Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
An amino-acid dyestuff salt of the formula: [Am.sup.+ ].sub.n-q A.sup.(-).sub.n[Cat.sup.+ ].sub.q wherein Am + is an amino-acid cation of the formula: ##STR10## in which L 1 is a radical of the formula: -(CR.sup.4 R.sup.5).sub.x - where R 4 and R 5 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear and branched alkyl, phenyl, and amino and x is an integer from 1 to 10, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl, alkylphenyl, phenylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylamidoalkyl and linear or branched chain alkyl wherein alkyl or alkoxy contains 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and the radical of the formula --L 2 --COOH where L 2 is selected from the group --(CR 4 R 5 ) x -- wherein R 4 , R 5 and x are as defined above provided that R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 and x are not each simultaneously L 2 A is an anionic dye selected from the group consisting of azine azo and azomethine dyes and azo and azomethine dyes with transition metals, Cat + is a cationic radical selected from cationic dyestuff radicals and a proton, n is 1, 2, or 3, q is 0, 1, 2, or 3 provided that n-q is other than 0 and where q is greater than 1 the cations comprising the [cat + ] moiety are the same or different.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
An amino-acid dyestuff salt of the formula: [Am.sup.+ ].sub.n-q A.sup.(-).sub.n[Cat.sup.+ ].sub.q wherein Am + is an amino-acid cation of the formula: ##STR10## in which L 1 is a radical of the formula: -(CR.sup.4 R.sup.5).sub.x - where R 4 and R 5 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear and branched alkyl, phenyl, and amino and x is an integer from 1 to 10, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl, alkylphenyl, phenylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylamidoalkyl and linear or branched chain alkyl wherein alkyl or alkoxy contains 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and the radical of the formula --L 2 --COOH where L 2 is selected from the group --(CR 4 R 5 ) x -- wherein R 4 , R 5 and x are as defined above provided that R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 and x are not each simultaneously L 2 A is an anionic dye selected from the group consisting of azine azo and azomethine dyes and azo and azomethine dyes with transition metals, Cat + is a cationic radical selected from cationic dyestuff radicals and a proton, n is 1, 2, or 3, q is 0, 1, 2, or 3 provided that n-q is other than 0 and where q is greater than 1 the cations comprising the [cat + ] moiety are the same or different.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt in accordance with claim 1 wherein the ratio of metal to dye in said anionic dyestuff is 1:2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt of claim 2 wherein the azo dye is a monoazo dye and the azomethine dye is a monoazomethine dye.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 3 wherein each of the two linkages, each selected from azo and azomethine, is disposed between aromatic nuclei which are each substituted in the ortho position relative to the said linkage by any of the groups consisting of hydroxyl, carboxylic acid and amino.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 1 wherein x is any of 1, 2 and 3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 5 wherein x is any of 1 and 2 and R 4 and R 5 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 1 wherein each of R 2 and R 3 is hydrogen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 7 wherein the amino acid portion is a mixed linear alkyl C 6-18 primary amino -B-methyl) - propionic acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 1 wherein n is any of 1 and 2.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 1 wherein q is any of 0, 1, and 2.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
An amino-acid dyestuff according to claim 10 wherein q is 0.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 10 wherein q is 1 and Cat + is a cationic dyestuff radical.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 10 wherein q is 2, and one said cationic radical is a cationic dyestuff radical and the other said cationic radical is a proton.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt of claim 1 having a solubility of at least 5% w/v in at least two different polar nonbasic organic solvents said solvents having an aliphatic skeleton wherein at least 1 carbon atom of said skeleton is substituted by at least 1 oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, or halogen atom.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 4 wherein the said two organic solvents are selected from the group consisting of ketones, alcohols, glycol ethers, esters of glycol ethers, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acids esters and acid amides.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 15 wherein the said two organic solvents are technical ethanol and technical acetone.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
An amino-acid dyestuff salt according to claim 16 which has a solubility of 5% w/v additionally in ethyl acetate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition comprising: at least 5% w/v of a dyestuff of claim 14 and an organic solvent as set forth in claim 14.