Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A surface-coating binder which is substantially free from epoxide groups and is based on a reaction product of (A) from 25 to 90 percent by weight of a Mannich base obtained from (a 1 ) one or more polyhydric phenols which are free from ether groups and contain two or more aromatic rings, and/or (a 2 ) one or more monohydric or polyhydric phenols which contain one or more ether groups and contain two or more aromatic rings, and (b 1 ) one or more secondary amines which contain one or two hydroxyalkyl groups, or a mixture of (b 1 ) with (b 2 ) a secondary dialkylamine or dialkoxyalkylamine, and (c) formaldehyde or a formaldehyde donor, and (B) from 75 to 10 percent by weight of one or more epoxy resins, wherein the reaction product of (A) and (B) additionally contains, built into its chemical structure, an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the general formula (I) ##STR10## where R is a radical of 11 to 19 carbon atoms which contains from one to three carbon-carbon double bonds.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A surface-coating binder which is substantially free from epoxide groups and is based on a reaction product of (A) from 25 to 90 percent by weight of a Mannich base obtained from (a 1 ) one or more polyhydric phenols which are free from ether groups and contain two or more aromatic rings, and/or (a 2 ) one or more monohydric or polyhydric phenols which contain one or more ether groups and contain two or more aromatic rings, and (b 1 ) one or more secondary amines which contain one or two hydroxyalkyl groups, or a mixture of (b 1 ) with (b 2 ) a secondary dialkylamine or dialkoxyalkylamine, and (c) formaldehyde or a formaldehyde donor, and (B) from 75 to 10 percent by weight of one or more epoxy resins, wherein the reaction product of (A) and (B) additionally contains, built into its chemical structure, an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the general formula (I) ##STR10## where R is a radical of 11 to 19 carbon atoms which contains from one to three carbon-carbon double bonds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the general formula (I) ##STR11## is Cardanol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein component (a 1 ) is a condensation product, containing two phenolic hydroxyl groups, of a phenol and an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the formula (I).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein component (a 2 ) is a reaction product of an epoxy resin, an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the formula (I), bisphenol A and an aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanate which may or may not be partially blocked.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein component (B) is a reaction product, containing epoxide groups, of an epoxy resin and an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the formula (I).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein component (B) is a reaction product, containing epoxide groups and isocyanate groups which may or may not be blocked, of an epoxy resin, an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the formula (I) and a partially blocked diisocyanate or polyisocyanate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder with phenolic end groups as claimed in claim 1, wherein the binder contains from 0.5 to 50% by weight of an olefinically unsaturated alkylphenol of the formula (I).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein, for the synthesis of the Mannich base (A), the molar ratio of components (a 1 )+(a 2 ) to components (b 1 )+(b 2 ) is from 1:0.75 to 1:3 and at least one mole of formaldehyde is employed per mole of secondary amine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the Mannich base (A) and the epoxy resin (B) are reacted with one another in such amounts as to provide from 0.1 to 0.9 epoxide group of component (B) per phenolic hydroxyl group of component (A).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 1, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 2, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 3, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 4, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 5, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 6, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A surface-coating binder as claimed in claim 7, which is protonized with an acid and is used for the cathodic electrocoating of metal articles.