Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A method for preparing a carboxy-terminated prepolymer which comprises reacting, under conditions whereby all water of reaction is removed: (A) at least one polyamine having the formula wherein R 1 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; with (E) at least one carboxy anhydride having the formula wherein R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms, and (C) at least one dianhydride having the formula wherein R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; the molar ratio of reagent C to reagent B being at least about 0.25:1 and the ratio of equivalents of reagent A to anhydride equivalents of reagents B and C combined being about 1:1.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for preparing a carboxy-terminated prepolymer which comprises reacting, under conditions whereby all water of reaction is removed: (A) at least one polyamine having the formula wherein R 1 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; with (E) at least one carboxy anhydride having the formula wherein R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms, and (C) at least one dianhydride having the formula wherein R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; the molar ratio of reagent C to reagent B being at least about 0.25:1 and the ratio of equivalents of reagent A to anhydride equivalents of reagents B and C combined being about 1:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 wherein reagent A is at least one diamine; R 2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical; R 3 has formula XI, wherein R 7 is oxygen, sulfur, -S0 2 -, lower alkylene or -O-R 8 -O-, and R 8 is a divalent radical derived from benzene or a substituted benzene, biphenyl or a substituted biphenyl, or a diphenylalkane which optionally contains substituents on one or both aromatic radicals; and wherein the reaction mixture also contains a catalytic amount of at least one tertiary amine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 2 wherein reagent B is trimellitic anhydride, reagent C is bisphenol A dianhydride, and the molar ratio of reagent C to reagent B is at least about 0.1:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 3 wherein R 1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 4 wherein reagent A is m-phenylenediamine, m-toluenediamine or 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A carboxy-terminated prepolymer prepared by the method of claim 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A carboxy-terminated prepolymer prepared by the method of claim 5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A carboxy-terminated prepolymer having the formula wherein R 1 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; and the average value of n is at least 0.5.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A carboxy-terminated prepolymer having the formula wherein R 1 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; and the average value of n is at least 0.5.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A prepolymer according to claim 8 wherein R 2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical and R 3 has the formula wherein R 7 is oxygen, sulfur, -S0 2 -, lower alkylene or -O-R 8 -O- and R 8 is a divalent radical derived from benzene or a substituted benzene, biphenyl or a substituted biphenyl, or a diphenylalkane which optionally contains substituents on one or both aromatic radicals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A prepolymer according to claim 9 wherein R 2 has the formula R 3 has the formula and the average value of n is at least 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A prepolymer according to claim 10 wherein R 1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A prepolymer according to claim 11 wherein R 1 has one of the formulas
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A method for preparing a copolyamideimide which comprises reacting, at a temperature within the range of about 150-225°C, (D) a prepolymer according to claim 1, or a functional derivative thereof, with (E) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyisocyanates having the formula polyamines having the formula and functional derivatives thereof, wherein: R 4 is a divalent polymeric radical, aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alky- lenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; and each of R and R 6 is independently hydrogen or a lower hydrocarbon radical.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 13 wherein reagent E is a mixture of at least one diisocyanate with at least one triisocyanate or functional derivative thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 13 wherein each of R 1 and R 4 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical, reagent D is said prepolymer, reagent E is at least one diisocyanate, R 2 has the formula R 3 has the formula and the ratio of equivalents of reagent D to reagent E is from about 0.67:1 to about 1.5:1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 15 wherein reagent E is at least one of 2,4-toluene diisocyanate, 2,6-toluene diisocyanate and 4,4'-methylene bis(phenyl isocyanate).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A copolyamideimide prepared by the method of claim 13.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A copolyamideimide consisting essentially of units having the formula wherein: each of R and R 4 is independently a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; each of R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical; and the average value of n is at least 0.5.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A copolyamideimide consisting essentially of units having the formula wherein: each of R and R 4 is independently a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; each of R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical; and the average value of n is at least 0.5.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A copolyamideimide according to claim 18 wherein each of R 1 and R 4 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical, R 2 has formula X, R 3 has the formula each of R 5 and R 6 is hydrogen and the average value of n is at least 1.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A copolyamideimide according to claim 19 wherein R 4 is at least one of the 2,4-tolylene, 2,6-tolylene and 4,4'-methylenebis-phenyl radicals.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
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A method for preparing a crosslinked polymer from a copolyamideimide comprising structural units having the formulas wherein: each of R 1 and R 4 is independently a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; and each of R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical; said structural units of formula XVII containing at least one aromatic radical having at least one alkyl or alicyclic substituent; which comprises contacting said copolyamideimide with an oxidizing agent and heating said copolyamideimide at a temperature within the range from its glass transition temperature to just below its degradation temperature.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
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A method for preparing a crosslinked polymer from a copolyamideimide comprising structural units having the formulas wherein: each of R 1 and R 4 is independently a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms or halogenated derivative thereof, alkylene or cycloalkylene radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms, or bis-alkylenepoly(dialkylsiloxane) radical; R 2 is a trivalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; R 3 is a tetravalent aliphatic radical containing about 2-20 carbon atoms or aromatic radical containing about 6-20 carbon atoms; and each of R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical; said structural units of formula XVII containing at least one aromatic radical having at least one alkyl or alicyclic substituent; which comprises contacting said copolyamideimide with an oxidizing agent and heating said copolyamideimide at a temperature within the range from its glass transition temperature to just below its degradation temperature.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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. A method according to claim 21 wherein the copolyamideimide is heated with oxygen or air at a temperature within the range of about 225-325°C.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 22 wherein R 1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical, R 2 has the formula R 3 has the formula R 4 is at least one of the 2,4-tolylene and 2,6-tolylene radicals, and each of R 5 and R 6 is hydrogen.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A crosslinked polymer prepared by the method of claim 22.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A crosslinked polymer prepared by the method of claim 23.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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An article comprising a metallic electrical conductor having on at least a portion thereof an insulating coating comprising a polymer according to claim 17.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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An article comprising a metallic electrical conductor having on at least a portion thereof an insulating coating comprising a polymer according to claim 24.