Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
An easily water-dispersed phthalocyanine pigment formulation which contains, based on the total weight of the formulation, (a) from 70 to 95 percent by weight of a finely dividied phthalocyanine pigment of which the mean primary particle size is less than 0.5 μm, and (b) from 30 to 5 percent by weight of at least one alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or alkylnaphthalenesulfonic acid having from 1 to 3 alkyl of 8 to 20 carbon atoms in each alkyl, said at least one sulfonic acid being present in free acid form or in the form of its water-soluble salt, the formulation being obtained by introducing and mixing the pigment (a) and the acid (b), in any sequence, into an inert aprotic solvent having a boiling point below 135° C., stirring or kneading the resulting mixture at from room temperature up to the boiling point of said aprotic solvent until an homogenous dispersion has formed from which a dried sample is dispersible in water without leaving any significant residue, and then removing the aprotic solvent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
An easily water-dispersed phthalocyanine pigment formulation which contains, based on the total weight of the formulation, (a) from 70 to 95 percent by weight of a finely dividied phthalocyanine pigment of which the mean primary particle size is less than 0.5 μm, and (b) from 30 to 5 percent by weight of at least one alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or alkylnaphthalenesulfonic acid having from 1 to 3 alkyl of 8 to 20 carbon atoms in each alkyl, said at least one sulfonic acid being present in free acid form or in the form of its water-soluble salt, the formulation being obtained by introducing and mixing the pigment (a) and the acid (b), in any sequence, into an inert aprotic solvent having a boiling point below 135° C., stirring or kneading the resulting mixture at from room temperature up to the boiling point of said aprotic solvent until an homogenous dispersion has formed from which a dried sample is dispersible in water without leaving any significant residue, and then removing the aprotic solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 1, which contains from 75 to 90 percent by weight of (a) and from 10 to 25 percent by weight of (b).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 2, in which (a) has a mean primary particle size of 0.3 μm or less.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 2, in which (a) is metal-free phthalocyanine, copper phthalocyanine in the α- or β-modification, copper phthalocyanine which contains up to 3 percent by weight of chlorine, polychloro-copper phthalocyanine with up to 16 chlorine atoms in the molecule, polychloro-bromo-copper phthalocyanine with up to 16 bromine and chlorine atoms in the molecule, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 3, in which (a) is metal-free phthalocyanine, copper phthalocyanine in the α- or β-modification, copper phthalocyanine which contains up to 3 percent by weight of chlorine, polychloro-copper phthalocyanine with up to 16 chlorine atoms in the molecule, polychloro-bromo-copper phthalocyanine with up to 16 bromine and chlorine atoms in the molecule, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 1, in which (b) is a sulfonic acid of one or more alkylbenzenes or alkylnaphthalenes which carry 1 or 2 alkyl groups of 8 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 3, in which (b) is a sulfonic acid of one or more alkylbenzenes or alkylnaphthalenes which carry 1 or 2 alkyl groups of 8 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
110 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 2, in which (b) is present in the form of salts with ammonia, with primary aliphatic amines, secondary aliphatic amines or tertiary aliphatic amines where alkyl is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with alkoxyalkylamines, where alkoxy is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, with bis-(alkoxy-alkyl)-amines, where alkoxy is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, with mono-, di- and tris-hydroxyalkyl-amines, where alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, or with saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic compounds which contain basic nitrogen as a ring member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 4, in which (b) is present in the form of salts with ammonia, with primary aliphatic amines, secondary aliphatic amines or tertiary aliphatic amines where alkyl is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with alkoxyalkylamines, where alkoxy is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, with bis-(alkoxy-alkyl)-amines, where alkoxy is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, with mono-, di- and tris-hydroxyalkyl-amines, where alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, or with saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic compounds which contain basic nitrogen as a ring member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 6, in which (b) is present in the form of salts with ammonia, with primary aliphatic amines, secondary aliphatic amines or tertiary aliphatic amines where alkyl is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with alkoxalkylamines, where alkoxy is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, with bis-(alkoxy-alkyl)-amines, where alkoxy is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, with mono-, di- and tris-hydroxyaklkyl-amines, where alkyl is of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, or with saturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic compounds which contain basic nitrogen as a ring member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sulfonic acid component is neutralized, after forming said homogenous dispersion, by means of adding an alkaline compound which gives a water-soluble salt with said sulfonic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A formulation as claimed in claim 11 wherein said alkaline compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, gaseous or water-dissolved ammonia, methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, butylamine, dibutylamine, tributylamine, propylamine, dipropylamine, tripropylamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, propanolamine, dipropanolamine, methoxyethylamine, methoxypropylamine, ethoxyethylamine, ethoxypropylamine, 2'-ethylhexoxypropylamine, propyoxypropylamine, butoxypropylamine, morpholine, piperidine and pyrrolidine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aprotic solvent has been removed by drying under a reduced pressure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A formulation as claimed in claim 13 wherein the aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of pentane, hexane, light gasoline boiling from 30° to 80° C., carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, ethylene bromide, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, chlorobenzene and xylene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aprotic solvent has been removed by freeze-drying.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A formulation as claimed in claim 15 wherein the aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of cyclohexane, benzene, p-xylene and ethylene bromide.