single, followed by Trevor Plouffe's sacrifice fly and then Parmelee had the green light on a 3-0 count which he took over the right field wall to make it 5-3.
Jones tied the game with a single up the middle in the fifth scoring Nate McLouth and Machado.
"The defense, bullpen and everything is going to come together. We gave ourselves a chance to win. That is all you can really ask for," Davis said.
Davis has 17 RBI through the first five games of the season. He became just
the fourth player in MLB history to hit a homer in the first four games to
start the season with a game-changing grand slam in Friday's home opening win
over the Twins ... Tillman went 9-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 15 starts last season.
Former Heisman Trophy winners Matt Leinart, Eric Crouch and Rashaan Salaam are among 76 Football Bowl Subdivision players on the ballot for election into the 2016 class of the College Football Hall of Fame.
The regular season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has reached its midpoint, with 13 races completed and 13 to go before the championship Chase begins.
The Houston Texans have signed defensive lineman Brandon Deaderick, who played last season with the New Orleans Saints.
The Toronto Blue Jays activated catcher Dioner Navarro from the 15-day disabled list following a 2-0 loss to the Washington Nationals in the opener of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, the team said.
The Montreal Canadiens revealed on Tuesday that defenseman Jeff Petry has agreed to terms on a six-year contract extension.


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A fast-drying coating composition intended primarily as an automotive clear coat that may be cured at ambient conditions is provided with VOC less than 4.0 (preferably about 3.5) by the use as a major film-forming component an acrylic polyol that is the product of a combination of alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers and hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, at least one of which in a specific embodiment is the reaction product of a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and ε-caprolactone. The coating composition further includes a curing agent reactive with hydroxyl groups, particularly a polyisocyanate.
1. A non-aqueous coating composition comprising:
(A) 50 to 80 weight percent, based on total resin solids of (A) and (B), of an acrylic polyol comprising the polymerization product of:
(i) 20 to 70 percent hydroxy functional acrylate monomers comprising:
(a) 0.5 to 15 percent of acrylate or methacrylate in which the esterifying group is the residue of a glycidyl group and includes a branched alkyl group;
(b) 5 to 40 percent of acrylate or methacrylate in which the esterifyinig group is a hydroxy ester having one or more ester groups; and
(c) 0 to 40 percent of one or more hydroxyalkyl acrylate or hydroxyalkyl methacrylate monomers different from (a) or (b);
(ii) 30 to 80 percent acrylate monomers without functional groups reactive with isocyanate; and
(iii) 0 to 5 percent unsaturated acid monomer;
wherein the percentages of each of the acrylic polyol constituents is based upon total resin solids weight of all the acrylic polyol constituents;
(B) 20 to 50 weight percent, based on total resin solids of (A) and (B), of a curing agent reactive with hydroxyl groups;
the percentages based on weight of total resin solids of the composition; and
(C) diluent consisting essentially of organic liquid;
wherein the volatile organic content of the coating composition is less than 4.0 pounds per gallon in a non-aqueous composition.
2. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein the acrylic polyol (A) comprises the polymerization product of:
25 to 60 percent of the monomer component (i);
1 to 10 percent of the monomer component (a);
10 to 35 percent of the monomer component (b);
5 to 35 percent of the monomer component (c);
40 to 75 percent of the monomer component (ii); and
0to 5 percent of the monomer component (iii);
the percentages based upon total resin solids weight of all the acrylic polyol constituents.
3. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein:
monomer component (i) is employed in an amount of 30 to 55 percent;
monomer component (ii) is employed in an amount of 45 to 65 percent; and
monomer component (iii) is employed in an amount of 0.1 to 2 percent;
the percentages based upon total resin solids weight of all the acrylic polyol constituents.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein monomer component (b) comprises a compound of the following structure: ##STR6## where R7 is H or CH3, R8 is an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
R9 is an alkylene group having 5 carbon atoms; and
n is 1 to 20.
5. The coating composition of claim 4 wherein the monomer component (a) comprises an acrylate or methacrylate having the structure: ##STR7## where R1 =H or CH3, ##STR8## R3 is H or an alkyl group, R4 is an alkyl group, and
R5 is an alkyl group containing at least four carbon atoms.
6. The composition of claim 5 wherein R3, R4, and R5 contain a total of at least 8 carbon atoms.
7. The composition of claim 1 wherein curing agent (B) comprises at least one polyisocyanate.
8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the acrylic polyol (A) is separate from the curing agent (B).
9. The composition of claim 1 wherein monomer component (iii) comprises isobornyl acrylate or methacrylate.
10. The composition of claim 9 wherein monomer component (iii) further comprises a vinyl aromatic compound and an acrylate or methacrylate different from isobornyl methacrylate.
11. The coating composition of claim 7 wherein the major polyisocyanate component of curing agent (B) is an isocyanurate of hexamethylene diisocyanate.
12. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein said coating composition is a clear coat composition.
13. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein said coating composition contains a pigment.
14. The coating composition of claim 1 further including a metal-containing catalyst, organic diluent, an ultraviolet light stabilizer, and an ultraviolet light absorber.
15. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein the volatile organic content of the coating composition is less than 3.6 pounds per gallon.
16. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein the curable film-forming components consist essentially of (A) and (B).
