US4950303A
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Color-loaded polymer microparticles
Assignee: Nippon Paint Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-12-03
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2007-12-03
Abstract
Abstract Water-soluble dyes are loaded on polymer microparticles having a particle size of 0.01 to 50 microns. The carrier polymer microparticles are produced by emulsion polymerizing a mixture of at least one monofunctional monomer with a crosslinking monomer in the presence of a polymerizable amino acid derivative or a hydrophilic oligomer having a plurality of amphoionic groups. Water-soluble dyes are added to the resulting emulsion. Color-loaded polymer microparticles are obtained by removing water from the emulsion followed by resuspending in an organic solvent.
Inventors
- 👤 Keizou Ishii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:28
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09B; C09B69/00; C09B69/02; C09B67/00; C09B67/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A method for dyeing a polymeric carrier with a water-soluble dye which comprises emulsion polymerizing a mixture of (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (b) a crosslinking monomer comprising a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated bonds per molecule or a combination of two different monomers which have mutually reactive groups, and (c) an amino acid derivative of the formula: ##STR3## wherein R 1 is a group containing a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon moiety, R 2 is H, or an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbon radical, R 3 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 6 divalent hydrocarbon radical, and A is --COOH or --SO 3 H, admixing the resulting emulsion with an aqueous solution of said water-soluble dye, removing water from the emulsion and resuspending the resulting dyed polymer microparticles in an organic solvent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A method for dyeing a polymeric carrier with a water-soluble dye which comprises emulsion polymerizing a mixture of (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (b) a crosslinking monomer comprising a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated bonds per molecule or a combination of two different monomers which have mutually reactive groups, and (c) an amino acid derivative of the formula: ##STR3## wherein R 1 is a group containing a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon moiety, R 2 is H, or an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbon radical, R 3 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 6 divalent hydrocarbon radical, and A is --COOH or --SO 3 H, admixing the resulting emulsion with an aqueous solution of said water-soluble dye, removing water from the emulsion and resuspending the resulting dyed polymer microparticles in an organic solvent.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for dyeing a polymer carrier with a water-soluble dye which comprises emulsion polymerizing a mixture of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and crosslinking monomer which comprises a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated bonds per molecule or a combination of two different monomers which have mutually reactive groups wherein the emulsion polymerization occurs in the presence of an emulsifier comprising a hydrophilic acrylic, polyester, alkyd or epoxy oligomer having a plurality of amphoionic groups of the formula: ##STR4## wherein R 3 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 6 divalent hydrocarbon radical, and A is --COOH or --SO 3 M, admixing the resulting emulsion with an aqueous solution of said water-soluble dye, removing water from the emulsion and resuspending the resulting dyed polymer microparticles in an organic solvent.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for dyeing a polymer carrier with a water-soluble dye which comprises emulsion polymerizing a mixture of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and crosslinking monomer which comprises a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated bonds per molecule or a combination of two different monomers which have mutually reactive groups wherein the emulsion polymerization occurs in the presence of an emulsifier comprising a hydrophilic acrylic, polyester, alkyd or epoxy oligomer having a plurality of amphoionic groups of the formula: ##STR4## wherein R 3 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 6 divalent hydrocarbon radical, and A is --COOH or --SO 3 M, admixing the resulting emulsion with an aqueous solution of said water-soluble dye, removing water from the emulsion and resuspending the resulting dyed polymer microparticles in an organic solvent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said hydrophilic oligomer has at least one group containing an ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon moiety capable of copolymerization with said monomer mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said amino acid derivative is from 0.5 to 100 parts per 100 parts by weight of said monomer mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein the amount of said water-soluble dye is from 0.5 to 10 parts per 100 parts by weight of said emulsion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein the amount of said hydrophilic oligomer is from 0.3 to 400 parts per 100 parts by weight of said monomer mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the amount of said water-soluble dye is from 0.5 to 10 parts per 100 parts by weight of said emulsion.
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