Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A polyimide resin, consisting essentially of a chain of chain of recurring units of the formula: ##STR13## wherein R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X and Y may be the same or different; and n is greater than 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A polyimide resin, consisting essentially of a chain of chain of recurring units of the formula: ##STR13## wherein R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X and Y may be the same or different; and n is greater than 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A polyamic resin, consisting essentially of a chain of recurring units of the formula: ##STR14## wherein R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or the same or different hydrocarbon monovalent radicals; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X and Y may be the same or different; and n is greater than 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A polyamic resin, consisting essentially of a chain of recurring units of the formula: ##STR14## wherein R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or the same or different hydrocarbon monovalent radicals; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X and Y may be the same or different; and n is greater than 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The resin of claim 1 or 2, wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur and X and Y are carbonyl groups or wherein Z is oxygen and X and Y are carbinol groups or a mixture of carbonyl and carbinol groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
The resin of claim 1 or 2, wherein R is the tetravalent radical having the formula ##STR15## X and Y are carbonyl groups, and both nitrogens are in the 3-position; or wherein R is as defined above, Z is oxygen, X and Y are carbinol groups, and both nitrogens are in the 3-position; or wherein R is as defined above, Z is oxygen, X and Y are carbonyl groups, carbinol groups, or mixtures of carbonyl and carbinol groups, and both nitrogens are in the 4-position; or wherein R is the tetravalent radical having the formula ##STR16## Z is oxygen, X and Y are carbonyl groups, and both nitrogens are in the 3-position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
An end-capped polyimide resin, having one or more of the formulas: ##STR17## R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; or polymerizable is an inert of polymerizable monovalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; or polymerizable is an inert or polymerizable divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X and Y may be the same or different; and m is one or greater.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
An end-capped polyimide resin, having one or more of the formulas: ##STR17## R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; or polymerizable is an inert of polymerizable monovalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; or polymerizable is an inert or polymerizable divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X and Y may be the same or different; and m is one or greater.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
100 words
An end-capped polyamic resin, having one or more of the formulas: ##STR18## R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different; R 3 is an inert or polymerizable monovalent aliphatic cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; R 4 is an inert or polymerizable divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X an Y may be the same or different; and m is one or greater.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
100 words
An end-capped polyamic resin, having one or more of the formulas: ##STR18## R is a tetravalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different; R 3 is an inert or polymerizable monovalent aliphatic cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; R 4 is an inert or polymerizable divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical; Z is oxygen or sulfur; X and Y are carbonyl or carbinol groups and X an Y may be the same or different; and m is one or greater.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The resin resulting from the polymerization of the composition of claim 5 or 6, wherein R 3 , R 4 , or R 3 and R 4 are polymerizable organic radicals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
The resin of claim 5 or 6, wherein R is the tetravalent radical having the formula ##STR19## Z is oxygen, X and Y are carbonyl groups, both nitrogens are in the 3-position, and R 3 is the monovalent radical having the formula ##STR20## or wherein R is as defined above, Z is oxygen, X and Y are carbonyl groups, both nitrogens are in the 3-position, and R 4 is the divalent radical having the formula ##STR21##
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The resin resulting from the polymerization of the composition of claim 8.