17. The coating composition of claim 4 wherein n is 1 to 5.
18. The coating composition of claim 4 wherein n is 1.
19. The coating composition of claim 17 wherein monomer component (b) comprises the reaction product of a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate and ε-caprolactone.
20. The coating composition of claim 18 wherein monomer component (b) comprises the reaction product of hydroxyethyl methacrylate and ε-caprolactone.
This invention relates to a curable coating composition particularly adapted for use as a clear top coat for automobiles which has fast drying speed. More particularly, the type of coating involved is that which includes as the primary binder constituents an acrylic polyol and a curing agent, typically a polyisocyanate.
Automobiles are sometimes coated with a plurality of layers, typically a pigmented base coating composition onto which is subsequently applied a different top coating composition. The top coat is frequently referred to as "clear," that is, substantially without pigment, but minor amounts of pigments or other materials that affect the appearance of the automobile may be included. Acrylic polyol based top coats are particularly useful for their compatibility with a wide variety of base coating compositions.
An important factor in the productivity of an automobile painting operation is the speed with which the top coat dries to a condition that is no longer tacky. "Drying" in this context does not entail completing the curing reactions, but rather an initial surface hardening due primarily to solvent evaporation. Although acrylic polyol based coating compositions have a desirable combination of properties, it has been desired to shorten the dry time of this type of coating. It was known to increase drying speed by selecting monomers that increase the Tg (glass transition temperature) of the acrylic polyol. In particular, increasing the methacrylate monomer content of the acrylic polyol was known as a way to increase Tg (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,279,862 and 5,314,953). Some attempts to further increase drying speed, especially under ambient conditions, have heretofore not been as successful as desired because increased drying speed has generally been accompanied by an undesirable degradation in the appearance of the final coating. A more successful approach to increasing cure speed while maintaining other important properties is the subject matter of commonly owned, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/086,919 filed May 29, 1998. It would be desirable to further improve upon the compositions disclosed in that application by reducing the volatile organic content.
Reducing the amounts of volatile organic solvents in automobile refinish coatings is challenging because the high appearance standards for automotive coatings are particularly difficult to achieve with coating compositions having reduced amounts of organic solvents. For use as an automotive refinish coating, there is the further requirement that the coating composition be capable of ambient temperature cure or, at most, a forced heating step with a slightly elevated temperature. Automotive refinish clear coatings have the additional requirement that the clear coating should not exhibit a significant amount of yellowing since this can detract from the appearance of the underlying pigmented coating.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,279,862 and 5,314,953 (Corcoran et al.) disclose fast drying auto refinish coating compositions that rely upon a high methacrylate monomer content in the acrylic polyol portion of the binder resin. Reducing organic volatiles is not an objective of these patents.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,514,755 (Fenn et al.) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,741,880 (Valpey et al.) are directed to reducing organic volatile content of auto refinish coatings. To attain higher solids content compositions, lower molecular weight polymers are the objective of these patent. In particular, the patents discloses the use of acrylic polyols made from monomers that include substantial portions of isobornyl methacrylate.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,753,756 (Aerts et al.) also deals with reducing the volatile content of auto refinish coatings, wherein the approach is to use a complex hydroxy functional oligoester in the binder resin. The use of caprolactones is mentioned as part of the synthesis of these oligoesters (column 4).
French Patent Publication No. 2 452 500 discloses generally the use of glycidyl compounds reacted with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid as a component of acrylic polyols.
Accordingly, there is a need for a fast drying automotive refinish clear coating composition which not only has excellent physical properties and appearance, but also meets increasingly stringent requirements for lower volatile organic content.
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a clear automotive refinish coating composition of the type containing as the primary resin components an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound. Advantageously, the coating composition of the present invention exhibits the combination of a volatile organic content not exceeding 4.0 pounds per gallon, preferably not exceeding 3.6 pounds per gallon, excellent appearance properties, and exceptionally fast drying times for a coating of this type. The acrylic polyol that is used is novel and is characterized by relatively low viscosity for this type of polymer.
The coating compositions of the present invention contain as the primary binder components 50 to 80 weight percent of an acrylic polyol (A) and 20 to 50 weight percent of a curing agent (B) reactive with hydroxyl groups, such as a polyisocyanate. The weight percentages above are based on the total resin solids weight of (A) plus (B). The improvement here lies in the acrylic polyol which is prepared from reactants comprising:
(i) 20 to 70 percent, preferably 25 to 60 percent, most preferably 30 to 55 percent hydroxy functional acrylate monomers;
(ii) 30 to 80 percent, preferably 40 to 75 percent, most preferably 45 to 65 percent unsaturated monomers without functional groups reactive with isocyanate; and
(iii) 0 to 5 percent unsaturated acid monomer.
Hydroxy functional acrylate monomer component (i) above includes at least two different selected types (a) and (b), and optionally a third type (c), as follows:
(a) 0.5 to 15 percent, preferably 1 to 10 percent of a monomer that comprises an acrylate or methacrylate in which the esterifying group is the residue of a glycidyl group which is, in turn, bound to a terminal group that includes a branched alkyl group, preferably a tertiary alkyl group, as in structure (I) herein;
(b) 5 to 40 percent, preferably 10 to 35 percent, of a monomer that is an acrylate or methacrylate in which the esterifying group is a hydroxyl ester having one or more ester groups, as in structure (II) herein; and
(c) 0 to 40 percent, preferably 5 to 35 percent, of one or more hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate monomers different from (a) or (b).
The percentages for the acrylic polyol constituents are based on total resin solids weight of all the monomers that constitute the acrylic polyol.
The coating composition of the present invention comprises two components that are maintained as separate packages until immediately prior to use. One component (A) contains acrylic polyol, and the other component (B) contains a curing agent reactive with the hydroxyl groups in the first component. Preferably, the curing agent includes a polyisocyanate, but may comprise other known curing agents reactive with hydroxyl groups such as melamine-formaldehyde compounds and anhydrides. The reaction product of components (A) and (B) comprises the primary film-forming portion of the coating composition. Optimized commercial embodiments of the coating composition may optionally include additional ingredients such as diluents (e.g., solvents and/or reactive resinous diluents), catalysts, ultraviolet light absorbers or stabilizers, and pigments as are conventional in the art. These additional ingredients may be included in either or both components. These coating compositions are particularly useful for automotive finishes, especially as clear top coats over a pigmented base coat, and can be applied over a variety of base coats. In a particular commercial application of the present invention, the coating composition is intended for use in refinishing automobiles, wherein drying of the film-forming polymer is effected at or near ambient temperatures.
The acrylic polyol is made by addition polymerization of at least two types of unsaturated monomers: (i) acrylate monomers having hydroxyl groups and (ii) unsaturated monomers without functional groups reactive with isocyanate. Optionally, the monomers from which the acrylic polyol is made may additionally include monomer type (iii) comprised of one or more unsaturated carboxylic acid. Based on resin solids weight of the total monomer combination used to make the acrylic polyol (A), the hydroxyl monomers (i) are included in amounts of 20 to 70 percent, preferably 25 to 60 percent, most preferably 30 to 55 percent. The non-functional monomers (ii) are included in amounts of 30 to 80 percent, preferably 40 to 75 percent, most preferably 45 to 65 percent. The acid monomers (iii) may be included in amounts of 0 to 5 percent, preferably 0.1 to 2 percent.
The unsaturated hydroxy functional monomers (i) from which the acrylic polyol is made comprise a combination of: 0.5 to 15 percent, preferably 1 to 10 percent of a monomer (a) to be described below; 5 to 40 percent, preferably 10 to 35 percent, of a monomer (b) to be described below; and 0 to 40 percent, preferably 5 to 35 percent, of one or more other unsaturated monomers (c) to be described below. having hydroxyl groups, preferably hydroxyalkyl acrylates, wherein the percentages are based on total resin solids weight of the monomer mixture used to make the acrylic polyol. Monomers (a), (b), and (c) will be described in the following paragraphs.
Monomer (a) is a compound of structure (I) as follows: ##STR1## where R1 =H or CH3, ##STR2## R3 is H or an alkyl group, R4 is an alkyl group, and
R5 is an alkyl group containing at least four carbon atoms.
The monomer (a), i.e., the compound of structure (I), comprises an acrylate or methacrylate in which the esterifying group is the residue of a glycidyl group which is, in turn, bound to a terminal group that includes a branched alkyl group, preferably a tertiary alkyl group. At least one of the alkyl branches in the terminal group may include a chain four or more carbon atoms in length. Preferably the branched alkyl group includes at least eight carbon atoms. A branched alkyl structure in the terminal group is believed to be particularly advantageous for attaining optimal results with the present invention. Surprisingly, the substantial chain length of monomer (a) and its inclusion of alkyl groups of substantial length permit the acrylic polyols into which it is polymerized to have very rapid drying rates without a substantial loss of hardness in the final coating that might otherwise be expected of such a structure. Good gloss and flow properties are also attained with the preferred embodiments.
Monomer (a) may be synthesized by reacting acrylic or methacrylic acid with a monoepoxide having substantial hydrocarbon chain length, such as commercially available epoxidized alpha olefins of the formula: ##STR3## where R6 includes a branched alkyl group having at least 6 carbon atoms, preferably at least 8 carbon atoms. Polyepoxides such as certain of the commercially available family of EPON products may be used if partially defunctionalized to form monoepoxides. Epoxies with little or no aromatic content are preferred for automotive coatings. Preferably, the terminal group in the esterifying group of monomer (a) itself includes an ester group, in which case the monomer may be the reaction product of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and CARDURA E (a glycidyl ester of Versatic acid sold by Shell Chemical Company). Versatic acid is a proprietary, synthetic blend of isomers of saturated tertiary alkyl monoacid having nine to eleven carbon atoms. The (meth)acrylic and CARDURA E reaction yields the following structure: ##STR4## where the groups are as defined above. Alternatively, monomer (a) with an ester-containing terminal group may be produced from the reaction of glycidyl acrylate or glycidyl methacrylate with a long chain organic acid such as Versatic acid, neodecanoic acid, or isostearic acid. The branched structures of the preferred acids are believed to be advantageous. The use of monomer (a) in automobile refinish coating compositions is the subject matter of commonly owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/086,919 filed on May 29, 1998.
Monomer (b) is a compound having structure (II): ##STR5## where R7 is H or CH3. R8 is an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
R9 is an alkylene group typically having 5 carbon atoms.
n is 1 to 20, usually 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 2.
