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Photocurable light-sensitive composition
Assignee: Somar Corp
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Filing: 1978-12-29
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Granted: 1981-08-18
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Expires: 1998-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A photocurable composition comprising a first copolymer having a recurring unit of general formula (I): <IMAGE> (I) wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R1 represents a lower alkyl group, and m1 and m2 are positive numbers with m1 being greater than or equal to m2; and a second copolymer having a recurring unit of general formula (II): <IMAGE> (II) wherein R2 represents a lower alkyl group, X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R3 represents an isobutyl group, a t-butyl group or a -CH2Ar group where Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group and when R3 is -CH2Ar, R2 can also be t-butyl and isobutyl, and n1, n2 and n3 are positive numbers but n1 can be zero and (n1+n2)/n3 equals to about 0.5 to 20; and containing suitable amounts of a cross-linking agent and a photoactivator.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohtaro Nagasawa
- 👤 Kunio Morikubo
- 👤 Tsutomu Satoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:30
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/027; G03F7/032; G03F7/033; C; C08; C08L; C08L33/00; C08L33/04; C08L33/06; C08L33/062; C08L33/064; C08L33/10; C08L33/12; C08L35/00; C08L35/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/1053; Y10S430/1055; Y10S430/106; Y10S430/108; Y10S430/109; Y10S430/111; Y10S430/114; Y10S430/128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A photocurable composition comprising two copolymers a first copolymer being a copolymer having a recurring unit of the general formula (I): ##STR6## wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R 1 represents a lower alkyl group, and m 1 and m 2 are positive numbers with m 1 being greater than or equal to m 2 ; and a second copolymer having a recurring unit of the general formula (II): ##STR7## wherein R 2 represents a lower alkyl group, X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R 3 represents an isobutyl group, a t-butyl group or a --CH 2 Ar group where Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group and where R 3 is --CH 2 Ar, R 2 can also be t-butyl and isobutyl, and n 1 , n 2 and n 3 are positive numbers and (n 1 +n 2 )/n 3 equals to about 0.5 to 20; and containing suitable amounts of a cross-linking agent and a photoactivator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A photocurable composition comprising two copolymers a first copolymer being a copolymer having a recurring unit of the general formula (I): ##STR6## wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R 1 represents a lower alkyl group, and m 1 and m 2 are positive numbers with m 1 being greater than or equal to m 2 ; and a second copolymer having a recurring unit of the general formula (II): ##STR7## wherein R 2 represents a lower alkyl group, X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R 3 represents an isobutyl group, a t-butyl group or a --CH 2 Ar group where Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group and where R 3 is --CH 2 Ar, R 2 can also be t-butyl and isobutyl, and n 1 , n 2 and n 3 are positive numbers and (n 1 +n 2 )/n 3 equals to about 0.5 to 20; and containing suitable amounts of a cross-linking agent and a photoactivator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein said R 3 is a --CH 2 Ar group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein said R 3 is t-butyl or isobutyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of copolymer I to copolymer II is from about 5 to 0.2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein said cross-linking agent is present in an amount of 5 to 150 wt% based on the combined weight of copolymers I and II.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein said photoactivator is present in an amount of 0.01 to 20% by weight based on copolymers I and II and the cross-linking agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1 additionally containing a thermal polymerization inhibitor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A photocurable material comprising a support having thereon the photocurable composition of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The photocurable material of claim 8, wherein said material does not include a protective layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein said copolymer I is a copolymer of α-methylstyrene, m- or p-vinyltoluene, o- or p-chlorostyrene or o- or p-methoxystyrene and monomethyl maleate, monoethyl maleate, monoisopropyl maleate, mono-n-propyl maleate, mono-n-butyl maleate, monoisobutyl maleate or monotert-butyl maleate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
94 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, 2 or 10, wherein said copolymer II is a copolymer of (A) benzyl methacrylate, benzyl acrylate, o-, m- or p-chloro, bromo- or iodobenzylmethacrylate, o-, m- or p-chloro-, bromo- or iodobenzylacrylate, o-, m- or p-nitrobenzylmethacrylate, o-, m- or p-nitrobenzylacrylate, o-aminobenzylmethacrylate, o-aminobenzylacrylate, o- or p-methoxybenzylmethacrylate, o- or p-methoxybenzylacrylate, o-methylbenzylmethacrylate, o-methylbenzylacrylate, 2,3-dimethylbenzylmethacrylate or 2,3-dimethylbenzylacrylate; (B) methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl methacrylate, n-propyl acrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, isopropyl acrylate n-butyl methacrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, isobutyl acrylate, t-butyl methacrylate or t-butyl acrylate; and (C) methacrylic acid or acrylic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, 3 or 10, wherein said copolymer II is a copolymer of (A) isobutyl methacrylate, isobutyl acrylate, t-butyl methacrylate or t-butyl acrylate; (B) methyl methacrylate; methyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl methacrylate, n-propyl acrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, isobutyl acrylate, t-butyl methacrylate or t-butyl acrylate; and (C) methacrylic acid or acrylic acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
The photocurable composition of claim 2, wherein Ar is benzyl.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1 or 5, wherein said cross-linking agent has a boiling point greater than 150° C. and at least two ethylenically unsaturated bonds or azide groups.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
The photocurable composition of claim 14, wherein said cross-linking agent is furfuryl methacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, hexamethylene glycol dimethacrylate, neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylol propane dimethacrylate, trimethylol propane trimethacrylate, tetramethylol methane tetramethacrylate, resorcinol dimethacrylate p,p'-dihydroxydiphenyl dimethacrylate, bisphenol A diglycidyl dimethacrylate, the corresponding acrylates of said methacrylates, diallyl phthalate, diallyl acrylamide, methylenebis-acrylamide, or 5,5-diallylbarbituric acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The photocurable composition of claim 14, wherein said cross-linking agent is p,p'-diphenyl bis(azide)methane, p,p'-bis(azide)benzophenone, p,p'-bis(azide)azobenzene, or a compound resulting from the conversion of the diazo groups of a condensate of p-diazodiphenylamine and formaldehyde into azide groups.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1 or 6, wherein said photoactivator is benzophenone, benzil, p,p'-bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone, p,p'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone, benzoin methyl ether, benzoin ethyl ether, benzoin isopropyl ether, benzoin butyl ether, anthraquinone, acenaphthenequinone, β-tert-butyl-anthraquinone, phenanthrenequinone, primulin, carbazole, xanthone, thioxanthone, carbon tetrabromide, or ω,ω,ω-tribromomethylphenylsulfone.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The photocurable composition of claim 1, wherein said copolymer I is a copolymer of styrene and a monoalkyl maleate and said copolymer II is a copolymer of benzyl methacrylate, a lower alkyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid.
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