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Polymeric sunscreens

Assignee: ISP Investments LLC
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Filing: 1983-04-22
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Granted: 1985-06-18
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Expires: 2003-04-22
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Abstract

Abstract The polymeric sunscreen agents of the present invention comprise interpolymers of (a) an olefinic p-aminobenzoate devoid of hydroxy substitution; (b) N-vinylpyrrolidone; (c) a monomer selected from the group consisting of a vinyl lactam having a number average molecular weight of at least 125, an acrylate or methacrylate or any mixture thereof and optionally (d) acrylic or methacrylic acid.

Inventors

  • 👤 James R. Cho
  • 👤 Stephen C. Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 01:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q17/00; A61Q17/04; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/44; A61K8/445; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/817; A61K8/8182; C; C08; C08F; C08F218/00; C08F218/02; C08F218/04; C08F218/10; C08F226/00; C08F226/06; C08F226/10; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/57

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
The polymer consisting essentially of the monomers: (a) 10 to 50 wt. % of a p-amino-alkenylbenzoate having the formula ##STR4## wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R 1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R 2 is a vinyl or allyl radical; (b) 5 to 6 wt. % of N-vinylpyrrolidone; (c) 20 to 80 wt. % of a monomer selected from the group consisting of an acrylate or methacrylate having 5 to 24 carbon atoms or a lactam having the formula ##STR5## wherein m has a value of 3 to 5 and n has a value of 2 to 4; and mixtures thereof; and optionally containing (d) 0 to 40 wt. % of acrylic or methacrylic acid based on the total of monomers (a), (b) and (c).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
The polymer consisting essentially of the monomers: (a) 10 to 50 wt. % of a p-amino-alkenylbenzoate having the formula ##STR4## wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R 1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R 2 is a vinyl or allyl radical; (b) 5 to 6 wt. % of N-vinylpyrrolidone; (c) 20 to 80 wt. % of a monomer selected from the group consisting of an acrylate or methacrylate having 5 to 24 carbon atoms or a lactam having the formula ##STR5## wherein m has a value of 3 to 5 and n has a value of 2 to 4; and mixtures thereof; and optionally containing (d) 0 to 40 wt. % of acrylic or methacrylic acid based on the total of monomers (a), (b) and (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 11 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (a) is N,N-dimethyl vinyl-p-aminobenzoate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 11 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (c) is a lactam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 12 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (c) is a butyl acrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
The polymer of claim 3 wherein component (c) is a vinyl caprolactam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (c) is a dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 12 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (c) is a lauryl methacrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (c) is a mixture of a lactam and a dimethylamino alkyl methacrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein component (d) is present in an amount of between about 5 and about 40 weight % of monomers (a), (b) and (c).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
The polymer of claim 9 wherein component (d) is present in an amount up to 25 weight % of monomers (a), (b) and (c).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 32 words
A sunscreening formulation comprising an effective amount sunscreening amount of the polymer of claim 1 having a specific viscosity of from about 0.05 to about 0.9 and an inert cosmetically acceptable carrier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 18 words
The sunscreening formulation of claim 11 containing from about 0.02 to about 25 wt. % of said polymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 31 words
The sunscreen formulation of claim 11 wherein the p-amino-alkenylbenzoate of the polymer is N,N-dimethyl vinyl-p-aminobenzoate and component (c) of the polymer contains at least a major portion of N,N-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate.

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