Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A durable anti-fogging composition consisting essentially of 0.05 to 30% by weight of at least one sulfonic acid type amphoteric surface active agent having the formula (I): ##STR9## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, the sum of the number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is in the range of from 16 to 38 and one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having at least 14 carbon atoms, and R 4 is alkylene or hydroxyalkylene having 2 to 4 carbon atoms;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A durable anti-fogging composition consisting essentially of 0.05 to 30% by weight of at least one sulfonic acid type amphoteric surface active agent having the formula (I): ##STR9## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, the sum of the number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is in the range of from 16 to 38 and one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having at least 14 carbon atoms, and R 4 is alkylene or hydroxyalkylene having 2 to 4 carbon atoms;
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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01 to 20% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts and acetates having the formulae MeSCN, MeNO 3 , MeX and MeOOCCH 3 in which Me is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Li, NH 4 , 1/2Ca and 1/2Mg and X is halogen; up to 30% by weight of alkanol having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and the balance is water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
01 to 20% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts and acetates having the formulae MeSCN, MeNO 3 , MeX and MeOOCCH 3 in which Me is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Li, NH 4 , 1/2Ca and 1/2Mg and X is halogen; up to 30% by weight of alkanol having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and the balance is water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A durable anti-fogging composition as set forth in claim 1, which comprises 0.1 to 10% by weight of said sulfonic acid type amphoteric surface active agent and 0.1 to 10% by weight of said inorganic salt or acetate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A durable anti-fogging composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inorganic salt is NaSCN, NaNO 3 or Mg(NO 3 ) 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
104 words
A durable anti-fogging composition consisting essentially of 0.05 to 30% by weight of at least one sulfonic acid type amphoteric surface active agent having the formula (I): ##STR10## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, the sum of the number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is in the range of from 16 to 38 and one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having at least 14 carbon atoms, and R 4 is alkylene or hydroxyalkylene having 2 to 4 carbon atoms;
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
104 words
A durable anti-fogging composition consisting essentially of 0.05 to 30% by weight of at least one sulfonic acid type amphoteric surface active agent having the formula (I): ##STR10## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, the sum of the number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is in the range of from 16 to 38 and one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having at least 14 carbon atoms, and R 4 is alkylene or hydroxyalkylene having 2 to 4 carbon atoms;
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
01 to 20% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts and acetates having the formulae MeSCN, MeNO 3 , MeX and MeOOCCH 3 in which Me is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Li, NH 4 , 1/2Ca and 1/2Mg and X is halogen; up to 30% by weight of alkanol having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and the balance is water.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
01 to 20% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts and acetates having the formulae MeSCN, MeNO 3 , MeX and MeOOCCH 3 in which Me is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Li, NH 4 , 1/2Ca and 1/2Mg and X is halogen; up to 30% by weight of alkanol having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and the balance is water.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A durable anti-fogging composition as set forth in claim 4 wherein said nonionic surface active agent has the formula (II): RO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n H (II) wherein R is alkyl having 10 to 16 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 14 to 18 carbon atoms, octylphenyl or nonylphenyl, and n is the number of moles of added ethylene oxide and is selected so that the HLB value is in the range of 12 to 15.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A durable anti-fogging composition as set forth in claim 4 which comprises from 0.1 to 10% by weight of said sulfonic acid type amphoteric surface active agent, from 0.1 to 10% by weight of said inorganic salt or acetate, and from 0.1 to 10% by weight of said nonionic surface active agent.