Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
A resin composition having improved internal and external lubricating properties, comprising polyvinyl chloride or a copolymer thereof and 0,1 to 5% by weight, calculated on the polymer, of one or more acids and/or derivatives thereof selected from the group consisting of (a) esters of phenols or aromatic, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols having at least 1 to 10 primary or secondary hydroxyl groups; (b) amides of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic mono- or diamines having 1 or 2 primary or secondary amino groups; (c) salts of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, amphoteric metals, heavy metals, of ammonium or of a compound containing a tertiary amino group, characterized in that at least 40 percent by weight of the acid present as such, or at least 40 percent by weight of the acid from which the derivatives are prepared, has a branched-chain structure, and that at least 10 percent by weight thereof corresponds to the formula: ##STR6## where x=0, if y=2 or x=2, if y=0; R=CH 3 (CH 2 ) n , where n represents an integer of from 3 to 42; b=0 or 1, where if b=0, Q represents a hydrogen atom, and if b=1, Q represents a CH 2 -group, and a=0 or 1, where if a=0, Z represents a hydrogen atom, and if a=1, Z represents a CH 2 -group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
A resin composition having improved internal and external lubricating properties, comprising polyvinyl chloride or a copolymer thereof and 0,1 to 5% by weight, calculated on the polymer, of one or more acids and/or derivatives thereof selected from the group consisting of (a) esters of phenols or aromatic, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols having at least 1 to 10 primary or secondary hydroxyl groups; (b) amides of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic mono- or diamines having 1 or 2 primary or secondary amino groups; (c) salts of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, amphoteric metals, heavy metals, of ammonium or of a compound containing a tertiary amino group, characterized in that at least 40 percent by weight of the acid present as such, or at least 40 percent by weight of the acid from which the derivatives are prepared, has a branched-chain structure, and that at least 10 percent by weight thereof corresponds to the formula: ##STR6## where x=0, if y=2 or x=2, if y=0; R=CH 3 (CH 2 ) n , where n represents an integer of from 3 to 42; b=0 or 1, where if b=0, Q represents a hydrogen atom, and if b=1, Q represents a CH 2 -group, and a=0 or 1, where if a=0, Z represents a hydrogen atom, and if a=1, Z represents a CH 2 -group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A resin composition according to claim 1, characterized in that n represents an integer from 3 to 17.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A resin composition according to claim 2, characterized in that at least 30 percent by weight of the acid present as such, or at least 30 percent by weight of the acid from which the derivatives are prepared, corresponds to the formula ##STR7##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A resin composition according to claim 1, characterized in that n represents an integer from 17 to 42.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A resin composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the esters are derived from an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A resin composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the esters are derived from a branched aliphatic polyalcohol having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and 2 to 8 primary or secondary hydroxyl groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A resin composition according to claim 6, characterized in that the esters are derived from ethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, glycerol and/or di-, tri- and/or tetraglycerol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A resin composition according to claim 1, characterized in that besides the branched acids or derivatives thereof having the formula given in claim 1, there is present an acid or a derivative thereof with the acid having the formula: ##STR8## where R has the meaning given in claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A resin composition according to claim 8, characterized in that the percentage by weight of the acid present as such and having the formula according to claim 8, or the percentage by weight of the derivative of the acid having the same formula is about 15 to 70 percent by weight of the sum of the amount of branched-chain acids present as such having the formula ##STR9##
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A resin composition according to claim 4 characterized in that besides the branched-chain acids or derivatives thereof having the formula ##STR10## there is present an amount of 40 to 60 percent by weight of linear aliphatic monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, with the acid having the formula: RCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 COOH, where R represents a CH 3 (CH 2 ) n group, and about 30 to 40 percent by weight of y-branched carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, with the acid having the formula: ##STR11## where R 1 and R 2 represent linear alkyl groups which together have the same number of carbon atoms as the group R.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
120 words
A resin composition according to the claim 8 characterized in that besides the branched-chain acids or derivatives thereof having the formula: ##STR12## there is present an amount of 40 to 60 percent by weight of linear aliphatic monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, with the acid having the formula: RCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 COOH, where R represents a CH 3 (CH 2 ) n group, wherein n represents an integer from 17 to 42, and about 30 to 40 percent by weight of y-branched carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, with the acids having the formula: ##STR13## where R 1 and R 2 represent linear alkyl groups which together have the same number of carbon atoms as the group R.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
120 words
A resin composition according to the claim 9 characterized in that besides the branched-chain acids or derivatives thereof having the formula: ##STR14## there is present an amount of 40 to 60 percent by weight of linear aliphatic monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, with the acid having the formula: RCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 COOH, where R represents a CH 3 (CH 2 ) n group, wherein n represents an integer from 17 to 42, and about 30 to 40 percent by weight of y-branched carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, with the acids having the formula: ##STR15## where R 1 and R 2 represent linear alkyl groups which together have the same number of carbon atoms as the group R.