Monomer (b) may be characterized as an acrylate or methacrylate in which the esterifying group is itself an ester having one or more ester groups and a hydroxyl group. Commercially available monomers of this type are typically produced from the reaction of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates with lactones. The choice of the particular (meth)acrylate determines R8 in the structure (II), wherein the hydroxyalkyl group contains at least two carbon atoms. Substantially larger numbers of carbon atoms are possible in the hydroxyalkyl group, but acrylates having more than six carbon groups in the hydroxyalkyl group are not readily available commercially. For the lactone used to make the hydroxy(poly)ester acrylate, ε-caprolactone is highly preferred for its desirable ring-opening characteristics. Thus, R9 in structure (II) is typically C5. Examples of commercial monomers of this type are reaction products of hydroxyethyl methacrylate with ε-caprolactone, and are sold under the name TONE by Union Carbide and Chemicals Company and under the name PLACCEL by Daicel Chemical Industries. These products contain the reaction products of one mole of hydroxyethyl methacrylate with one to five moles of ε-caprolactone, but substantially larger amounts of ε-caprolactone may be used to produce longer polyester chains. The 1:1 molar ratio product is preferred in the present invention for the sake of its minimized OH equivalent weight, but other ratios may be used, particularly if sufficient OH functionality is provided in the other monomers from which the acrylic polyol is made.
Monomer (c) comprises other hydroxy group-containing unsaturated monomers that are included to provide the desired total hydroxy functionality to the acrylic polyol beyond that provided by monomers (a) and (b), if needed. Monomer (c) is generally selected to be less costly than monomers (a) and (b) and may include one or more compounds. Examples of suitable hydroxy-containing unsaturated monomers (c) are vinyl monomers such as hydroxyalkyl acrylates and methacrylates, including the acrylic acid and methacrylic acid esters of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. Typically, these acrylates and methacrylates have 2 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group. Also useful are hydroxy-containing esters and/or amides of unsaturated acids such as maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid and the like. Most commonly, monomer (c) comprises hydroxyalkyl acrylates and hydroxyalkyl methacrylates, for example hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 1-hydroxybutyl acrylate or methacrylate, and 2-hydroxybutyl acrylate or methacrylate. An acrylate with a secondary hydroxy group, such as hydroxypropyl methacrylate, is particularly advantageous.
Monomer group (ii) included in the polymerization of the acrylic polyol of the present invention includes other unsaturated copolymerizable materials selected from a wide range of compounds. Preferably, the major portion consists of vinyl monomers, more specifically acrylates. Typical acrylates may include alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl acrylates and methacrylates having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in the esterifying group. Examples of particularly useful acrylate monomers are butyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, and n-butyl methacrylate. Other monomers that may be considered useful include lauryl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, and cyclohexyl methacrylate. Another type of vinyl monomer that may be included are the aromatic vinyl compounds such as styrene. Other copolymerizable monomers which optionally may be included in the monomer group (ii) are ethylenically unsaturated materials such as monoolefinic and diolefinic hydrocarbons, unsaturated esters of organic and inorganic acids, amides and esters of unsaturated acids, nitriles, and unsaturated acids. Examples of such monomers include 1,3-butadiene, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, alpha-methyl styrene, alpha-methyl chlorostyrene, vinyl butyrate, vinyl acetate, allyl chloride, divinyl benzene, diallyl itaconate, triallyl cyanurate. Because the acrylic polyol of the present invention is intended to have relatively low molecular weight for the sake of reduced viscosity, the particular species chosen for the monomer group (ii) preferably include a substantial quantity of one or more monomers that have the characteristic of raising the glass transition temperature (Tg)of the acrylic polyol. Monomers that may serve this purpose include substituted and unsubstituted isobornyl (meth)acrylate, trimethylcyclohexyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, and cyclohexyl methacrylate. Isobornyl methacrylate is particularly preferred for this purpose, and in preferred embodiments, it constitutes at least 20 weight percent of the total monomer content. It should be understood that monomer group (ii) may include mixtures.
It has been found useful in some cases to include a third category of monomers (iii) to make the acrylic polyol. These are acid functional monomers, a small amount of which extends the pot life of the coating composition. Virtually any unsaturated acid functional monomer may serve this purpose, for example, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, and half esters of unsaturated dicarboxylic acids such as maleic acid. Inclusion of these monomers is optional, since increasing pot life may not be needed in all cases. When included, the amount of monomer (iii) is preferably limited so as to not interfere with the intended crosslinking reaction between components (A) and (B). Thus, monomer (iii) typically constitutes no more than 5, preferably no more than 2, weight percent resin solids of the total monomer combination comprising the acrylic polyol. For an appreciable effect in those embodiments that include it, monomer (iii) is used in amounts of at least 0.1 weight percent.
The acrylic polyol used in formulating preferred embodiments of automotive refinish coating compositions generally have a hydroxyl number ranging from about 40 to about 110, preferably from about 60 to about 95, and more preferably from about 65 to about 80 mg KOH/gram of polymer determined by potentiometric techniques. The acrylic polyols generally have a number average molecular weight ranging from 500 to 4000, preferably from 1000 to 2500, the molecular weight determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene as standard.
In the practice of preferred embodiments of the invention, the curing agent of component (B) comprises a polyisocyanate curing agent which is capable of reacting with the active hydrogens in the acrylic polyol to give a thermosetting coating. A combination of two or more polyisocyanates is sometimes found to be useful.
