Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A water washable biodegradable liquid dye penetrant composition for use in non-destructive testing for detecting cracks and flaws in the surface of an object, which consists essentially of (1) a single biodegradable nonionic surfactant which consists essentially of ethoxylates of linear secondary aliphatic alcohols, with the hydroxyl groups randomly distributed, the liner aliphatic portion of said alcohols being a mixture of alkyl chains containing in the range from 10 to 17 carbon atoms, and containing an average of from 3 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide, (2) a dye soluble in said surfactant and (3) glycol monobutyl ether as extender.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A water washable biodegradable liquid dye penetrant composition for use in non-destructive testing for detecting cracks and flaws in the surface of an object, which consists essentially of (1) a single biodegradable nonionic surfactant which consists essentially of ethoxylates of linear secondary aliphatic alcohols, with the hydroxyl groups randomly distributed, the liner aliphatic portion of said alcohols being a mixture of alkyl chains containing in the range from 10 to 17 carbon atoms, and containing an average of from 3 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide, (2) a dye soluble in said surfactant and (3) glycol monobutyl ether as extender.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 1, wherein said surfactant consists of ethoxylates of a mixture of alcohols having the formula: where n is in the range from 9 to 13 and m is an average of 3 to 12.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 2, wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of said ethoxylates of said mixture of alcohols, wherein n ranges from 9 to 13, and m is an averge of 3, 5, 7, 9, or 12.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 1, wherein said dye is a fluorescent dye.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 2, wherein said dye is a fluorescent dye and said dye is present in said composition in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 15 parts, per 100 parts, by weight of said surfactant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 1, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 10 to about 150% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 4, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 10 to about 150% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 5, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 10 to about 150% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 2, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 20 to about 100% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 3, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 20 to about 100% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 5, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 20 to about 100% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 3, wherein m in said surfactant is an average of 5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
70 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 12, wherein said dye is a fluorescent dye and said dye is present in said composition in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 15 parts, per 100 parts, by weight of said surfactant, and said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 10 to about 150% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 3, employing a combination of said biodegradable nonionic surfactants wherein m is one of said surfactants is an average of 5 and m in another of said surfactants is an average of 9.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
70 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 14, wherein said dye is a fluorescent dye and said dye is present in said composition in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 15 parts, per 100 parts, by weight of said surfactant, and said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 10 to about 150% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dye penetrant composition as defined in claim 15, said glycol monobutyl ether being present in a proportion ranging from about 20 to about 100% of the sum of said surfactant and said dye, by volume.