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Aqueous composition for the protection of paint surfaces
Assignee: Eneos Corp
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Filing: 1982-04-26
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Granted: 1984-04-10
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Expires: 2002-04-26
Abstract
Abstract An aqueous composition for the protection of paint surfaces comprises an aqueous emulsion containing as essential components (a) an oxygen-containing wax, (b) an emulsifying agent, (c) a fine powder of an inorganic material having a silicon content of not less than 23%, and (d) a fine powder of an inorganic or organic material substantially free of silicon.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuaki Kawabata
- 👤 Nobuo Yokoyama
- 👤 Yoshihiko Araki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:30
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09G; C09G1/00; C09G1/06; C09G1/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
An aqueous composition for the protection of paint surfaces which comprises an aqueous emulsion containing as essential components (a) 100 parts by weight of an oxygen-containing wax having an oxygen content of not less than 3.0% by weight and a melting point of 50° to 85° C., (b) less than 7 parts by weight of an emulsifying agent, (c) 10 to 1,000 parts by weight of a substantially white-colored fine powder of an inorganic material having a silicon content of not less than 23% by weight, and (d) 10 to 200 parts by weight of a white-colored fine powder of an inorganic or organic material substantially free of silicon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
An aqueous composition for the protection of paint surfaces which comprises an aqueous emulsion containing as essential components (a) 100 parts by weight of an oxygen-containing wax having an oxygen content of not less than 3.0% by weight and a melting point of 50° to 85° C., (b) less than 7 parts by weight of an emulsifying agent, (c) 10 to 1,000 parts by weight of a substantially white-colored fine powder of an inorganic material having a silicon content of not less than 23% by weight, and (d) 10 to 200 parts by weight of a white-colored fine powder of an inorganic or organic material substantially free of silicon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the oxygen-containing wax comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of natural waxes such as carnauba wax, montan wax, rice bran wax, beeswax and Japan wax; synthetic waxes such as oxidized microcrystalline wax and oxidized paraffin wax; the products obtained by further modifying the foregoing waxes through various reactions; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the oxygen-containing wax is a product obtained by the reaction of a hydrocarbon wax having a melting point of 50° to 85° C. with an unsaturated polycarboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the oxygen-containing wax is a product obtained by the reaction of a hydrocarbon wax having a melting point of 50° to 80° C. and a polyolefin wax having a melting point of 36° to 120° C., a number-average molecular weight of 310 to 1,000, and 5 to 50 double bonds per 1,000 carbon atoms, with an unsaturated polycarboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the emulsifying agent is a cationic emulsifying agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the emulsifying agent is a mixture of a cationic and an anionic emulsifying agent, the amount of the anionic emulsifying agent being less than the equivalent amount of the cationic emulsifying agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the emulsifying agent is present in an amount of 0.5 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the oxygen-containing wax.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the component (c) is selected from the group consisting of white-, gray- or cream-colored fine powders of silica, clay, diatomaceous earth, talc, aluminum silicate, zeolite and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the component (c) is selected from the group consisting of silica having a silicon content of not less than approximately 34% by weight, diatomaceous earth having a silicon content of not less than approximately 34% by weight, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the component (c) is present in an amount of 10 to 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the oxygen-containing wax.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as claimed in claim 10 wherein the component (c) is present in an amount of 50 to 200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the oxygen-containing wax.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the component (d) is selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyfluoroethylene and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition as claimed in claim 12 wherein the component (d) is selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, polyethylene and mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the component (d) is present in an amount of 20 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the oxygen-containing wax.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of the component (c) to the component (d) ranges from 90:10 to 30:70.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition as claimed in claim 15 wherein the weight ratio of the component (c) to the component (d) ranges from 70:30 to 40:60.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the components (a), (b), (c) and (d) are present in a combined amount of 5 to 65 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of water.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
107 words
An aqueous composition for the protection of paint surfaces which comprises an aqueous emulsion containing as essential components (a) 100 parts by weight of an oxygen-containing wax having an oxygen content of not less than 3.0% by weight and a melting point of 50° to 85° C., (b) less than 7 parts by weight of an emulsifying gent, (c) 10 to 1,000 parts by weight of a substantially white-colored fine powder of an inorganic material having a silicon content of not less than 23% by weight, and (d) 10 to 200 parts by weight of a white-colored fine powder of an inorganic material substantially free of silicon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
107 words
An aqueous composition for the protection of paint surfaces which comprises an aqueous emulsion containing as essential components (a) 100 parts by weight of an oxygen-containing wax having an oxygen content of not less than 3.0% by weight and a melting point of 50° to 85° C., (b) less than 7 parts by weight of an emulsifying gent, (c) 10 to 1,000 parts by weight of a substantially white-colored fine powder of an inorganic material having a silicon content of not less than 23% by weight, and (d) 10 to 200 parts by weight of a white-colored fine powder of an inorganic material substantially free of silicon.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
Composition of claim 18 wherein the component (d) is selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
Composition of claim 18, wherein the component (c) has a silicon content of not less than approximately 34% by weight.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
Method for the protection of a painted surface which comprises applying the composition of claim 1 to the painted surface to form a protective coating thereon.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
49 words
Method for the temporary protection of a painted surface which comprises applying the composition of claim 1 to the painted surface to form a protective coating thereon, and after a temporary period of protection then applying hot water or steam to the coating for substantially removing the coating thereby.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
13 words
Method of claim 22 wherein the hot water or steam contains a detergent.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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