Examples of polyisocyanates that may be used in component (B) are aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, and aromatic polyisocyanates, including mixtures thereof. Typically, the polyisocyanate is a diisocyanate, preferably an aliphatic isocyanate. Examples of suitable aliphatic diisocyanates include 1,4-tetramethylene diisocyanate and 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. Examples of suitable aromatic diisocyanates are 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate and toluene diisocyanate. Examples of suitable cycloaliphatic diisocyanates include 1,4-cyclohexyl diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, 4,4'-methylene-bis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate). Triisocyanates such as TMXDI-TMP aliphatic triisocyanate available from Cytec Industries, Inc., can also be used. Isocyanurates and biurets of the diisocyanates described above can also be used. Preferably, the polyisocyanate materials included in the curing agent (B) of the present invention are selected from those that yield relatively great molecular weight increase to compensate for the relatively low molecular weight of the acrylic polyol component (A). For this reason, curing agent (B) preferably comprises a major portion of the isocyanurate of hexamethylene diisocyanate.
The amounts of acrylic polyol and polyisocyanate curing agent which are used in the practice of the invention are preferably adjusted so that the equivalent ratio of isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups is within the range of 0.8:1 to 1.5:1, preferably slightly greater than 1:1. Isocyanate to hydroxyl equivalent ratios greater than this ratio are not preferred because hardness and durability of the resultant coating may suffer; whereas ratios lower than this ratio are not preferred because flexibility of the resultant coating may suffer.
In addition to the film-forming components, other adjuvant resins such as polyesters can also be added to the formulation of the composition of the present invention. Usually, these polyesters are polyester polyols which are designed to be cured with a polyisocyanate. The polyesters are formed by the polyesterification of an organic polycarboxylic acid or its functional equivalent thereof with an organic polyol. Among the acids which can be used are phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, hexa-hydrophthalic acid, azeleic acid and dimerized fatty acid including mixtures. Examples of suitable polyols are ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol, trimethylpentanediol and trimethylolpropane including mixtures. Also, polycaprolactone-type polyesters may be employed which are formed from reaction of a cyclic lactone such a epsilon-caprolactone with a polyol or a hydroxy acid such as ethylene glycol and dimethylolpropionic acid.
Also present in preferred embodiments of the compositions intended for automotive coatings are constituents to resist the affect of solar ultraviolet radiation. These include ultraviolet light stabilizers and ultraviolet light absorbers, and preferably both are included. When they are included, effective amounts of ultraviolet light stabilizers and absorbers are each typically in the range of 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight, preferably 1.5 to 2.5 percent by weight, the percentages based on the total weight of solids of the curing composition. A variety of ultraviolet light stabilizers well known to those skilled in the art can be used. Especially useful are the UV stabilizers and absorbers commercially available under the name TINUVIN� from Ciba-Geigy Company.
When formulated as automotive refinish coatings, the compositions of the present application include organic liquid diluent, typically in an amount of between 25 to 40 percent by weight of the total composition. Additional liquid diluent is commonly added at the point of use in the form of a viscosity reducer in accordance with the particular equipment and conditions at the paint shop, which may further increase the total solvent content. By liquid diluent is meant a volatile solvent or non-solvent which is removed after the coating is applied and which reduces viscosity sufficiently to permit control of coating thickness, flow, uniformity, and appearance in whatever coating application technique (viz., spraying) is used. Also, diluents assist in substrate wetting, resinous component compatibility, package stability, and coalescence or film formation. Suitable solvents include aliphatic solvents such as VM & P naphtha; aromatic petroleum distillates such as toluene and xylene; cycloaliphatic solvents like cyclohexane; ketones like methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and methyl amyl ketone; alcohols such as ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol and diacetone alcohol; acetates like butyl acetate and hexyl acetate; and mono and dialkyl ethers of ethylene, propylene and diethylene glycol such as ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol ether, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate. Pentanedione may optionally be included as a solvent and pot life extender.
Metal catalysts are used in the coating compositions of present invention for facilitating the cure of compositions containing hydroxyl and isocyanate groups. Preferably, the metal catalysts are formed from tin, cobalt, calcium and cesium, preferably from tin. Such metal catalysts are known in the art for accelerating the reaction of hydroxyl-containing organic molecules with isocyanates to form urethane groups. Representative of such catalysts are metal salts of carboxylic acids, diorganometallic oxides, mono- and diorganometallic carboxylates, and the like. Specific examples of such metal catalysts are calcium naphthanate, cesium naphthanate, cobalt naphthanate, dibutyl tin dilaurate, dibutyl tin diacetate, dibutyl tin octoate and dibutyl tin naphthanate. Such catalysts are used in curing polyisocyanate-polyol compositions in an amount selected to provide the particular performance level desired, and may range from 0 to 0.10 percent by weight of the solids content of such compositions. In preferred commercial embodiments, the amount of metal catalyst of the type disclosed above is typically in the range of 0.05 to 5.0 percent, the percentages based on the total weight of the solids of the curing compositions.
The film-forming compositions of the present invention are particularly adapted to be formulated into clear coating compositions. However, they could be formulated with pigments to form pigmented coating compositions. The pigments may be any of the conventional types comprising, for example, iron oxides, lead oxides, strontium chromate, carbon black, coal dust, titanium dioxide, talc, barium sulfate, as well as color pigments such as cadmium yellow, cadmium red, chromium yellow and metallic pigments such as aluminum flake or pearlescent pigments. The pigment content of the paint is usually expressed as the pigment-to-resin weight ratio. In the practice of the invention, when the film-forming coating compositions of the present invention contain a pigment, the pigment-to-resin weight ratios may be as high as 2:1 and for most pigmented coatings are within the range of 0.05 to 1:1.
