Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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Polymers selected from the group consisting of: A. homopolymers of monomers having the formula: ##STR41## where: R is H or a lower alkyl group of C 1 to C 3 ; Z is O or NH; B represents an alkyl chain of C 2 to C 24 ; and (AA) p represents a peptide radical comprising p coupled aliphatic amino acids, and bound to B by the carboxyl group of the first amino acid, each amino acid comprising less than 15 carbon atoms and being unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon of the chain by an acid or carboxylic ester, amide or amine group, the terminal amine group being unsubstituted or acylated by a R'CO group, R' being an alkyl radical comprising 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or by a group stable under the condition of the synthesis; AA being derived from amino acids with a hydrophilic side chain; and p is less than 30; B. copolymers of the monomers of formula I with an alkyl acrylate of the formula: ##STR42## or with an acrylamide of the formula: ##STR43## where: R 3 is H or a lower alkyl group of C 1 to C 3 ; and R 4 represents alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups of C 1 to C 18 ; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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Polymers selected from the group consisting of: A. homopolymers of monomers having the formula: ##STR41## where: R is H or a lower alkyl group of C 1 to C 3 ; Z is O or NH; B represents an alkyl chain of C 2 to C 24 ; and (AA) p represents a peptide radical comprising p coupled aliphatic amino acids, and bound to B by the carboxyl group of the first amino acid, each amino acid comprising less than 15 carbon atoms and being unsubstituted or substituted at a carbon of the chain by an acid or carboxylic ester, amide or amine group, the terminal amine group being unsubstituted or acylated by a R'CO group, R' being an alkyl radical comprising 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or by a group stable under the condition of the synthesis; AA being derived from amino acids with a hydrophilic side chain; and p is less than 30; B. copolymers of the monomers of formula I with an alkyl acrylate of the formula: ##STR42## or with an acrylamide of the formula: ##STR43## where: R 3 is H or a lower alkyl group of C 1 to C 3 ; and R 4 represents alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups of C 1 to C 18 ; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Polymers according to claim 1, characterized in that they are homopolymers and that AA is the derivative of sarcosine, or hydroxyethylglutamine or of hydroxyethylaspartamine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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Polymers according to claim 2, characterized in that AA is the derivative of sarcosine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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Polymers according to claim 1, characterized in that they are copolymers and that AA represents an amino acid derivative selected from the group consisting of sarcosine, lysine, ornithine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, hydroxyethylglutamine and hydroxyethylaspartamine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Polymers according to claim 4, characterized in that AA is the derivative of sarcosine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Polymers according to any one of claims 1 and 2 to 5, characterized in that they result from the copolymerization of at least two monomers of formula (I).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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Compositions of polymers according to any one of claims 1 and 2 to 5, characterized in that they are mixtures of polymers of different degrees of polymerization, or of different values of p.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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Emulsifying and foaming agents comprising polymers according to any one of claims 1 and 2 to 5.