Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A linear polyurethane having recurring structural units of the formula Ia or IIa: ##STR27## wherein R f is a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or said perfluoroalkyl substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to three groups selected from the group consisting of --NR--, --O--, --S--,--SO 2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR--,--NRCO--, --SO 2 NR--, and --NRSO 2 --, or terminated at the R f end with --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and for formula Ia, X is --S--, --O--, --SO 2 --, or --NR--, and for formula IIa, X is --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and where R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is 1, 2 or 3, and A is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A linear polyurethane having recurring structural units of the formula Ia or IIa: ##STR27## wherein R f is a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or said perfluoroalkyl substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to three groups selected from the group consisting of --NR--, --O--, --S--,--SO 2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR--,--NRCO--, --SO 2 NR--, and --NRSO 2 --, or terminated at the R f end with --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and for formula Ia, X is --S--, --O--, --SO 2 --, or --NR--, and for formula IIa, X is --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and where R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is 1, 2 or 3, and A is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A polyurethane according to claim 1 wherein A is alkylene of 2 to 16 carbon atoms, cycloalkylene of 6 to 15 mcarbon atoms, phenylene, naphthylene or said phenylene or said naphthylene substituted by one or two alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, by alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, by chloro, by bromo or by nitro, or A is a group of the formula ##STR28## where D is a direct bond, oxygen, methylene or ethylene, and a, a', a" and a'" each independently are hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, chloro or bromo.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A polyurethane according to claim 1 wherein A is 3,3,4-trimethyl-1,16-hexanediyl or 1,3,3-trimethyl-alpha,5-hexahydrobenzylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A polyurethane according to claim 1 where R f is perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 12 carbon atoms or perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, --CONHCH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 --,--CH 2 CH 2 SO 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 --, or --SO 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 --, X is --S--, SO 2 -- or --O--, and m is 1 or 2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A linear block copolymer having soil-release properties which contains, based on the total block copolymer, (a) 15-70% by weight of recurring structural units of blocks Ia, IIa or a mixture thereof, (b) 85 to 30% by weight of recurring structural units of block III, wherein the blocks are connected to one another via urea linkages, blocks Ia or IIa having recurring structural units of the formula ##STR29## block III having recurring structural units of the formula: ##STR30## wherein R f is a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or said perfluoroalkyl substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to three groups selected from the group consisting of --NR--, --O--, --S--,--SO 2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR--,--NRCO--, --SO 2 NR--, and --NRSO 2 --, or terminated at the R f end with --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and for formula Ia, X is --S--, --O--, --SO 2 --, or --NR--, and for formula IIa, X is --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and where R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is 1, 2 or 3. A is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group, R 4 is hydrogen or methyl, k is 8 to 100, and p and t are integers and are independently 1 to 5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A linear block copolymer having soil-release properties which contains, based on the total block copolymer, (a) 15-70% by weight of recurring structural units of blocks Ia, IIa or a mixture thereof, (b) 85 to 30% by weight of recurring structural units of block III, wherein the blocks are connected to one another via urea linkages, blocks Ia or IIa having recurring structural units of the formula ##STR29## block III having recurring structural units of the formula: ##STR30## wherein R f is a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or said perfluoroalkyl substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to three groups selected from the group consisting of --NR--, --O--, --S--,--SO 2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR--,--NRCO--, --SO 2 NR--, and --NRSO 2 --, or terminated at the R f end with --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and for formula Ia, X is --S--, --O--, --SO 2 --, or --NR--, and for formula IIa, X is --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and where R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is 1, 2 or 3. A is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group, R 4 is hydrogen or methyl, k is 8 to 100, and p and t are integers and are independently 1 to 5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A block copolymer according to claim 5 wherein R f is perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 12 carbon atoms or perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, --CONHCH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 --,--CH 2 CH 2 SO 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 --, or --SO 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 13 , X is --S--, SO 2 -- or --0--, and m is 1 or 2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A block copolymer according to claim 5 wherein A is alkylene of 2 to 16 carbon atoms, cycloalkylene of 6 to 15 carbon atoms, phenylene, naphthylene or said phenylene or said naphthylene substituted by one or two alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, by alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, by chloro, by bromo or by nitro, or A is a group of the formula ##STR31## where D is a direct bond, oxygen, methylene or ethylene, and a, a', a" and a'" each independently is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, chloro or bromo.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A block copolymer according to claim 5 wherein A is 3,3,4-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediyl of 1,3,3-trimethyl-alpha,5-hexahydrobenzylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A linear polyester having recurring structural units of the formula Ib or IIb --[OCH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 X--E--R.sub.f).sub.2 CH.sub.2 O].sub.m --CO--L--CO]-- (Ib) or --[OCH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 X--R.sub.f).sub.2 CH.sub.2 O].sub.m --CO--L--CO]--(IIb) wherein R f is a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or said perfluoroalkyl substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to three groups selected from the group consisting of --NR--, --O--, --S--,--SO 2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR--,--NRCO--, --SO 2 NR--, and --NRSO 2 --, or terminated at the R f end with --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and for formula Ib, X is --S--, --O--, --SO 2 --, or --NR--, and for formula IIb, X is --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and where R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is 1, 2 or 3. L is a direct bond, a straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 34 carbon atoms, cycloalkylene of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or arylene of 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A linear polyester having recurring structural units of the formula Ib or IIb --[OCH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 X--E--R.sub.f).sub.2 CH.sub.2 O].sub.m --CO--L--CO]-- (Ib) or --[OCH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 X--R.sub.f).sub.2 CH.sub.2 O].sub.m --CO--L--CO]--(IIb) wherein R f is a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or said perfluoroalkyl substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or said alkylene interrupted by one to three groups selected from the group consisting of --NR--, --O--, --S--,--SO 2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR--,--NRCO--, --SO 2 NR--, and --NRSO 2 --, or terminated at the R f end with --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and for formula Ib, X is --S--, --O--, --SO 2 --, or --NR--, and for formula IIb, X is --CONR-- or --SO 2 NR--, where R f is attached to the carbon or sulfur atom, and where R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is 1, 2 or 3. L is a direct bond, a straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 34 carbon atoms, cycloalkylene of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or arylene of 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A polyester according to claim 9 where R f is perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 12 carbon atoms or perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms substituted by perfluoroalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, E is alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, --CONHCH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 --,--CH 2 CH 2 SO 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 --, or --SO 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 13 , X is --S--, SO 2 -- or --O--, and m is 1 or 2.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A polyester according to claim 9 wherein L is tetramethylene or o-phenylene.