US3887513A — Non-aqueous printing ink

Claim 1

Independent Claim 207 words

A non-aqueous ink comprising a binder, at least one pigment and a non-aqueous volatile solvent in which the binding agent contains as an essential ingredient a compound selected from the group consisting of a. a salt of a polymerization resin having units of carboxylic groups comprising a1) olefinically unsaturated monomers occurring in petroleum fractions boiling within the range from -20* to + 280*C and a2) olefinically unsaturated at least monocarboxylic acid units having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, in a molar ratio of a1) : a2) (2 to 20): 1, said salt having an average molecular weight in the range of 500 to 5000 and a saponification number in the range from 10 to 370 and b. a combination of such salt with a reaction product of colophony with at most dibasic olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids, 2 to 60% of the units of carboxylic groups of the polymerixation resin being bound to a cation of group I of the Periodic Table or an ammonium ion in which 0 to 4 hydrogen atoms are bound to the nitrogen atom or to a combination thereof and the units of carboxylic groups which are not present as a salt being free or at least in part esterified by an alcohol.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 207 words

A non-aqueous ink comprising a binder, at least one pigment and a non-aqueous volatile solvent in which the binding agent contains as an essential ingredient a compound selected from the group consisting of a. a salt of a polymerization resin having units of carboxylic groups comprising a1) olefinically unsaturated monomers occurring in petroleum fractions boiling within the range from -20* to + 280*C and a2) olefinically unsaturated at least monocarboxylic acid units having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, in a molar ratio of a1) : a2) (2 to 20): 1, said salt having an average molecular weight in the range of 500 to 5000 and a saponification number in the range from 10 to 370 and b. a combination of such salt with a reaction product of colophony with at most dibasic olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids, 2 to 60% of the units of carboxylic groups of the polymerixation resin being bound to a cation of group I of the Periodic Table or an ammonium ion in which 0 to 4 hydrogen atoms are bound to the nitrogen atom or to a combination thereof and the units of carboxylic groups which are not present as a salt being free or at least in part esterified by an alcohol.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 204 words

A NON-AQUEOUS INK COMPRISING A BINDER, AT LEAST ONE PIGMENT AND A NON-AQUEOUS VOLATILE SOLVENT IN WHICH THE DINDING AGENT CONTAINS AS AN ESSENTIALLY INGREDIENT A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A. A SALT OF A POLYMERIZATION RESIN HAVING UNITS OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS COMPRISING A1) OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMERS OCCURING IN PETROLEUM FRACTIONS BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE FROM -20* TO +280*C AND A2) OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED AT LEAST MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID UNITS HAVING 3 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS, IN A MOLAR RATIO OF A1) :A2)=(2 TO 20): 1, SAID SALT HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE OF 500 TO 5000 AND A SAPONIFICATION NUMBER IN THE RANGE FROM 10 TO 370 AND B. A COMBINATION OF SUCH SALT WITH A REACTION PRODUCT OF COLOPHONY WITH AT MOST DIBASIC OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, 2 TO 60% OF THE UNITS OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS OF THE POLYMERIXATION RESIN BEING DOUNB TO A CATION OF GROUPS I OF THE PERIODIC TABLE OR AN AMMONIUM ION IN WHICH 0 TO 4 HYDROGEN ATOMS ARE BOUND TO THE NITROGEN ATOM OR TO A COMBINATION THEREOF AND THE UNITS OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS WHICH ARE NOT PRESENT AS A SALT BEING FREE OR AT LEAST IN PART ESTERIFIED BY AN ALCOHOL.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 204 words

A NON-AQUEOUS INK COMPRISING A BINDER, AT LEAST ONE PIGMENT AND A NON-AQUEOUS VOLATILE SOLVENT IN WHICH THE DINDING AGENT CONTAINS AS AN ESSENTIALLY INGREDIENT A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A. A SALT OF A POLYMERIZATION RESIN HAVING UNITS OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS COMPRISING A1) OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMERS OCCURING IN PETROLEUM FRACTIONS BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE FROM -20* TO +280*C AND A2) OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED AT LEAST MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID UNITS HAVING 3 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS, IN A MOLAR RATIO OF A1) :A2)=(2 TO 20): 1, SAID SALT HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE OF 500 TO 5000 AND A SAPONIFICATION NUMBER IN THE RANGE FROM 10 TO 370 AND B. A COMBINATION OF SUCH SALT WITH A REACTION PRODUCT OF COLOPHONY WITH AT MOST DIBASIC OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, 2 TO 60% OF THE UNITS OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS OF THE POLYMERIXATION RESIN BEING DOUNB TO A CATION OF GROUPS I OF THE PERIODIC TABLE OR AN AMMONIUM ION IN WHICH 0 TO 4 HYDROGEN ATOMS ARE BOUND TO THE NITROGEN ATOM OR TO A COMBINATION THEREOF AND THE UNITS OF CARBOXYLIC GROUPS WHICH ARE NOT PRESENT AS A SALT BEING FREE OR AT LEAST IN PART ESTERIFIED BY AN ALCOHOL.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 50 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the polymerisation resin of component a) is a polymerisation product of at least one monomer containing at least one unit of a carboxylic group with at least one monoolefin or with a combination of at least one monoolefin with at least one diolefin.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 55 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the polymerisation resin of component a) is the reaction product of at least one unsaturated compound containing at least one unit of a carboxylic group with a polymerisation product of at least one monoolefin or of a combination of at least one monoolefin with at least one diolefin.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 21 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the units of carboxylic groups are derived from an at most dibasic carboxylic acid.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 20 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the polymerisation resin of component a) has been prepared by a radical polymerisation.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 47 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the polymerisation resin of component (a) has been prepared by a radical polymerisation of ( Alpha ) a compound selected from the group consisting of styrene and fractions obtained by steam cracking of petroleum with ( Beta ) maleic anhydride.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 27 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the polymerisation resin of component (a) has been prepared by a cationic polymerisation under the influence of a Friedel-Craft''s catalyst.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 20 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein component (a) is the salt of a resin containing vicinal carboxylic group units.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 21 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the salt (a) has a viscosity in the range from 10 to 2000 centipoise.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 56 words

Printing ink according to claim 1 wherein the degree of neutralization of component (a) is from 0.1 to 0.6 where the polymerisation resin has a viscosity of 10 to 50 centipoise, and wherein the degree of neutralization is in the range from 0.02 to 0.3 where the viscosity of the polymerisation resin is above 50 centipoise.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 12 words

Printing ink as claimed in claim 1, which is a photogravure ink.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 15 words

Printing ink as claimed in claim 11 wherein the binding agent is dissolved in toluene.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 21 words

The printing ink of claim 1, in which at least 50% of the monomers in said binder are aromatic and/or cycloalyphatic.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 28 words

The printing ink of claim 1, in which the quantity of colophony is at least equivalent to the molar quantity of unreacted unsaturated acid component in said binder.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-06-02	1978-12-02	1979-06-03	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-06-02	1982-12-02	1983-06-03	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-06-02	1986-12-02	1987-06-03	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Non-aqueous printing ink

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