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Dental hydraulic investment
Assignee: JSR Corp
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Filing: 1978-03-10
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Granted: 1980-07-08
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Expires: 1998-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A dental hydraulic investment comprising (A) an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution, (B) a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) a water-soluble, thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a filler. Use of this investment allows formation of a desired denture by either a thermal polymerization or a room temperature polymerization method, and the denture thus obtained has excellent surface luster and is high in dimensional accuracy.
Inventors
- 👤 Taro Suminoe
- 👤 Tetsuo Ito
- 👤 Eiichi Masuhara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:26
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L29/00; C08L29/02; C08L29/04; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/10; C08L61/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31942
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
A dental hydraulic investing material comprising (A) an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution, (B) a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) a water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a powdery filler-containing filler, wherein said investing material contains essentially no gypsum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dental hydraulic investing material comprising (A) an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution, (B) a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) a water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a powdery filler-containing filler, wherein said investing material contains essentially no gypsum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol solution is a 5 to 50% by weight aqueous solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of 50 to 100%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of 70 to 100%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a degree of polymerization of 200 or more.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a degree of polymerization of 200 to 2,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble metallic compound (B) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfates, acetates, nitrates, halides, hydroxides and oxides of metals of Groups Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb and VIII of the Periodic Table.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
90 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble metallic compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper sulfate, copper acetate, copper nitrate, copper chloride, beryllium sulfate, beryllium chloride, magnesium acetate, calcium acetate, strontium nitrate, zinc acetate, mercuric acetate, aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, stannous chloride, stannic chloride, lead acetate, titanium sulfate, zirconium oxychloride, vanadium trichloride, vanadium pentoxide, niobium chloride, chromous chloride, potassium perchromate, molybdenum oxide, manganese oxide, ferrous chloride, ferric chloride, ferric nitrate, cobaltous sulfate, cobalt acetate, nickel chloride, and nickel acetate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble metallic compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper acetate, aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, stannic chloride, titanium sulfate, molybdenum oxide, ferric chloride and potassium perchromate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the water-soluble metallic compound (B) is 1 metal atom per 2 to 1,000 hydroxyl groups in the polyvinyl alcohol (A).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the water-soluble metallic compound is one metal atom per 10 to 500 hydroxyl groups of polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble metallic compound is a compound which can be water-solubilized with an acid or alkali.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate is selected from the group consisting of the melamine-formaldehyde reaction products, urea-formaldehyde reaction products, phenol-formaldehyde reaction products and derivatives thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 13, wherein the molar ratio of melamine, urea or phenol to formaldehyde is 2/3 to 1/20.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the thermosetting resin precondensate (C) is 10 to 1000 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the thermosetting resin precondensate is 10 to 500 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the filler (D) is a powdery filler.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the filler is at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, aluminum sulfate, barium sulfate, silica, magnesium silicate, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, alumina white, silica-alumina, talc, clay, glass and quartz.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 17, wherein the powdery filler has an average particle size of 50μ or less.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 17, wherein the powdery filler is silica, silicate or a mixture thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the filler (D) is a mixture of a powdery filler and a fibrous filler.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
A dental hydraulic investing material according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the filler (D) is 20 to 500 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
46 words
A dental hydraulic investing material of claim 2, wherein the water-soluble metallic compound (B) is aluminum chloride, ferric chloride or stannic chloride, the component (C) is a melamine-formaldehyde reaction product, and the filler (D) is silica powder having an average particle size of 50μ or less.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
44 words
A method for preparing a dental hydraulic investing material, which comprises mixing (A) an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol, (B) an aqueous solution of a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) an aqueous solution of a water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a powdery filler-containing filler.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
44 words
A method for preparing a dental hydraulic investing material, which comprises mixing (A) an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol, (B) an aqueous solution of a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) an aqueous solution of a water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a powdery filler-containing filler.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method according to claim 24, wherein the aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol (A) is mixed with an aqueous solution of aluminum chloride (B) and part of the powdery filler-containing filler (D), and the aqueous solution of the water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate is separately mixed with the remaining part of the powdery filler-containing filler (D), and the resulting two dispersions are thereafter mixed with each other.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 24, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol solution is a 5 to 50% by weight aqueous solution of a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 50 to 100% and a degree of polymerization of at least 200.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 24, wherein the water-soluble metallic compound (B) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfates, acetates, nitrates, halides, hydroxides and oxides of metals of Groups Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb and VIII of the Periodic Table.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 24, wherein the water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate is selected from the group consisting of the melamine-formaldehyde reaction products, urea-formaldehyde reaction products, phenol-formaldehyde reaction products and derivatives thereof.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
54 words
A dental hydraulic investment comprising: (I) a layer of an investing material which comprises (A) an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution, (B) a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) a water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a powdery filler-containing filler, wherein said investing material contains essentially no gypsum; and (II) a cover of gypsum on said layer.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
54 words
A dental hydraulic investment comprising: (I) a layer of an investing material which comprises (A) an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution, (B) a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) a water-soluble thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a powdery filler-containing filler, wherein said investing material contains essentially no gypsum; and (II) a cover of gypsum on said layer.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
84 words
A method according to claim 24, wherein the powdery filler is selected from the group consisting of aluminum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, aluminum sulfate, barium sulfate, silica, magnesium silicate, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, alumina white, silicate-alumina, talc, clay, glass and quartz, and fibrous filler is selected from the group consisting of cotton, flax, hemp, ramie, jute, wool, rayon, acetate fiber, polyamide fiber, polyvinyl alcohol fiber, polyvinylidene chloride fiber, polyacrylonitrile fiber, polyester fiber, polyethylene fiber, polypropylene fiber and glass fiber.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 30 wherein the powdery filler has an average particle size of 50μ or less and the fibrous filler has a length of 5 cm or less and a thickness of 150μ or less.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-07-08 | 1984-01-07 | 1984-07-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-07-08 | 1988-01-07 | 1988-07-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-07-08 | 1992-01-07 | 1992-07-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |