US4370169A — Aqueous dispersion of glass fibers and method and…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 108 words

An aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers having filament diameters larger than around 13 microns to render glass fibers more readily dispersible in aqueous solutions, comprising: a. about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent of a blend of alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide and a liquid mineral oil-inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with a compatible surfactant where the amount of the quaternary material is in the range of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of the blend and the amount of the defoaming agent is around 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend; and b. water.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 108 words

An aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers having filament diameters larger than around 13 microns to render glass fibers more readily dispersible in aqueous solutions, comprising: a. about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent of a blend of alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide and a liquid mineral oil-inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with a compatible surfactant where the amount of the quaternary material is in the range of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of the blend and the amount of the defoaming agent is around 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend; and b. water.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 34 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 for glass fibers having filament diameters less than 13 microns to produce chopped glass fibers that are more readily dispersible in aqueous solution, that includes a film former.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 14 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein there is present a lubricant.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 16 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein there is present a silane coupling agent.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 15 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein there is present a cationic lubricant.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 16 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 or 2 having present a thickening or viscosity building agent.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 13 words

Glass fibers having present the aqueous sizing composition of claims 1 or 2.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 17 words

Glass fibers having present the dried residue of the aqueous sizing composition of claims 1 or 2.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 48 words

An aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the blend of quaternary material and defoaming agent has about 5 to about 95 weight percent of the blend as the quaternary material an about 5 to about 25 weight percent of the blend as the defoaming agent.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 22 words

An aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein the dispersing agent is diethyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino oleylamide.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 19 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 wherein the defoaming agent is one exhibiting the infrared spectrum of FIG. 2.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 25 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 1 wherein the blend of the quaternary material and defoaming agent is one exhibiting the infrared spectrum of FIG. 1.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 151 words

A process of producing a more uniform dispersion, low foam, aqueous dispersion of glass fibers, comprising: a. blending an alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide with a, liquid, mineral oil, inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with a compatible surfactant in amounts of dispersing agent in the range of about 50 to 95 weight percent of the blend and defoaming agent in the range of 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend; b. adding to an aqueous solution with agitation an amount of the blend in the range of about 50 to about 300 ppm and c. adding to the agitated aqueous solution an amount of glass fibers in the range of about 0.1 to 1 weight percent of the aqueous solution wherein the glass fibers are chopped glass fiber strands having lengths from about 1/32 to an inch to 2 inches.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 151 words

A process of producing a more uniform dispersion, low foam, aqueous dispersion of glass fibers, comprising: a. blending an alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide with a, liquid, mineral oil, inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with a compatible surfactant in amounts of dispersing agent in the range of about 50 to 95 weight percent of the blend and defoaming agent in the range of 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend; b. adding to an aqueous solution with agitation an amount of the blend in the range of about 50 to about 300 ppm and c. adding to the agitated aqueous solution an amount of glass fibers in the range of about 0.1 to 1 weight percent of the aqueous solution wherein the glass fibers are chopped glass fiber strands having lengths from about 1/32 to an inch to 2 inches.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 102 words

Aqueous dispersion of glass fibers having a uniform dispersion and low foam content, comprising: a. about 50 to about 300 ppm of a blend of alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide derivative in an amount of about 50 to about 95 weight of the blend, and a liquid mineral oil, inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with compatible surfactant in an amount of about 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend, b. chopped glass fiber strands having a length in the range of about 1/32 second to about 2 inches, and c. water.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 102 words

Aqueous dispersion of glass fibers having a uniform dispersion and low foam content, comprising: a. about 50 to about 300 ppm of a blend of alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide derivative in an amount of about 50 to about 95 weight of the blend, and a liquid mineral oil, inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with compatible surfactant in an amount of about 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend, b. chopped glass fiber strands having a length in the range of about 1/32 second to about 2 inches, and c. water.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 20 words

Process of claim 13 or aqueous dispersion of claim 14 wherein the blend includes a thickening or viscosity building agent.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 29 words

Process of claim 13 or aqueous dispersion of claim 14 wherein the chopped glass fiber strands have filament diameters in the range of about 5 to about 27 microns.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 34 words

