Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
An expansion mixture for foaming resin, latex and plastic coatings which comprises a foamable mixture of: (a) 15 to 53 weight% of a compound having the formulae: R--(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OSO.sub.3 H.sup.- M.sup.+ and/or R.sup.1 --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n+1 SO.sub.3 H.sup.- M.sup.+ wherein R is alkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms; R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms or phenoxy substituted with not more than two alkyl groups each having 1 to 33 carbon atoms; n is an integer having a value of 0 to 10; and M is sodium, potassium, calcium, ammonium or an alkyl- or alkyloxy- amine radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; (b) 5 to 42 weight % of a compound having the formulae: ##STR4## wherein R 3 is alkyl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms; R 4 and R 5 are independently alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X is sulfate, halide or phosphate; m and m' are integers independently having a value of 4 to 30; and p and p' are integers independently having a value of 0 to 20; and (c) 5 to 45 weight % of a compound having the formula: ##STR5## wherein R 6 and R 7 are independently alkylene of 4 to 22 carbon atoms; r and r' are independently integers each having a value of 0 to 15; w and w' are integers independently having a value of 0 or 1; and y is sodium or potassium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
An expansion mixture for foaming resin, latex and plastic coatings which comprises a foamable mixture of: (a) 15 to 53 weight% of a compound having the formulae: R--(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OSO.sub.3 H.sup.- M.sup.+ and/or R.sup.1 --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n+1 SO.sub.3 H.sup.- M.sup.+ wherein R is alkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms; R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms or phenoxy substituted with not more than two alkyl groups each having 1 to 33 carbon atoms; n is an integer having a value of 0 to 10; and M is sodium, potassium, calcium, ammonium or an alkyl- or alkyloxy- amine radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; (b) 5 to 42 weight % of a compound having the formulae: ##STR4## wherein R 3 is alkyl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms; R 4 and R 5 are independently alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X is sulfate, halide or phosphate; m and m' are integers independently having a value of 4 to 30; and p and p' are integers independently having a value of 0 to 20; and (c) 5 to 45 weight % of a compound having the formula: ##STR5## wherein R 6 and R 7 are independently alkylene of 4 to 22 carbon atoms; r and r' are independently integers each having a value of 0 to 15; w and w' are integers independently having a value of 0 or 1; and y is sodium or potassium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The expansion mixture of claim 1 wherein the mixture comprises 30 to 50 weight % (a), 21 to 30 weight % (b) and 20 to 45 weight % (c).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (a) is sodium lauryl sulfate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (a) is the ammonium salt of decyl-polyethyleneoxy sulfate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (a) is the ammonium salt of nonylphenoxy-polyethyleneoxy sulfate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (b) is a mixture of quaternized C 8 to C 24 alkyl bis(polyethyleneoxyethanol) amine salts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (b) is a mixture of C 6 to C 20 alkyl bis(polyethyleneoxypolysiopropyleneoxy ethanol) amines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (b) is a mixture of quaternized dibutyl bis(polyethyleneoxypolyisopropyleneoxy ethanol) amine ethyl phosphate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (c) is the sodium salt of decyl sulfosuccinate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (c) is the sodium salt of dioctyl sulfosuccinate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The mixture of claim 1 wherein component (c) is the sodium salt of butoxy-polyethyleneoxy ethanol sulfosuccinate.