The packages containing the components of the coating composition are typically combined together with mild agitation prior to application. The coating compositions are typically applied by spray application although other well known modes of application can be utilized. As mentioned above, the coating composition is typically applied as a clear topcoat over a pigmented base coat, including a variety of conventionally known base coats. The clear topcoat is applied at a generally uniform film thickness, which may typically be in the range of about 2 to about 4 mils dry film thickness. The coating compositions can be cured at ambient temperatures. Alternatively, even greater speed may be attained by using slightly elevated temperatures, e.g., temperatures ranging from 30� C. to 60� C.
The coating compositions of the present invention dry rapidly, with dust-free times of 15 to 20 minutes or less being attainable. Determination of dust-free time is described in the examples. Tack-free times (determined by thumb pressure) of some embodiments are on the order of 60 minutes to 75 minutes. The final films are smooth, flexible, hard, and durable. The coating compositions are particularly useful for application over a variety of aqueous and non-aqueous pigmented base coats, both thermoplastic and thermosetting. Because of their fast drying rate, they are especially useful in automotive refinish applications.
The invention is further illustrated by the specific embodiments set forth in the examples. Examples 1 through 6 present a comparison of the invention with a composition disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,514,755. Examples 1 and 2 are acrylic polyols of the type disclosed in that patent, while Examples 3-6 are embodiments of the present invention. Examples A, B, C, and D are isocyanate-cured, two component coating compositions that include the acrylic polyols of Examples 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Test results of these coatings examples are reported in Table 1. All compositional values in the examples are in parts by weight unless indicated otherwise.
__________________________________________________________________________ Example Example Example Example Example ExampleMonomer 1 2 3 4 5 6__________________________________________________________________________Hydroxypropyl 13 30 13 21.2 24 22methacrylateIsobornyl 25 25 25 25 25 25methacrylateButyl 12 9.1 6 12 5 6methacrylateStyrene 27 22.2 21.2 21 23 21Cardura E/acrylic acid 5 5 5 5 5 5adductAcrylic acid 1 1 1 1 1 14-Hydroxybutyl 17 7.7 -- -- -- --acrylateTONE M-201* -- -- 28.8 14.8 17 20__________________________________________________________________________ *TONE M201 is the reaction product of one mole of hydroxyethyl methacrylate and one mole of caprolactone commercially available from Union Carbide. An equivalent product is available under the name PLACCEL FM1 from Daicel Chemical Industries (Japan).
The polymerization procedure was the same for each of the examples. Xylene was added to a pressure reactor and heated to 155� C. The monomers, along with an initiator, di-tertiaryamyl peroxide in additional xylene, were added to the vessel over a period of three hours. Following the reaction, the feed lines were rinsed with xylene, an additional charge of initiator was fed into the vessel, and then a final rinse of xylene. Solids content was adjusted to a target value of 67.5 percent by adding methyl amyl ketone. The polymer products were formulated into coatings compositions in the following Examples A through D.
______________________________________ Formula SolidComponent A Weight Resin______________________________________Acrylic polyol of 100.26 66.69Example 1TINUVIN 3841 1.22 1.16BYK 3062 1.74 0.21TINUVIN 2923 0.57 0.57Dibutyl tin dilaurate 0.08 0.08Methyl amyl ketone 10.00Methyl isobutyl ketone 8.67Component BHDT-LV polyisocyanate4 31.29 31.29ReducerDT-870 solvent blend5 15.88Pentanedione6 5.29______________________________________% Wt Equivalents RatioSolid VOC NCO/OH______________________________________57.14 3.50 1.18______________________________________ 1 Ultraviolet absorber available from CibaGeigy Corp. 2 Silicone wetting agent and flow control additive from Byk Chemie USA.. 3 Hindered amine light stabilizer bis(1,2,2,6,6pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl) sebacate from CibaGeigy Corp. 4 Isocyanurate of hexamethylene diisocyanate in methyl ethyl ketone commercially available form Rhone Poulenc. 5 Organic solvent blend available from PPG Industries, Inc. 6 Solvent and pot life extender available from Union Carbide Chemicals Plastics Corporation.
