Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A composition for coating and/or impregnating purposes, adapted for curing by autoxidation at ambient temperature, consisting essentially of: (1) from about 35% to about 80% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a film-forming component selected from the group consisting of drying oils, alkyd resins, and mixtures of drying oils and alkyd resins; (2) from about 10% to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a polymer of a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 1,000-50,000 polymerized from a monomer system comprising: (a) from about 40% to 99.5% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and dicyclopentenyloxyalkyl methacrylate, and (b) from about 60% to about 0.5% by weight of at least one of t-butylaminoethylmethacrylate and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; (3) from about 5% to about 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a reactive non-volatile diluent monomer; and (4) an effective amount of at least one polyvalent metal salt or complex that catalyzes the oxidative curing of components (1), (2), and (3); wherein the total of the percents of components (1), (2), and (3) is 100.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A composition for coating and/or impregnating purposes, adapted for curing by autoxidation at ambient temperature, consisting essentially of: (1) from about 35% to about 80% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a film-forming component selected from the group consisting of drying oils, alkyd resins, and mixtures of drying oils and alkyd resins; (2) from about 10% to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a polymer of a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 1,000-50,000 polymerized from a monomer system comprising: (a) from about 40% to 99.5% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and dicyclopentenyloxyalkyl methacrylate, and (b) from about 60% to about 0.5% by weight of at least one of t-butylaminoethylmethacrylate and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; (3) from about 5% to about 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a reactive non-volatile diluent monomer; and (4) an effective amount of at least one polyvalent metal salt or complex that catalyzes the oxidative curing of components (1), (2), and (3); wherein the total of the percents of components (1), (2), and (3) is 100.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is selected from the group consisting of dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate, dicyclopentenyl methacrylate, dicyclopentanyl (meth)acrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, 1,4-butanediol diacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, 1,3-propanediol diacrylate, 1,2-ethylene diacrylate, 1,2-propanediol diacrylate, allyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, allyl phthalate and di-, tri-, and polyesters of acryloxypropionic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 15,000 (Mn).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer is from about 15% to about 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises from about 90% to about 99.5% of component (a) and from about 0.5% to about 10% of component (b).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein said polymer further comprises from about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of methacrylic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the polymer further comprises from about 0.1% to about 2% of methacrylic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate and t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate, t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate and isobornyl methacrylate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the film-forming component is linseed oil alkyd resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the film-forming component is from about 40% to about 60% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is dicyclopentenyl methacrylate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is dicyclopentenyl acrylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is a polyfunctional methacrylate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is a polyfunctional acrylate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactive, non-volatile diluent monomer is from about 5% to about 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2) and (3).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1, further comprising a volatile oxime stabilizer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cured article obtained by the autoxidation in the presence of oxygen of the composition of claim 1.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
180 words
A composition for coating and/or impregnating purposes, adapted for curing by autoxidation at ambient temperature, consisting essentially of: (1) from about 35% to about 80% by weight, based on the total weight of compounds (1), (2), and (3), of a film-forming component selected from the group consisting of drying oils, and mixture of drying oils and alkyd resins; (2) from about 10% to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a polymer of a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 1,000-50,000 polymerized from a monomer system comprising: (a) from about 40% to 99.5% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and dicyclopentenyloxyalkyl methacrylate, and (b) from about 60% to 0.5% by weight of at least one of t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; and (3) an effective amount of at least one polyvalent metal salt or complex that catalyzes the oxidative curing of components (1) and (2); wherein the total of the percents of components (1), (2) and (3) is 100.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
180 words
A composition for coating and/or impregnating purposes, adapted for curing by autoxidation at ambient temperature, consisting essentially of: (1) from about 35% to about 80% by weight, based on the total weight of compounds (1), (2), and (3), of a film-forming component selected from the group consisting of drying oils, and mixture of drying oils and alkyd resins; (2) from about 10% to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2), and (3), of a polymer of a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 1,000-50,000 polymerized from a monomer system comprising: (a) from about 40% to 99.5% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and dicyclopentenyloxyalkyl methacrylate, and (b) from about 60% to 0.5% by weight of at least one of t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; and (3) an effective amount of at least one polyvalent metal salt or complex that catalyzes the oxidative curing of components (1) and (2); wherein the total of the percents of components (1), (2) and (3) is 100.