Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
293 words
A film-forming halogenated photopolymerizable composition, which comprises: (a) 20 to 70% by weight of at least one halogenated polymer, which (1) has a chain interrupted by at least one oxygen or nitrogen atom, (2) contains from 4 to 70% by weight halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 , (3) has an average molecular weight between about 700 and about 10,000, (4) has a glass transition temperature (Tg) between about 20° C. and the thermal decomposition point of the polymer; (b) 20 to 60% by weight of at least one monomeric organic compound containing at least two acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid radicals and containing from 0 to about 65% by weight halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 ; (c) 0 to about 40% by weight of at least one monomeric organic compound containing an acrylic acid or methacrylic acid radical and containing from 0 to about 65% by weight halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 ; (d) about 1 to about 25% by weight of a photoinitiator system comprising (1) 0.5 to 100% by weight of at least one aromatic ketone, (2) 0 to 99.5% by weight of at least one tertiary amine, at least one carbon atom of which, in the alpha position with regard to the nitrogen atom, carries at least one hydrogen atom; (3) 0 to 90% by weight of an aromatic or non-aromatic alpha-dione, the sum of (1) + (2) + (3) representing 100% by weight of the photoinitiator system; and the total content of halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 representing about 3 to about 50% by weight of the total halogenated photopolymerizable composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
293 words
A film-forming halogenated photopolymerizable composition, which comprises: (a) 20 to 70% by weight of at least one halogenated polymer, which (1) has a chain interrupted by at least one oxygen or nitrogen atom, (2) contains from 4 to 70% by weight halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 , (3) has an average molecular weight between about 700 and about 10,000, (4) has a glass transition temperature (Tg) between about 20° C. and the thermal decomposition point of the polymer; (b) 20 to 60% by weight of at least one monomeric organic compound containing at least two acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid radicals and containing from 0 to about 65% by weight halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 ; (c) 0 to about 40% by weight of at least one monomeric organic compound containing an acrylic acid or methacrylic acid radical and containing from 0 to about 65% by weight halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 ; (d) about 1 to about 25% by weight of a photoinitiator system comprising (1) 0.5 to 100% by weight of at least one aromatic ketone, (2) 0 to 99.5% by weight of at least one tertiary amine, at least one carbon atom of which, in the alpha position with regard to the nitrogen atom, carries at least one hydrogen atom; (3) 0 to 90% by weight of an aromatic or non-aromatic alpha-dione, the sum of (1) + (2) + (3) representing 100% by weight of the photoinitiator system; and the total content of halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 representing about 3 to about 50% by weight of the total halogenated photopolymerizable composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the halogenated polymer (a) is a halogenated polyester.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition according to claim 2, wherein the halogenated polyester (a) contains no polymerizable unsaturation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition according to claim 2, wherein the acid component of the halogenated polyester, which contains active halogen atoms, is selected from the group consisting of 1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachlorobicyclo[2,2,1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, 1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachlorobicyclo[2,2,1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid, tetrachlorophthalic acid, tetrabromophthalic acid, 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octabromo-4,4'-di(3-carboxypropoxy)-biphenyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composition according to claim 2, wherein the acid component of the halogenated polyester, which does not contain active halogen atoms, is selected from the group consisting of phthalic acid, benzoic acid, adipic acid and trimellitic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition according to claim 2, wherein the alcohol component of the halogenated polyester, which contains active halogen atoms is 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octachloro-4,4'-di(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethoxy)-biphenyl or 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octabromo-4,4'-di-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy-ethoxy)-biphenyl
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The composition according to claim 2, wherein the alcohol component of the halogenated polyester, which does not contain active halogen atoms, is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, hydrogenated bisphenol A, oxyethylated bisphenol A, tricyclodecane-dimethanol, trimethylol-propane and dipentaerythritol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the halogenated polymer (a) is a halogenated polyurethane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition according to claim 8, wherein the alcohol component of the halogenated polyurethane, which contains active halogen atoms is 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octachloro-4,4'-di-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy-ethoxy)-biphenyl or 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octabromo-4,4'-di-(2(2-hydroxyethoxy-ethoxy)-biphenyl.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition according to claim 8, wherein the isocyanate component of the halogenated polyurethane, which contains active halogen atoms, is 4,6-dibromo-m-phenylene diisocyanate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 8, wherein the isocyanate component of the halogenated polyurethane, which does not contain active halogen atoms, is selected from the group consisting of 2,4- and 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate and 4,4'-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the monomeric organic compound (b) is a condensation product of (1) at least one polyalcohol containing 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups with (2) at least one alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid containing 3 to 4 carbon atoms with or without (3) at least one mono- to tetracarboxylic organic acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 1, wherein monomeric organic compound (b) is 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octachloro-4,4'-di-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy-ethoxy)-biphenyl diacrylate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the monomeric organic compound (b) is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol diacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, neopentyl glycol diacrylate, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, oxypropylated glycerol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, the condensation product of 1 mole of C 36 -dimer acid, 2 moles pentaerythritol and 6 moles of acrylic acid and the condensation product of 1 mole C 36 -dimer acid, 2 moles 1,6-hexanediol and 2 moles acrylic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the monomeric organic compound (c) is a mono- or polyhydric aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic monoacrylate or monomethacrylate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the monomeric organic compound (c) is 3-(pentachlorophenoxy)-propan-1-ol acrylate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the monomeric organic compound (c) is benzyl acrylate or 2-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-ethyl acrylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic ketone (1) of the photoinitiator system d) is benzophenone, Michler's ketone, 2-ethyl-anthraquinone, 2-chloro-thioxanthone or 1,6-hexanediol acrylate glycol acrylate beta-dimethylamino-propionate or 1,6-hexanediol acrylate beta-dimethylamino-propionate; and the alpha-dione (3) is benzil.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 1, wherein only the component (a) contains halogen atoms attached to the carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 .
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 1, wherein the component (a) and one of components (b) and (c) contain halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein each of components (a), (b) and (c) contains halogen atoms attached to carbon atoms having the electronic configuration sp 2 .
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
43 words
Process for peparation of a film-forming halogenated photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1, which comprises homogenously mixing together the components (a), (b), (c) and (d) at room temperature or at a temperature higher than room temperature but sufficiently low to avoid premature polymerization.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
Printed inks, paints and varnishes comprising a film-forming halogenated photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1. pg,60
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
48 words
The composition according to claim 1 wherein component (a) is the esterificatin product of 3.31 moles of 1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachlorobicyclo[2,2,1]-hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, 2.59 moles phthalic anhydride, 2.40 mole diethylene glycol and 3.69 moles ethylene glycol, component (b) is diethylene glycol diacrylate and component (d) comprises benzophenone, benzil, Michler's ketone and triethanolamine.