Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of providing a porous-surfaced formation with a hardened, abrasion-resistant, relatively impermeable surface adapted to resist indentation by impact as well as penetration by moisture and other liquids, thereby rendering such porous-surfaced formation resistant to weathering and atmospheric smog which comprises impregnating the porous surface of the formation with a solution of a metal-containing drier in a liquid mixture of (A) at least one of dicyclopentenyl acrylate and dicyclopentenyl methacrylate with (B) about 0.5% to 60% by weight, based on the weight of (A), of another relatively non-volatile monomer selected from the group consisting of C 12 -C 30 alkyl and C 12 -C 30 alkenyl acrylates and methacrylates, the amount of drier in the solution being from 0.0005 to 2 weight percent based on the weight of (A), and allowing the applied solution to oxidatively cure in the presence of air at ambient conditions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of providing a porous-surfaced formation with a hardened, abrasion-resistant, relatively impermeable surface adapted to resist indentation by impact as well as penetration by moisture and other liquids, thereby rendering such porous-surfaced formation resistant to weathering and atmospheric smog which comprises impregnating the porous surface of the formation with a solution of a metal-containing drier in a liquid mixture of (A) at least one of dicyclopentenyl acrylate and dicyclopentenyl methacrylate with (B) about 0.5% to 60% by weight, based on the weight of (A), of another relatively non-volatile monomer selected from the group consisting of C 12 -C 30 alkyl and C 12 -C 30 alkenyl acrylates and methacrylates, the amount of drier in the solution being from 0.0005 to 2 weight percent based on the weight of (A), and allowing the applied solution to oxidatively cure in the presence of air at ambient conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the formation is a concrete floor, pavement, or deck on a ship or bridge, or is a weathered archeological artifact, sculpture, or formation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the drier is an oxide, complex or salt of a polyvalent metal selected from calcium, copper, zinc, manganese, lead, cobalt, iron, and zirconium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 2 in which the drier contains cobalt II .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 2 in which the drier contains cobalt naphthenate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the solution applied also contains 0.1 to 2% by weight of a volatile ketone-oxime or aldehyde-oxime stabilizer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
8 words
A product of the process of claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
8 words
A product of the process of claim 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
8 words
A product of the process of claim 3.