Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A high solids composition comprising from (I) 20 to 80 weight percent of 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-epoxide adduct reaction product mixture of (i) a polycaprolactone polyol, (ii) from 0.2 to 1 mole of an organic diepoxide per mole of polycaprolactone intially charged and (iii) from 0.1 to 0.5 carboxylic anhydride equivalent per each unreacted hydroxyl equivalent present of an intramolecular anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A high solids composition comprising from (I) 20 to 80 weight percent of 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-epoxide adduct reaction product mixture of (i) a polycaprolactone polyol, (ii) from 0.2 to 1 mole of an organic diepoxide per mole of polycaprolactone intially charged and (iii) from 0.1 to 0.5 carboxylic anhydride equivalent per each unreacted hydroxyl equivalent present of an intramolecular anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid.
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
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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
24 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polycaprolactone polyol in said polycaprolactone derivative has from 290 to 500 hydroxyl groups.
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
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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
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A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anhydride is phthalio anhydrids.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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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
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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.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (a) the polycaprolactone polyol (i) used to produce component (I) is a polycaprolactone triol having an average molecular weight of 540 and an average hydroxyl number of 310; and (b) component (II) is a combined mix of hexamethoxymethylmelamine and trimethylolpropane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (a) the polycaprolactone polyol (i) used to produce component (I) is a polycaprolactone diol having an average molecular weight of 830 and an average hydroxyl number of 135; and (b) component (II) is a combined mix of hexamethoxymethylmelamine and 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (a) the polycaprolactone polyol (i) used to produce component (I) is a polycaprolactone diol having an average molecular weight of 530 and an average hydroxyl number of 212; and (b) component (II) is a combined mix of hexamethoxymethylmelamine and 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (a) the polycaprolactone polyol (i) used to produce component (I) is a polycaprolactone diol having an average molecular weight of 1,250 and an average hydroxyl number of 90; and (b) component (II) is a combined mix of hexamethoxymethylmelamine and 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2,2-demethyl-3-hydroxypropionate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein: (a) the polycaprolactone polyol (i) used to produce component (I) is a polycaprolactone diol having an average molecular weight of 2,000 and an average hydroxyl number of 56; and (b) component (II) is a combined mix of hexamethoxymethylmelamine and 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
A high solids composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein (a) the polycaprolactone polyol (i) used to produce component (I) is a polycaprolactone diol having an average molecular weight of 830 and an average hydroxyl number of 135; and (b) component (II) is a combined mix of hexamethyoxymethylmelamine and dimethanol tricyclodecane.