Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
Polymeric light stabilizers for synthetic polymers comprising a polymer molecule made of polymer units having a molecular weight within the range from about 1000 to about 20, 000 and including a plurality of polymer units having at least one 2,2,6,6-tetraalkyl piperidyl group, the polymer units being selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acid ester units selected from the group consisting of unsaturated cycloaliphatic mono-, di-, and tricarboxylic acid ester units having from seven to about thirty carbon atoms; unsaturated branched-chain aliphatic di- and tricarboxylic acid ester units having from four to about thirty carbon atoms; sorbic acid ester units, 3, 8-nonadienyl acid ester units, oleic acid ester units, linolenic acid ester units, and ricinoleic acid ester units; and copolymer units of at least one unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
Polymeric light stabilizers for synthetic polymers comprising a polymer molecule made of polymer units having a molecular weight within the range from about 1000 to about 20, 000 and including a plurality of polymer units having at least one 2,2,6,6-tetraalkyl piperidyl group, the polymer units being selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acid ester units selected from the group consisting of unsaturated cycloaliphatic mono-, di-, and tricarboxylic acid ester units having from seven to about thirty carbon atoms; unsaturated branched-chain aliphatic di- and tricarboxylic acid ester units having from four to about thirty carbon atoms; sorbic acid ester units, 3, 8-nonadienyl acid ester units, oleic acid ester units, linolenic acid ester units, and ricinoleic acid ester units; and copolymer units of at least one unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
Polymeric light stabilizers according to claim 1 in which the unsaturated carboxylic acid ester units are ester units of an unsaturated carboxylic acid esterified with a 2,2,6,6-tetraalkyl piperidyl alcohol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Polymeric light stabilizers according to claim 1 in which the polymer units include copolymer units of at least one copolymerizable unsaturated monomer containing a 2, 2, 6, 6-tetraalkyl piperidyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
Polymeric light stabilizers according to claim 1 in which the unsaturated carboxylic acid ester units are ester units of an unsaturated branched-chain aliphatic or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid ester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
Polymeric light stabilizers according to claim 4 in which the unsaturated branched-chain aliphatic carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid; 2-methylene glutaric acid; alkenyl succinic acids such as diisobutenyl succinic acid, dodecenyl succinic acid and octadecenyl succinic acid; 3-butene-1, 2, 3-tricarboxylic acid; and 1-hexene-2, 4, 6-tricarboxylic acid esters.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A stabilizer composition for synthetic resins comprising: (1) at least one polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1 and (2) at least one phenolic antioxidant having at least one phenolic hydroxyl group, and at least one phenolic nucleus, and from about eight to about three hundred carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A polyvinyl chloride resin composition having improved resistance to deterioration, comprising a polyvinyl chloride resin and a polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
An olefin polymer composition having improved resistance to deterioration comprising an olefin polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers of alpha-olefins having from two to six carbon atoms and polystyrene, and a polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A polyester polymer composition having improved resistance to deterioration comprising a polyester and a polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A polyurethane resin composition having improved resistance to deterioration, comprising a polyurethane resin and a polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer composition having improved resistance to deterioration comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymer having improved resistance to deterioration, comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymer and a polymeric light stabilizer in accordance with claim 1.