Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An air-curing copolymer latex comprising an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of a mixture of copolymerizable monomers, consisting essentially, in % by weight based on the total weight of monomers used, of: (a) about 1% to about 20% of dicyclopentadienyl acrylate or dicyclopentadienyl methacrylate; (b) about 99% to about 20% of an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, including mixtures thereof, in which the alkyl groups contain from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; (c) about 0% to about 5% of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; (d) about 0% to about 40% of other acrylic monomers selected from the group consisting of higher alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates in which the alkyl groups contain from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, acrylamide, methacrylamide, diacetone acrylamide, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; and: (e) about 0% to about 80% of other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which are copolymerizable with (a), (b), (c) and (d); the above comonomers constituting essentially 100% by weight of the total monomers in said copolymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
An air-curing copolymer latex comprising an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of a mixture of copolymerizable monomers, consisting essentially, in % by weight based on the total weight of monomers used, of: (a) about 1% to about 20% of dicyclopentadienyl acrylate or dicyclopentadienyl methacrylate; (b) about 99% to about 20% of an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, including mixtures thereof, in which the alkyl groups contain from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; (c) about 0% to about 5% of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; (d) about 0% to about 40% of other acrylic monomers selected from the group consisting of higher alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates in which the alkyl groups contain from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, acrylamide, methacrylamide, diacetone acrylamide, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; and: (e) about 0% to about 80% of other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which are copolymerizable with (a), (b), (c) and (d); the above comonomers constituting essentially 100% by weight of the total monomers in said copolymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
An air-curing acrylic copolymer latex as defined in claim 1, wherein the copolymer specified consists essentially of a copolymer of: (a) about 1% to about 10% of dicyclopentadienyl acrylate or dicyclopentadienyl methacrylate; (b) about 99% to about 75% of an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, including mixtures thereof, in which the alkyl groups contain from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and (c) about 0% to about 5% of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An air-curing copolymer latex as defined in claim 1, wherein the copolymer specified has a content in the range of from about 3% to about 10% of dicyclopentadienyl acrylate or dicyclopentadienyl methacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air-curing vinyl acetate-acrylic copolymer latex as defined in claim 1 wherein the copolymer specified has a content in the range of from about 5% to about 80% of vinyl acetate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air-curing vinyl acetate-acrylic copolymer latex as defined in claim 3 wherein the copolymer specified has a content in the range of from about 5% to about 80% of vinyl acetate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
An air-curing styrene-acrylic copolymer latex as defined in claim 1 wherein the copolymer specified has a content in the range of from about 5% to about 70% of styrene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An air-curing styrene-acrylic copolymer latex as defined in claim 3 wherein the copolymer specified has a content in the range of from about 5% to about 70% of styrene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
198 words
The process of producing an air-curing copolymer latex as defined in claim 1 which comprises forming a mixture of monomers consisting essentially, in % by weight based on the total weight of all monomers used, of: (a) about 1% to about 20% of dicyclopentadienyl acrylate or dicyclopentadienyl methacrylate; (b) about 99% to about 20% of an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, including mixtures thereof, in which the alkyl groups contain from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; (c) about 0% to about 5% of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; (d) about 0% to about 40% of other acrylic monomers selected from the group consisting of higher alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates in which the alkyl groups contain from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, acrylamide, methacrylamide, diacetone acrylamide, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; and (e) about 0% to about 80% of other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which are copolymerizable with (a), (b), (c) and (d); the above comonomers constituting essentially 100% by weight of the total monomers in said copolymer; emulsifying said comonomers in water in the presence of a surfactant emulsifier therefor; and effecting copolymerization of said comonomers in the thus formed emulsion in the presence of a free radical polymerization catalyst.