Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A radiation curable coating composition comprising: A. An oligomer of Formula I: (I) wherein: R1 is hydrogen or methyl; and Y is a divalent urethane residue; and B, a copolymerizable ultra-violet light absorber compounds of Formula IV: (IV) where: (Ar)1 and (Ar)2 are aromatic carbocyclic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series and are independently selected from phenyl or phenyl substituted with alkyl, halo, alkoxy, carboxy, carbalkoxy, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, phenyl, alkyl phenyl, phenoxy phenyl, alkyl substituted phenoxy, or alkoxy phenyl substituted phenyl and naphthyl; X is alkylene, C2-C17, unsubstituted or substituted with halo, cyano, alkyl, C1-C6, alkoxy, C1-C6 alkoxyalkyl, C1-C6, or alkoxyalkyleneoxy, C1-C6; and Y is a copolymerizable radical selected from acryloyl, C3-C12, alkylacryoyl, C3-C12, acryloxyalkyl, C3-C12, acryloxyhydroxyalkyl, C3-C12, and alkylacryloxyhydroxyalkyl, C3-C12; or -RCR' = CHR', where R is alkylene, C1-C10, oxyalkylene, C1-C10 alkyleneoxyalkylene, C1-C10 phenylene, C1-C10, unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy; and R' and R'' are independently hydrogen or alkyl, C1-C6.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A radiation curable coating composition comprising: A. An oligomer of Formula I: (I) wherein: R1 is hydrogen or methyl; and Y is a divalent urethane residue; and B, a copolymerizable ultra-violet light absorber compounds of Formula IV: (IV) where: (Ar)1 and (Ar)2 are aromatic carbocyclic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series and are independently selected from phenyl or phenyl substituted with alkyl, halo, alkoxy, carboxy, carbalkoxy, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, phenyl, alkyl phenyl, phenoxy phenyl, alkyl substituted phenoxy, or alkoxy phenyl substituted phenyl and naphthyl; X is alkylene, C2-C17, unsubstituted or substituted with halo, cyano, alkyl, C1-C6, alkoxy, C1-C6 alkoxyalkyl, C1-C6, or alkoxyalkyleneoxy, C1-C6; and Y is a copolymerizable radical selected from acryloyl, C3-C12, alkylacryoyl, C3-C12, acryloxyalkyl, C3-C12, acryloxyhydroxyalkyl, C3-C12, and alkylacryloxyhydroxyalkyl, C3-C12; or -RCR' = CHR', where R is alkylene, C1-C10, oxyalkylene, C1-C10 alkyleneoxyalkylene, C1-C10 phenylene, C1-C10, unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy; and R' and R'' are independently hydrogen or alkyl, C1-C6.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of Claim 1 further comprising a vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the oligomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of Claim 1 further comprising an addition polymerization inhibitor present in an amount sufficient to avoid the auto-polymerization of the composition during storage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of Claim 3 wherein the addition polymerization inhibitor is present in an amount from 100-300 PPM weight percent based upon the weight of the composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of Claim 3 wherein the weight ratio of oligomer to vinyl monomer is from 1:9 to 9:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of Claim 1 further comprising a photo-initiator present in an amount sufficient to initiate the desired polymerization under the influence of the amount of actinic light energy absorbed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The coating composition of Claim 1 wherein the ultra-violet light absorber is present in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which in Formula IV both (Ar)1 and (Ar)2 are phenyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which in Formula IV X is alkylene, C2-C6.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which in Formula IV, Y is acryloyl, C3-C12, methacryloyl, C3-C12, 3-acryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl, C3-C12 or 3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl, C3-C12.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which in formula IV (Ar) and (Ar)2 are phenyl, X is alkylene, C2-C6 and Y is acryloyl, C3-C12, methacryloyl, C3-C12, 3-acryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl C3-C12, or 3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl, C3-C12.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which Formula IV is 2-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloxy) ethyl acrylate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim ] in which Formula IV is 2-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloxy) ethyl methacrylate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which Formula IV is 3-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloxy) propyl acrylate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which Formula IV is 4-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloxy) butyl acrylate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which Formula IV is 3-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl acrylate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which Formula IV is 3-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A coating composition of Claim 1 which is photopolymerizable in the presence of ultra-violet light to produce an adherent coating that is weather-resistant, flexible, scratch-resistant, stain-resistant, abrasion-resistant, and solvent-resistant, said coating composition consisting essentially of: A. an oligomer of Formula II: (II) wherein: R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is lower alkylene; R3 is aliphatic or cycloaliphatic; X is -O- or -NH-; n is an integer from 2 to 50 inclusive; B. N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone; C. hexanediol diacrylate; D. 2-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloxy) ethyl acrylate present in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the composition; E. a photo-initiator present in an amount from 0.01 to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the composition; F. an addition polymerization inhibitor present in an amount from 100-300 PPM based on the weight of the composition; G. a silicone surfactant present in an amount from 0.1 to 5 percent based on the weight of the composition. wherein the ratio A:B is from 1:3 to 3:1; and wherein the ratio A:C is from 1:3 to 3:1.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A coating composition of Claim 1 which is photopolymerizable in the presence of ultra-violet light to produce an adherent coating that is weather-resistant, flexible, scratch-resistant, stain-resistant, abrasion-resistant and solvent-resistant, said coating composition consisting essentially of: A. an oligomer of Formula III: (III) wherein: R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is lower alkylene; R3 is aliphatic or cycloaliphatic; X is -O- or -NH-; n is an integer from 2 to 50 inclusive; B. N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone; C. hexanediol diacrylate; D. 2-(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloxy) ethyl methacrylate present in an amount from 0.5 to 3 weight percent based on the weight of the composition. E. a photo-initiator present in an amount from 0.01 to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the composition; F. an addition polymerization inhibitor present in an amount from 100-300 PPM based on the weight of the composition: G. a silicone surfactant present in an amount from 0.1 to 5 percent based on the weight of the composition, wherein the ratio A:B is from 1:3 to 3:1, and wherein the ratio A:C is from 1:3 to 3:1.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A process for coating a substrate comprising in sequence the steps of: I. contacting the substrate with a coating composition according to Claim 6, wherein the amount of B. is 0.5 to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the composition; and, II. exposing the coated substrate to actinic radiation until an adherent dry polymerized weather-resistant coating is formed on the substrate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A laminate comprising a planar sheet of clear polyvinyl chloride with a film coating 0.1 to 10 mils in thickness comprising a cured coating composition of Claim 1.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 in which in Formula IV, RCR'=CHR" is allyl, crotyl, methylpropenyl, vinylbenzyl, vinyloxyether, allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl or 2-hydroxy-3-butenyl.