Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A thermally reactive, water-soluble and water-stable urethane prepolymer having at least one ionizable group and a plurality of masked isocyanate groups capable of regenerating free isocyanate groups at an elevated temperature, said urethane prepolymer having the formula: ##STR5## wherein A is an organic bridging group having a valence of 3 to 5, X is the residue having a valence of 2 to 4 of an active hydrogen compound having a corresponding number of reactive hydrogen atoms, after removal of said reactive hydrogen atoms, Y is a masking group for the masked isocyanate group, Z is the residue of a compound having at least one reactive hydrogen atom and at least one ionizable group, after removal of said at least one reactive hydrogen atom, a is the integer 2, 3 or 4, and b and c are such that the sum of b+c equals 2, 3 or 4 and the products ab and ac are at least 2 and at least 1, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A thermally reactive, water-soluble and water-stable urethane prepolymer having at least one ionizable group and a plurality of masked isocyanate groups capable of regenerating free isocyanate groups at an elevated temperature, said urethane prepolymer having the formula: ##STR5## wherein A is an organic bridging group having a valence of 3 to 5, X is the residue having a valence of 2 to 4 of an active hydrogen compound having a corresponding number of reactive hydrogen atoms, after removal of said reactive hydrogen atoms, Y is a masking group for the masked isocyanate group, Z is the residue of a compound having at least one reactive hydrogen atom and at least one ionizable group, after removal of said at least one reactive hydrogen atom, a is the integer 2, 3 or 4, and b and c are such that the sum of b+c equals 2, 3 or 4 and the products ab and ac are at least 2 and at least 1, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A urethane prepolymer of claim 1 wherein X is the residue, lacking a reactive hydrogen atom, of a polyol, a polyamine, an amino alcohol, a polyester-polyol, a polybutadiene-polyol, a polychloroprenepolyol, a polyether-polyol, a polythioether, a polyacetal, a polyester-amide or an acrylic polyol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A urethane prepolymer of claim 2 wherein X is the residue of trimethylolpropane, ethylenediamine, polybutadiene glycol (average M.W.=3,000), an ethylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A (2:1 molar ratio, OH number=35.4), a polyether-polyol (average M.W.=500) or 1,6-hexanediolmaleate glycol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A urethane prepolymer of claim 1 wherein Y is the residue, lacking a reactive hydrogenation, of a phenol, a secondary or tertiary alcohol, an oxime, a lactam, an active methylene compound, a heterocyclic hydroxyl compound, or a bisulfite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A urethane prepolymer of claim 1 wherein the ionizable group in Z is a carboxylate group, a sulfonate group or a quaternary ammonium group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A urethane prepolymer of claim 1, wherein Z is the residue, lacking a reactive hydrogen atom, of taurine, sodium glycinate, or N,N-diethylethanolamine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A process for preparing a urethane prepolymer of claim 1, which comprises the steps of: (a) reacting a polyisocyanate having 3 to 5 isocyanate groups with an active hydrogen compound having 2 to 4 active hydrogen atoms, to produce a urethane prepolymer of the formula: ##STR6## wherein all symbols are as defined for Formula (I), (b) reacting the thus-produced urethane prepolymer with a masking agent to produce a partially blocked urethane prepolymer of the formula: ##STR7## wherein all symbols are as defined for Formula (I), (c) reacting the thus-produced partially blocked urethane prepolymer with a compound having at least one hydrogen atom and at least one ionizable group, to produce the urethane prepolymer of Formula (I).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 7, wherein said polyisocyanate is tris-(isocyanatohexyl)-biuret, triphenylmethanetriisocyanate, polymethylenepolyphenylpolyisocyanate, an adduct of a diisocyanate with a low molecular weight polyol having 3 to 5 hydroxyl groups, or a trimer of a diisocyanate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 8, wherein said reactive hydrogen compound is a polyol, a polyamine, an amino alcohol, a polyester-polyol, a polybutadiene-polyol, a polychloroprenepolyol, a polyether-polyol, a polythioether, a polyacetal, a polyester-amide or an acrylic polyol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said masking agent is a phenol, a secondary or tertiary alcohol, an oxime, a lactam, an active methylene compound, a heterocyclic hydroxyl compound, or a bisulfite.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said ionizable group is a carboxylate group, a sulfonate group or a quaternary ammonium group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 11, wherein said compound used in step (c) further contains at least one primary or secondary amino group, or a hydroxyl group.