Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An ungelled acrylic resin composition comprising an acrylic polymer having in a molecule thereof at least one group containing a silicon atom said group selected from: , and wherein each R independently is selected from the group of moieties consisting of Y, hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, and OR in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, wherein Y represents an easily hydrolyzable group; provided that said acrylic resin composition contains an amount of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties such that the ratio of the number of grams of said ungelled acrylic resin composition to equivalents of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties in said ungelled acrylic resin composition is in a range of from 40 to 667.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An ungelled acrylic resin composition comprising an acrylic polymer having in a molecule thereof at least one group containing a silicon atom said group selected from: , and wherein each R independently is selected from the group of moieties consisting of Y, hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, and OR in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, wherein Y represents an easily hydrolyzable group; provided that said acrylic resin composition contains an amount of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties such that the ratio of the number of grams of said ungelled acrylic resin composition to equivalents of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties in said ungelled acrylic resin composition is in a range of from 40 to 667.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 which is curable to a tack free state in the presence of atmospheric moisture and a catalyst at a temperature of less than or equal to 121 degrees C within 3 hours.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 which is curable to a tack free state in the presence of atmospheric moisture and a catalyst at a temperature of 24 degrees C within 24 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the R moieties other than Y independently represents a C 1 -C 10 group, joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, containing a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, a polyamino group, a mercapto group, a methacrylato group, an acrylato group, a urea group, a cyclic urea group, a urethane group, a 1,2-epoxy group, an ester group, an ether group, a thioether group, an amido group, an imidazolinyl group, a cyano group, an allyl group, a vinyl group, and/or a halo group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein each Y independently is selected from the group consisting of -OR 1 , and the monohydroxy cyclic C 2 -C 3 residue of a 1,2- or 1,3-glycol, wherein R represents C 1 -C 3 alkyl, preferably C 1 -C 2 alkyl, and most preferably methyl, R 2 independently represents H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, R 3 and R 4 independently represent H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 6 - C 8 aryl and R 5 represents C 4 -C 7 alkyiene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein at least one R is a methoxy group and at least one R is methyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein said acrylic polymer is a reaction product of an acrylic polyol and an organosilicon-containing material comprising at lest 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si (RP 6 ) 3 wherein R independently represents OR , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R 7 represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R 6 independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein said acrylic polymer is of a reaction product of an acrylic polyol and an organosilicon-containing material comprising at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula wherein R independently represents OR , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of Claim 1 wherein said acrylic polymer is a reaction product of an acrylic polyol and an organosilicon-containing material comprising at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula wherein R independently represents OR 6 , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein said acrylic polymer is a reaction product of an acrylic polyol and an organosilicon-containing material comprising a mixture containing at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si(OR 6 ) 3 and at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula wherein R independently represents OR , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 1 wherein said acrylic polymer is a reaction product of an acrylic polyol and a partial hydrolysis product of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si(OR 6 ) 3 wherein R independently represents OR 6 , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 10 wherein at least one OR 6 is a methoxy group and at least one R is methyl.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 10 wherein said acrylic polyol has a weight average molecular weight determined by gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard of from 600 to 50,000.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The ungelled acrylic resin composition of claim 10 wherein said acrylic polyol has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 116 to 1,000.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
137 words
A nonaqueous composition comprising: an ungelled acrylic resin composition containing an acrylic polymer having in a molecule thereof at least one group containing a silicon atom said group selected from: , and wherein each R independently is selected from the group of moieties consisting of Y, hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, and OR in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, wherein Y represents an easily hydrolyzable group; provided that said acrylic resin composition contains an amount of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties such that the ratio of the number of grams of said ungelled acrylic resin composition to equivalents of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties in said ungelled acrylic resin composition is in a range of from 40 to 667.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
137 words
A nonaqueous composition comprising: an ungelled acrylic resin composition containing an acrylic polymer having in a molecule thereof at least one group containing a silicon atom said group selected from: , and wherein each R independently is selected from the group of moieties consisting of Y, hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, and OR in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, wherein Y represents an easily hydrolyzable group; provided that said acrylic resin composition contains an amount of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties such that the ratio of the number of grams of said ungelled acrylic resin composition to equivalents of easily hydrolyzable Y moieties in said ungelled acrylic resin composition is in a range of from 40 to 667.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 which is curable in the presence of atmospheric moisture and a catalyst at a temperature of less than or equal to 121 degrees C within 3 hours.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 which is curable in the presence of atmospheric moisture and a catalyst at a temperature of 24 degrees C within 24 hours.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 wherein at least a portion of the R moieties other than Y independently represents a C 1 -C 10 group, joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, containing a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, a polyamino group, a mercapto group, a methacrylato group, an acrylato group, a urea group, a cyclic urea group, a urethane group, a 1,2-epoxy group, an ester group, an ether group, a thioether group, an amido group, an imidazolinyl group, a cyano group, an allyl group, a vinyl group, and/or a halo group.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 wherein each Y of said acrylic polymer independently is selected from the group consisting of -OR, and the monohydroxy cyclic C 2 -C 3 residue of a 1,2- or 1,3-glycol, wherein R represents C 1 -C 3 alkyl, preferably C I -C 2 alkyl, and most preferably methyl, R 2 independently represents H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, R 3 and R 4 independently represent H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 6 -C 8 aryl and R 5 represents C 4- C 7 alkylene.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 wherein at least one R is a methoxy group and at least one R is methyl.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 wherein said acrylic polymer is a reaction product of an acrylic polyol and an organosilicon-containing material comprising a mixture containing at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si(OR 6 ) 3 and at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula wherein R independently represents OR , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A substrate having thereon a cured film comprising the nonaqueous composition of claim 15.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A substrate having thereon a cured film comprising the nonaqueous composition of claim 16.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of preparing an ungelled acrylic resin composition, curable in the presence of atmospheric moisture and a catalyst at a temperature of less than or equal to 121 degrees C, by reacting components comprising: (A) an acrylic polyol; and (b) an organosilicon-containing material comprising at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si(OR 6 ) 3 wherein R independently represents OR 6 , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of preparing an ungelled acrylic resin composition, curable in the presence of atmospheric moisture and a catalyst at a temperature of less than or equal to 121 degrees C, by reacting components comprising: (A) an acrylic polyol; and (b) an organosilicon-containing material comprising at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si(OR 6 ) 3 wherein R independently represents OR 6 , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 24 wherein said organosilicon-containing material additionally comprises at least 10 percent by weight of said organosilicon-containing material of a compound corresponding to the formula wherein R independently represents OR 6 , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R 6 independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 24 wherein said organosilicon-containing material is a partial hydrolysis product of a compound corresponding to the formula R-Si(OR 6 ) 3 wherein R independently represents OR 6 , hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 group joined to Si through an Si-C linkage, or a OR 7 group in which R represents alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, or alkyloxyalkyl, and R independently represents a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 15 additionally comprises an organic polyol.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The nonaqueous composition of claim 27 wherein said organic polyol is selected from the group consisting of: simple diols, triols and higher hydric alcohols; acrylic polyols; polyurethane polyols; polyester polyols; polyether polyols; amide-containing polyols; polyhydroxyl-functional epoxy resins; polyhydric polyvinyl alcohols; and mixtures thereof.