Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
Structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer resulting from the radical polymerization of one or more colorless base monomers having a polymerizable olefinically unsaturated group and one or more dyes of the formula: ##STR4## wherein --CH═CH--CN is fixed in position 4 or 5, X represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, the benzene ring A is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen atoms, alkyl, alkoxy or acylamino groups, m represents 0 or 1, and B represents the residue of a coupling component BH either substituted or unsubstituted, said coupling component being free of sulfonic and carboxylic acid groups, said polymerization taking place across the double bond of the cyanovinyl group of the dye and the double bond of the polymerizable olefinically unsaturated group of the base monomers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
Structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer resulting from the radical polymerization of one or more colorless base monomers having a polymerizable olefinically unsaturated group and one or more dyes of the formula: ##STR4## wherein --CH═CH--CN is fixed in position 4 or 5, X represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, the benzene ring A is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen atoms, alkyl, alkoxy or acylamino groups, m represents 0 or 1, and B represents the residue of a coupling component BH either substituted or unsubstituted, said coupling component being free of sulfonic and carboxylic acid groups, said polymerization taking place across the double bond of the cyanovinyl group of the dye and the double bond of the polymerizable olefinically unsaturated group of the base monomers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer as defined in claim 1 wherein said coupling component BH belongs to a series selected from the group consisting of benzene, naphthalene, quinoline, carbazole, diphenyleneoxide, indazole, coumarin, acylacetarylides, pyrazolones, hydroxy quinolines and indole series.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
A structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer as defined in claim 1 wherein said colorless base monomers are selected from the group consisting of styrene and its substituted derivatives; divinylbenzene; polybutadiene oligomers having vinyl groups; acrylic, methacrylic, crotonic, chloroacrylic, maleic and itaconic acids and their anhydrides, nitriles, esters, amides, N-monoalkylamides, N-dialkylamides; ethyleneglycol diacrylate; methylene-bis-acrylamide; methylene-bis-methacrylamide; vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids; vinyl halides; vinylidene halides; vinylpyridines; vinylpyrrolidines; vinylquinolines; N-vinyl-imidazole; N-vinyl-carbazole, N-vinyl-pyrrolidones or N-vinyl-caprolactam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer as defined in claim 1 wherein said dye is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 2% by weight, based on the weight of the base monomers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer as defined in claim 1 wherein said dye is present in an amount of from more than 2% to about 50% by weight, based on the weight of the base monomers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 4 wherein said base monomer is acrylonitrile and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-4-phenylazo-1-phenyl-3-carbonamido-5-hydroxy pyrazole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 4 wherein said base monomer is acrylonitrile and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-6-phenylazo-1-methyl-3-diethylamino benzene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 5 wherein said base monomer is acrylamide and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-3-phenylazo-4-hydroxy-1-methyl benzene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A structurally dyed random copolymer as defined in claim 4 wherein said base monomer is a mixture comprising styrene, acrylonitrile and acrylamide, and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-4-phenylazo-1-phenyl-3-carbonamido-5-hydroxy pyrazole.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A structurally dyed random copolymer as defined in claim 4 wherein said base monomer is a mixture comprising acrylamide, acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate, and said dye is 5'-cyanovinyl-8-phenylazo-7-hydroxy-coumarin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A structurally dyed random copolymer as defined in claim 4 wherein said base monomer is a mixture comprising styrene, acrylonitrile and acrylamide and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-2'-chloro-6-phenylazo-3-dimethylamino-1-acetylamino benzene.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 5 wherein said base monomer is styrene and said dye is 5'-cyanovinyl-6-phenylazo-3-dimethylamino-1-acetylamino benzene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 5 wherein said base monomer is styrene and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-3-phenylazo-4-hydroxy-1-methyl benzene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 4 wherein said base monomer is styrene and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-4-phenylazo-1-phenyl-3-carbonamido-5-hydroxy pyrazole.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 5 wherein said base monomer is a polybutadiene oligomer with carboxy end-groupings, having a molecular weight of 2000 and 20% vinyl unsaturation, and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-1-phenylazo-2-hydroxy-naphthalene.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A structurally dyed random polymer or copolymer as defined in claim 1 wherein said colorless base monomers are selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate and vinyl chloride.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structurally dyed random polymer as defined in claim 5 wherein said base monomer is acrylonitrile and said dye is 4'-cyanovinyl-4-phenylazo-1-phenyl-3-carbonamido-5-hydroxy pyrazole.