Process of claim 13 or aqueous dispersion of claim 14 wherein the chopped glass fiber strands have a filament diameter greater than 13 microns and where the glass fibers have a starch-lubricant sizing composition.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 22 words

A composition of dispersing and defoaming agents for producing improved aqueous dispersions of glass fibers exhibiting the infrared spectrum of FIG. 2.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 22 words

A composition of dispersing and defoaming agents for producing improved aqueous dispersions of glass fibers exhibiting the infrared spectrum of FIG. 2.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 60 words

A composition of dispersing and defoaming agent for producing improved aqueous dispersions of glass fibers, comprising: about 50 to about 95 weight percent of a alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid or amide, and about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a mineral oil, inorganic silica, surfactant defoaming agent having the infrared spectrum of FIG. 2.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 60 words

A composition of dispersing and defoaming agent for producing improved aqueous dispersions of glass fibers, comprising: about 50 to about 95 weight percent of a alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid or amide, and about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a mineral oil, inorganic silica, surfactant defoaming agent having the infrared spectrum of FIG. 2.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 69 words

Composition of claim 19 or dispersion of claim 14 wherein the alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid or amide is diethyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino oleylamide present in an amount of about 75 to about 95 weight percent of the composition when the defoaming agent is present in an amount in the range of about 5 to about 25 weight percent of the blend.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 11 words

Composition of claim 19 including a thickening or viscosity building agent.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 11 words

Aqueous dispersion of the glass fibers of claims 7 or 8.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 22 words

Composition of claim 19 or dispersion of claim 14 wherein the dispersing agent is diethyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino oleylamide.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 50 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 6 wherein the thickening or viscosity building agent is selected from the group consisting of carboxyl methyl cellulose and soluble salts thereof, carboxy methyl hydroxy ethyl cellulose, and soluble salts thereof, and hydroxy ethyl cellulose and substituted and unsubstituted hydroxy ethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 13 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claim 2, wherein the film former is a starch.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 42 words

Aqueous sizing composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein the defoaming agent comprised of the liquid mineral oil-inorganic silica made water dispersible with a nonionic surfactant has a colloidal silica and has an amount of silicone of less than around 0.5 percent.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 114 words

Aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers having filament diameters less than around 13 microns to render glass fibers more readily dispersible in aqueous solutions, comprising: a. about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent of a blend of alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide and a liquid mineral oil-inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with a compatible surfactant where the amount of the quaternary material is in the range of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of the blend and the amount of defoaming agent is around 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend; and b. a starch film former, c. lubricant, and d. water.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 114 words

Aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers having filament diameters less than around 13 microns to render glass fibers more readily dispersible in aqueous solutions, comprising: a. about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent of a blend of alkyl sulfate quaternary of an alkyl amino fatty acid amine or amide and a liquid mineral oil-inorganic silica defoaming agent made water dispersible with a compatible surfactant where the amount of the quaternary material is in the range of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of the blend and the amount of defoaming agent is around 5 to about 50 weight percent of the blend; and b. a starch film former, c. lubricant, and d. water.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 57 words

Process of claim 13 or aqueous dispersion of claim 15 wherein the thickening or viscosity building agent in the blend is selected from the group consisting of carboxy methyl cellulose and soluble salts thereof, carboxy methyl hydroxy ethyl cellulose and soluble salts thereof, and hydroxy ethyl cellulose, and substituted and unsubstituted hydroxy ethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 48 words

Composition of claim 21 wherein the thickening or viscosity building agent is selected from the group consisting of carboxy methyl cellulose and soluble salts thereof, carboxy methyl hydroxy ethyl cellulose and soluble salts thereof, and hydroxy ethyl cellulose, and substituted and unsubstituted hydroxy ethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 14 words

Composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein the compatible surfactant is a nonionic surfactant.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 18 words

Process of claim 13 or aqueous dispersion of claim 14, wherein the compatible surfactant is a nonionic surfactant.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1986-01-24	1986-07-26	1987-01-25	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1990-01-24	1990-07-26	1991-01-25	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1994-01-24	1994-07-26	1995-01-25	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Aqueous dispersion of glass fibers and method and composition for producing same

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