Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A high solids composition comprising from (I) 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycaprolactone derivative and (II) from 80 to 20 weight percent of a combined mix; wherein said combined mix (II) is a mixture of a methylolated melamine and a non-volatile low molecular weight polyol having a molecular weight of from 62 to about 1000 and from 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups wherein the methylolated melamine comprises from 40 to 90 weight percent of said combined mix; and wherein said polycaprolactone derivative (I) is a carboxyl modified polycaprolactone adduct reaction product mixture of (i) a polycaprolactone polyol and (ii) from 0.1 to 1 carboxylic acid anhydride equivalent for each hydroxyl equivalent present in the polycaprolactone polyol of an intramolecular anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid produced by reacting (i) and (ii) at from about 75° C. to 200° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A high solids composition comprising from (I) 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycaprolactone derivative and (II) from 80 to 20 weight percent of a combined mix; wherein said combined mix (II) is a mixture of a methylolated melamine and a non-volatile low molecular weight polyol having a molecular weight of from 62 to about 1000 and from 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups wherein the methylolated melamine comprises from 40 to 90 weight percent of said combined mix; and wherein said polycaprolactone derivative (I) is a carboxyl modified polycaprolactone adduct reaction product mixture of (i) a polycaprolactone polyol and (ii) from 0.1 to 1 carboxylic acid anhydride equivalent for each hydroxyl equivalent present in the polycaprolactone polyol of an intramolecular anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid produced by reacting (i) and (ii) at from about 75° C. to 200° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative has from 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative has from 2 to 4 hydroxyl groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative has an average molecular weight of from 290 to about 3,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative is a diol having an average molecular weight of 290 to 500.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative is a triol having an average molecular weight of from about 300 to 1,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative is a mixture of polycaprolactone polyols.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anhydride is phthalic anhydrids.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (I) is present at a concentration of from 25 to 50 weight percent and (II) is present at a concentration of from 75 to 50 weight percent, based on the combined weights of (I) and (II).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (I) is present at a concentration of from 30 to 35 weight percent and (II) is present at a concentration of from 70 to 65 weight percent, based on the combined weights of (I) and (II).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the methylolated melamine in combined mixture (II) is hexamethoxymethylmelamine.