______________________________________ Formula SolidComponent A Weight Resin______________________________________Acrylic polyol of 92.70 61.62Example 2TINUVIN 3841 1.22 1.16BYK 3062 1.74 0.21TINUVIN 2923 0.57 0.57Dibutyl tin dilaurate 0.08 0.08Methyl amyl ketone 10.00Methyl isobutyl ketone 11.17Component BHDT-LV polyisocyanate4 36.36 36.36ReducerDT-870 solvent blend5 15.88Pentanedione6 5.29______________________________________% Wt Equivalents RatioSolid VOC NCO/OH______________________________________57.14 3.51 1.18______________________________________
______________________________________ Formula SolidComponent A Weight Resin______________________________________Acrylic polyol of 102.60 66.69Example 3TINUVIN 3841 1.22 1.16BYK 3062 1.74 0.21TINUVIN 2923 0.57 0.57Dibutyl tin dilaurate 0.08 0.08Methyl amyl ketone 10.00Methyl isobutyl ketone 6.33Component BHDT-LV polyisocyanate4 31.29 31.29ReducerDT-870 solvent blend5 15.88Pentanedione6 5.29______________________________________% Wt Equivalents RatioSolid VOC NCO/OH______________________________________57.14 3.53 1.18______________________________________
______________________________________ Formula SolidComponent A Weight Resin______________________________________Acrylic polyol of 103.78 66.69Example 4TINUVIN 3841 1.22 1.16BYK 3062 1.74 0.21TINUVIN 2923 0.57 0.57Dibutyl tin dilaurate 0.08 0.08Methyl amyl ketone 10.00Methyl isobutyl ketone 5.14Component BHDT-LV polyisocyanate4 31.29 31.29ReducerDT-870 solvent blend5 15.88Pentanedione6 5.29______________________________________% Wt Equivalents RatioSolid VOC NCO/OH______________________________________57.15 3.52 1.18______________________________________
The viscosities of each of the coating compositions of Examples A through D was tested by means of a Brookfield LVT viscometer at three different times: immediately after mixing the components, one hour after mixing, and two hours after mixing. Additionally, the time after mixing required for each composition to form a gel was observed by placing a quantity of the blended components into a two ounce jar and recording the time at which no flow was observed then the jar was inverted. These data are reported in Table I, and demonstrate the capability of the embodiments of the present invention to achieve lower viscosities relative to the comparative examples at essentially the same VOC levels.
TABLE I______________________________________ Viscosity (cPs) Gel Initial 1 Hr. 2 Hrs. Time (hrs.)______________________________________Example A 84.0 188.5 364.5 3.0Example B 65.0 89.5 148.0 5.5Example C 59.0 97.0 183.0 4.0Example D 57.5 80.0 105.0 6.0______________________________________
Each of the coating formulations of Examples A through D was tested for performance by application onto a substrate prepared as follows. The substrates were 32 gauge steel panels phosphate treated and precoated with electrocoat and primer (available from Advanced Coating Technologies, Inc., Hillsdale, Mich.; as APR2471 1), scuffed with 600 grit sandpaper (P400-213Q, Imperial Wetordry production paper, "A" weight, available from 3M, St. Paul, Minn.), wiped clean with DX 330 degreaser (available from PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.), and sealed with DP40/DP401/DT870 (a sealer made by mixing 1 volume DP40 epoxy primer with 1 volume DP401 epoxy primer catalyst with 1/2 volume DT870 reducer, all available from PPG Industries, Inc.). The sealed substrates were air-dried under ambient conditions for at least 1 hour before the example coatings were applied. Over the base coat on each panel was then applied one of the clear coat compositions of Examples A through D. The coatings were applied with a Binks #62 spray gun at 50 pounds per square inch, at 68� F. (20� C.) and 62 percent relative humidity.
Coating compositions A through D exhibited commercially acceptable drying times, gloss, hardness, solvent resistance, and adhesion. Adhesion following humidity exposure was less than desired for compositions C and D, but use of the acrylic polyols of preferred Examples 5 and 6 would be expected to enhance adhesion after humidity.
The invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments for the sake of disclosing the best mode of the invention, but it should be understood that other variations and modifications as would be known to those of skill in the art may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.
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Coming in peace.. I actually like the Rangers quite a bit; but the Oilers and Rags are bad trade partners unless you're talking Cogliano for futures (ideally a second, but more likely a third or fourth).
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SMS Access API
Please provide an API that provides access to the texts to allow developers to implement an application to enable scenarios such as reading or archiving SMS messages.
I want to be able to write an application that processes the user's received and sent text messages (SMS) (subject to applicable application policies), including but not limited to retrieving content, sender (phone number and/or contact) and exact time sent.
The purpose of such an application could be to make further use of the information, e.g. for archival or post-processing purposes, or to automate the use of appropriate SMS services, e.g. regional information services.
Use this to create an SMS manager. Last year there were 6 trillion sms messages sent. In asia the do not have fancy data plans but rely on SMS. Need to open this up for greater adoption especially in the largest market in the world.
Currently, the platform provides a number of SMS Access from a system eventing perspective (as of Windows Phone 8.1), and Windows Phone supports sms backup/restore for consumers as part of the base OS (Settings → Backup). What we don't provide is a backup API.
Using SMS events: Check out the Build 2014 session (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-518) or MSDN docs on background tasks (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/hh977056.aspx)
Although the capabilities are there from a consumer perspective (the core ask for the suggestion), I'm marking this as 'Under Review' for the API perspective. The team is aware of the ask and it is something that is being considered.
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Yury, that api: https://msdn.microsoft.com/cs-cz/windows.devices.sms.smsdevice2
Is only available to MS and Mobile Network Operators, useless for us mere peons.
Vinod Kulkarni commented
Just want to send one sms without user interaction. Please help .
social developer commented
Does Nadella know why there are no WP developers? Because you guys treat us with such contempt. Just look at all the issues here...
Sort this out and WP would be the best thing out there.
Terry Bittner commented
This is an ABSOLUTE necessity for many of us. We need to be able to programmatically receive a copy of the SMS message so we can react to it's content if it's for our application. I have a fantastic idea for an app that will be very valuable world wide and I'm also using one of MS web services to provide the desired functionality. I need to provide two way SMS messaging in order for the app to be truly successful.
