Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A polyamide composition comprising the amidification product of a dicarboxylic acid component, or functional equivalent thereof, and a diamine component; said polyamide being the amidification of the components comprising: (a) from about 25-35% by weight of a diamine component comprising: (1) from about 45-65 equivalent percent of 1,4-bis lower alkylamino piperazine; (2) from about 15-35 equivalent percent polyoxypropylene diamine having a molecular weight of about 100 to about 10,000; (3) from about 15-35 equivalent percent of a diamine chain extender selected from the group consisting of alkylene diamine and piperazine; (b) from about 65-75% by weight of a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: (1) from about 70-100 eqivalent percent polymerized drying oil fatty acid having a dimeric fatty acid content greater than 90% by weight; (2) from about 0-30 equivalent percent azelaic acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A polyamide composition comprising the amidification product of a dicarboxylic acid component, or functional equivalent thereof, and a diamine component; said polyamide being the amidification of the components comprising: (a) from about 25-35% by weight of a diamine component comprising: (1) from about 45-65 equivalent percent of 1,4-bis lower alkylamino piperazine; (2) from about 15-35 equivalent percent polyoxypropylene diamine having a molecular weight of about 100 to about 10,000; (3) from about 15-35 equivalent percent of a diamine chain extender selected from the group consisting of alkylene diamine and piperazine; (b) from about 65-75% by weight of a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: (1) from about 70-100 eqivalent percent polymerized drying oil fatty acid having a dimeric fatty acid content greater than 90% by weight; (2) from about 0-30 equivalent percent azelaic acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A polyamide composition according to claim 1 wherein: said 1,4-bis lower alkylamino piperazine is 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl) piperazine; said diamine chain extender is piperazine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
195 words
A two-part thermosettable epoxy adhesive system comprising a curable epoxy resin and a polyamide curing agent therefor, said system comprising: in a first part, a liquid curable epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight greater than 60, said curable epoxy resin being capable of being cured with a solid polyamide curing agent when said solid polyamide curing agent is heated to a temperature above its softening point; and in a second part, a polyamide curing agent for said curable epoxy resin, said polyamide being solid at room temperature and having a softening point above 65° C., said polyamide containing at least 20 mole % terminal groups which are residues of 1,4-bisalkylamino piperazine, said polyamide comprising the residue of a polycarboxylic acid or functional equivalent thereof, linked by amido linkages to the residue of an amine having a plurality of amine groups; said residue of said amine having been derived from a polyamine comprising 20-90 amine equivalent percent of said 1,4-bisalkylamino piperazine; said residue of said polycarboxylic acid comprising the residue of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of: a dimerized unsaturated fatty acid; a straight-chain, saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
195 words
A two-part thermosettable epoxy adhesive system comprising a curable epoxy resin and a polyamide curing agent therefor, said system comprising: in a first part, a liquid curable epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight greater than 60, said curable epoxy resin being capable of being cured with a solid polyamide curing agent when said solid polyamide curing agent is heated to a temperature above its softening point; and in a second part, a polyamide curing agent for said curable epoxy resin, said polyamide being solid at room temperature and having a softening point above 65° C., said polyamide containing at least 20 mole % terminal groups which are residues of 1,4-bisalkylamino piperazine, said polyamide comprising the residue of a polycarboxylic acid or functional equivalent thereof, linked by amido linkages to the residue of an amine having a plurality of amine groups; said residue of said amine having been derived from a polyamine comprising 20-90 amine equivalent percent of said 1,4-bisalkylamino piperazine; said residue of said polycarboxylic acid comprising the residue of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of: a dimerized unsaturated fatty acid; a straight-chain, saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
119 words
An adhesive system according to claim 3 wherein, in said second part, said polyamide is the reaction product of the components comprising: (a) a polycarboxylic acid having a plurality of carboxylic acid groups or functional equivalents thereof, (b) excess over stoichiometry, with respect to said polycarboxylic acid, of a diamine component, said diamine component comprising: (1) 20-90 equivalent percent of a 1,4-bisalkylamino piperazine of the formula: ##STR3## wherein R 1 and R 2 are C 2 -C 6 alkylene; and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are hydrogen or alkyl; (2) 10-80 equivalent percent of a diamine selected from the group consisting of alkylene diamine, poly(oxyalkylene) diamine, a di-secondary amine, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An adhesive system according to claim 4, wherein, in said second part, said polycarboxylic acid consists essentially of the dimer and trimer of a drying oil fatty acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
An adhesive system according to claim 5 wherein said polycarboxylic acid consists essentially of at least 65% by weight of said dimer, the balance of said polycarboxylic acid consisting essentially of said trimer and a straight-chain saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
An adhesive system according to claim 4 wherein said diamine component comprises 45-65 equivalent percent of said 1,4-bisalkylamino piperazine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
An adhesive system according to claim 4 wherein the diamine component (2) comprises (a) 15-25 equivalent percent of a polyoxyalkylene diamine having a molecular weight ranging from about 100 to about 10,000 and (b) 20-30 equivalent percent of an alkylene diamine or di-secondary amine diamine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
An adhesive system according to claim 4 wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 of the bisamino piperazine compound of said diamine component are hydrogen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An adhesive system according to claim 4 wherein the bisamino piperazine compound of said diamine component is 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl) piperazine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
An adhesive system according to claim 3 wherein the said residue of a polycarboxylic acid comprises the residue of a polymerized unsaturated higher fatty acid mixture containing at least 90% by weight of dimeric fatty acid and azelaic acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
An adhesive system according to claim 8 wherein the polyoxyalkylene diamine is a polyoxypropylene di-primary amine; wherein the alkylene diamine is ethylene diamine, and wherein the di-secondary amine is piperazine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
An adhesive system according to claim 3 wherein the epoxide prepolymer is a polyglycidyl ether of a polyhydric phenol.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
An adhesive system as defined in claim 12 wherein the curable epoxy resin is the reaction product of epichlorohydrin and Bisphenol A.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cured composition comprising the adhesive system of claim 3, the two parts of which have been mixed together and co-reacted.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A cured epoxy adhesive composition comprising the adhesive system of claim 14, the two parts of which have been mixed together and co-reacted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mixture with a pot life of more than one hour at normal ambient temperatures comprising the two parts of an adhesive system as defined in claim 3 wherein the two parts have been mixed together.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mixture with a pot life of more than one hour at normal ambient temperatures comprising the two parts of an adhesive system as defined in claim 14 wherein the two parts have been mixed together.