Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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1) An addition polymeric reaction product comprising a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one ionic moiety that makes the monomer water emulsifiable where said monomer is present in the interpolymer in an amount for at least water dispersibility of the interpolymer, b) a copolymerizable organo-functional silane compound having ethylenic unsaturation for copolymerization in the organo-functional group and having associated with the silane three groups selected from alkoxy, hydroxy, and mixtures thereof, where the silane compound is present in the interpolymer in an amount that the free-radically reacted or pendant silane in the range of 1 to 15 weight percent of the interpolymer, where the addition polymer is formed in the presence of a free-radical initiation catalyst in an effective catalytic amount and of at least one liquid carrier at an elevated temperature in an nonoxidizing atmosphere.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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1) An addition polymeric reaction product comprising a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one ionic moiety that makes the monomer water emulsifiable where said monomer is present in the interpolymer in an amount for at least water dispersibility of the interpolymer, b) a copolymerizable organo-functional silane compound having ethylenic unsaturation for copolymerization in the organo-functional group and having associated with the silane three groups selected from alkoxy, hydroxy, and mixtures thereof, where the silane compound is present in the interpolymer in an amount that the free-radically reacted or pendant silane in the range of 1 to 15 weight percent of the interpolymer, where the addition polymer is formed in the presence of a free-radical initiation catalyst in an effective catalytic amount and of at least one liquid carrier at an elevated temperature in an nonoxidizing atmosphere.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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2) The polymeric product of Claim 1, wherein the organo silane compound is selected from the group consisting of acrylatoalkoxysilanes, methacrylatoalkoxysilanes, and vinylalkoxysilanes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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3) The polymeric product of Claim 1, where the ionic moiety of the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer is selected from sulfonates, quaternary ammonium salts, carboxylates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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4) The polymeric product of Claim 3, wherein the ionic moiety of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer is selected from sodium styrene sulfonate, quaternization product of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and of methyl chloride, quaternization product of vinylpyridinium compound and of (dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, and 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and mixtures of any and all of these.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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5) The polymeric product of any of Claims 1-4, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one ionic moiety is present in the interpolymer in the range of 85 to 95 weight percent and the ethylenically unsaturated organosilane is present in the interpolymer in the range of 5 to 15 weight present of the interpolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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6) The polymeric product of Claim 1, wherein at least one additional monomer having ethylenic unsaturation is present in an amount of less than 70 weight percent of the polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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7) The polymeric product of Claim 6, wherein the vinyl monomer is selected from the group consisting of: acrylic and methycrylic acid, styrene and methyl styrene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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8) The polymeric product of Claim 6, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer having the ionic moiety is present in an amount of 10 to 98 percent of the interpolymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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9) The polymeric product of Claim 1 having the formula: wherein: R is hydrogen or an alkyl group, R′ is selected from an organic moiety that in addition to the (CH- ) moiety and ionic moiety comprised the ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an ionic moiety before addition polymerization, R˝ is hydrogen or an alkyl group having one to 5 carbon atoms, R‴ is a (C(O)-O-(CH₂) x ) moiety or (CH₂) x moiety where x is an integer from 1 to 6; and R IV is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a mixture thereof, and p and q are integers with values of 80 to 90 for p and of 1 to 20 for q.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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10) The polymeric product of Claim 1 having the formula: wherein: R is an alkyl group like CH₃ or an alkyl group with more carbon atoms, R′ is an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R˝ is hydrogen and/or an alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and p and q are integers with values of 80 to 90 for p and 1 to 20 for q.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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11) The polymeric product of Claim 1 having the formula: wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl group having one to four carbon groups or a mixture thereof, and p and q are integers where p has a value in the range of 80 to 99 and where q has a value in the range of 1 to 20.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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12) The polymeric product of any of Claims 1 to 11, wherein the silane is partially hydrolized.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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13) A method for preparing an addition polymeric reaction product according to any of Claims 1 to 12, by using water as liquid carrier in an dispersing amount and polymerizing at an elevated temperature in the range of 80 o C to 90 o C to approach complete polymerization.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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14) The method of Claim 13, wherein the silane compound is present in a water soluble organic solvent and the polymerization is solution polymerization.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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15) The method of Claim 13 or 14, wherein the silane is partially hydrolized with diluted acetic acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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16) Use of a composition comprising the polymeric reaction product of any of Claims 1 to 12 to provide inorganic oxide surfaces with a dried residue thereof.