Yury commented
With Windows 10 on mobile is now possible to send an SMS without a confirmation? Am i right?
Andrey Kalinovskiy commented
Situation with SMS API looks like 'there are two opinions - one is my and another one is incorrect'. A lot of developers has strong arguments why this feature is important to be implemented but MS is still not ready for the dialog". So, what are the goals of uservoice site?
Zik commented
When I read the responses from the Microsoft rep, it's clear to me that Microsoft just doesn't get it. It's unfortunate, but it appears that the people who are making product capability decisions for Windows Phone, are oftentimes clueless about how people want to use their phones. For Cliff to be claiming that the requested feature in this thread is largely satisfied from a consumer level by the backup to OneDrive feature, as currently implemented is ludicrous.
Cliff, what we want is the ability to EXPORT our SMS data in unencrypted format to a file system that we have access to. How is that so difficult to understand? Why is this seemingly so difficult to implement?
Gilberto Tezini commented
Android and other operating systems have great ideas and allow Developers to use these resources. Why only MS does not allow this ?? Unbelievable !!
An idea where a developer could act: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/21/8270425/android-on-body-detection-security-option-leaked
Gordon commented
Another plug for this feature. I am in the middle of a legal dispute and my text messages would be very, very helpful. I currently have no way of getting these. I understand the security component of opening up the API, however an alternate solution could be if Microsoft fulfilled the customer's need by being able to view and extract SMS messages from the backup on the cloud. I am not sure it would satisfy the need in an enterprise setting. Whatever the case is the customer needs a way to be able to extract SMS messages from the phone. Since I am in constant dispute with my ex this feature alone may drive me to an alternate platform even though I like my Windows Phone.
Mike Crider commented
So I purchased a Windows 8 phone with the intention of writing apps for personal use, and for the app store. I currently have need for an app that can parse data in, as well as send and receive SMS. I bought the Windows phone specifically because I thought it would be easier to develop this style of app for my enterprise on windows .... not to mention compliance related tools that need to be developed around SMS.
I am completely astonished that this capability is not available in Windows 8 phones. We have a good number of skilled C# developers that I would like to leverage in building apps for Windows phone, but when the most basic of features is not available for them to develop on, it leaves me scratching my head as to why even bother developing on Windows. If I have to train my developers up on Java, I might as well leverage that investment.
I know that this issue alone will cause me to put my windows phone in a drawer, and not allow any additional Windows phone to be purchased in the organization. I am very disappointed. I was really wanting to push towards MS phones, but I can see why the app store is so light on apps.
Please, please, *please* implement this MS!
3 years has gone by...
aloaha commented
We had a very successful Windows Mobile (CE 5 & 6) SMS Application. Customers are asking us if we ever plan to port it to Windows.
Unfortunately we have to tell them that MS does not allow us and they are better off with buying an Android device.
SMS is less dead (banking, eHealth, etc.) then many people and MS think.
I just do not understand why MS ignores that market.
aloaha commented
On Windows Mobile (CE 5 and 6) we had developed a very successful SMS Application.
Customers are asking us to port it to Windows Phone.
Currently all we can tell our customer is that MS is NOT allowing us and that they are better off with Android.
I just cannot understand this!
If you can not give API access to SMS, why don't you (MS) create an app that can backup (for unfortunate event of data loss), Archive (for compliance), Export (to switch to other mobile OS) and Restore (to switch from other mobile OS) SMS. -- Offline (not to cloud).
As a matter of fact, i would prefer if MS built this app then let 1000s of apps sniff my SMS.
If you can not build such a simple app that means you don't have any resources allocated to this team and I suspect MS is discontinuing windows phone OS from its product range.
asd commented
With these API situation will become weird like on android now - most of googleplay's apps require sms-access even games and apps not related to sms management, making using these apps risky.
Andrey Kalinovskiy commented
It's really necessary to have opportunity to read SMS messages by application code. For example, to parse SMS alerts from banks about money transfers in home finance application.
MK commented
Cliff Simpkins wrote: "Although the capabilities are there from a consumer perspective..."
No, from a consumer perspective, the capabilities are not there. You cannot transfer your messages to a computer or save them to a disk. All you can do is transfer them back to a phone. If that wasn't bad enough, if you delete some text from the phone, they are also deleted from the cloud. In a typical situation, if they accidentally got deleted, the so-called "backup" won't help to restore.
If we need to look through old messages, we are supposed to scroll back and forth on the phone for the thousands of them.
If we wanted to archive the previous years' SMS and only have the recent ones on the phone, what "capabilities are there" to do it?
This nonsense turns an otherwise good phone into a joke.
If you like your SMS, you can keep your SMS. Period.
Dvaid commented
I wanted to backup SMS from my Windows phone to my computer. I have been on various threads and that date back years wanting this functionality and it is still not possible to do so. It is obvious that Windows has no intention of providing this. Every response from MS is just a run around that avoids what its users are asking for. There is only one option for me left - to go back to using Android ASAP and never to return (this was my first Windows phone experience), the less messages lost to a Windows phone the better. How can MS expect to be a serious contender in the phone market if it still can not provide basic SMS archiving/transfer functionality.
Clive commented
Without the ability for an MDM solution to backup/archive SMS messages, we will be forced to stick with BES and BB 10 devices. So please count this as 450 votes.