← Back to Patent Explorer
US4777217A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Methacrylamide functional polymers and method

Assignee: 3M Co
•
Filing: 1987-02-26
•
Granted: 1988-10-11
•
Expires: 2007-02-26
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A polymer comprises at least one methacrylamide functional group on the average per polymer molecule, which polymer comprises the reaction product of at least one hydroxy functional polymer with at least one isopropenyl azlactone in the presence of an acidic catalyst, said hydroxy functional polymer having a number average molecular weight above 20,000.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jerald K. Rasmussen
  • 👤 Steven M. Heilmann
  • 👤 Larry R. Krepski
  • 👤 Smarajit Mitra

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 03:19
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/30; C08F2800/00; C08F2800/10; C08F2810/00; C08F2810/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
A polymer having the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 and R 2 independently represent an alkyl group of 1 to 14 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 14 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 5 to 12 ring atoms, or an arenyl group of 6 to 26 carbon and heteroatoms, or R 1 and R 2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a carbocyclic ring of 4 to 12 ring atoms; R is an organic polymeric group containing at least one of aliphatic, aromatic, and arenyl groups, and having a number average molecular weight greater than 20,000; m is an integer from 0 to p-1; and p is the valence of the polymer and is an integer having a value of at least one and representing the number of hydroxyl groups present in polymer R(OH) p , said polymer being essentially free of chain extension and crosslinking.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
A polymer having the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 and R 2 independently represent an alkyl group of 1 to 14 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 14 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 5 to 12 ring atoms, or an arenyl group of 6 to 26 carbon and heteroatoms, or R 1 and R 2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a carbocyclic ring of 4 to 12 ring atoms; R is an organic polymeric group containing at least one of aliphatic, aromatic, and arenyl groups, and having a number average molecular weight greater than 20,000; m is an integer from 0 to p-1; and p is the valence of the polymer and is an integer having a value of at least one and representing the number of hydroxyl groups present in polymer R(OH) p , said polymer being essentially free of chain extension and crosslinking.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
The polymer according to claim 1 comprising at least one methacrylamide functional group on the average per polymer molecule, which polymer comprises the reaction product of at least one hydroxy functional polymer with at least one isopropenyl azlactone in the presence of an acidic catalyst.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 75 words
The polymer according to claim 1 wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C 3 H 7 , C 4 H 9 , C 5 H 11 , C 6 H 13 , C 6 H 5 , C 6 H 5 CH 2 , C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH 2 , and C 12 H 25 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
The polymer according to claim 1 wherein R is the organic group of a polymer or copolymer of a hydroxy functional vinyl monomer, a polymer or copolymer of a hydroxy functional vinyl ester, of a hydroxy functional cellulose or cellulose polymer, or a hydroxy functional phenoxy polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
The polymer according to claim 4 wherein said hydroxy functional vinyl monomer is 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate or methacrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl maleimide, 4-hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, glycerol monoacrylate or methacrylate, pentaerythritol monoacrylate, or diethyleneglycol monoacrylate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The polymer according to claim 1 wherein R is the organic group of a polymer or copolymer derived from vinyl acetate or vinyl trifluoroacetate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
The polymer according to claim 6 wherein said polymer or copolymer is vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetal, or polyvinyl butyral.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The polymer according to claim 6 wherein said copolymer is a hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed vinyl acetate or vinyl trifluoroacetate copolymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 19 words
The polymer according to claim 1 wherein R further comprises at least one of N, O, and S heteroatoms.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4304705A Cited
US4378411A Cited
US4565857A Cited
US4654233A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-10-11 1992-04-11 1992-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-10-11 1996-04-11 1996-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-10-11 2000-04-11 2000-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag