Paints and polymers for use therein

Claim 2

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator: (a) about 15 to about 35 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconate ester, maleate ester, fumarate ester, and mixtures thereof; (b) about 40 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of N-vinyl lactams having the formula ##STR10## wherein m is an integer from about 3 to about 5; acrylates having the formula ##STR11## and acrylamides having the formula ##STR12## wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen or methyl, R 7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group, n is an integer from 1 to about 30, and p is either 0 or 1; and (c) about 10 to about 35 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide, wherein the non-self-polymerizable monomer, the copolymerizable monomer, and the wet adhesion promoting monomer constitute at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 3

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 1 wherein the non-self-polymerizable monomer is selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 4

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 2 formed by reacting about 20 to about 30 weight percent of the non-self-polymerizable monomer, about 40 to about 60 weight percent of the copolymerizable monomer, and about 15 to about 30 weight percent of the wet adhesion promoting monomer.

Claim 5

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 2 wherein R 7 is hydrogen and n is 1.

Claim 6

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 2 wherein the copolymerizable monomer is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 7

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 2 wherein the wet adhesion promoting monomer is an ethyleneureido-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyleneureido-ethyl acrylate, 2-ethyleneureido-ethyl methacrylate, 2-ethyleneureido-ethyl acrylamide, 2-ethyleneureido-ethyl methacrylamide, 1-[2-(3-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropylamino)ethyl]imidazolidin-2-one, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 8

An aqueous binder composition comprising: (a) the aqueous polymeric composition of claim 2; (b) a high molecular weight film former, wherein the aqueous polymeric composition has a solids content and, based upon the total solids content of the aqueous binder composition, the aqueous binder composition comprises about 0.5 to about 3 weight percent of the aqueous polymeric composition solids content and about 97 to about 99.5 weight percent of the high molecular weight film former.

Claim 9

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator; (a) 35 to about 65 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconate ester, maleate ester, fumarate ester, and mixtures thereof; and (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide, wherein the non-self-polymerizable monomer and the wet adhesion promoting monomer constitute at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 10

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator; (a) 35 to about 65 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconate ester, maleate ester, fumarate ester, and mixtures thereof; and (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide, wherein the non-self-polymerizable monomer and the wet adhesion promoting monomer constitute at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 11

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 8 wherein the non-self-polymerizable monomer is selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 12

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator: (a) about 15 to about 35 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of N-vinyl lactams having the formula ##STR13## wherein m is an integer from about 3 to about 5; acrylates having the formula ##STR14## and acrylamides having the formula ##STR15## wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen or methyl, R 7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group, n is an integer from 1 to about 30, and p is either 0 or 1; (c) about 10 to about 35 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide; and (d) about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, vinyl acetate, acrylate monomers having the formula ##STR16## acrylamide monomers having the formula ##STR17## alkenyl aromatic monomers, alkadiene monomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein R 12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and halo-substituted alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, R 13 and R 14 are each an alkyl group that independently contains up to about 18 carbon atoms, and the monomers of (a)-(d) comprise at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 13

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator: (a) about 15 to about 35 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a copolymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of N-vinyl lactams having the formula ##STR13## wherein m is an integer from about 3 to about 5; acrylates having the formula ##STR14## and acrylamides having the formula ##STR15## wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen or methyl, R 7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group, n is an integer from 1 to about 30, and p is either 0 or 1; (c) about 10 to about 35 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide; and (d) about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, vinyl acetate, acrylate monomers having the formula ##STR16## acrylamide monomers having the formula ##STR17## alkenyl aromatic monomers, alkadiene monomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein R 12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and halo-substituted alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, R 13 and R 14 are each an alkyl group that independently contains up to about 18 carbon atoms, and the monomers of (a)-(d) comprise at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 14

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 10 formed by reacting the substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer, the copolymerizable monomer, the wet adhesion promoting monomer, and about 1 to about 30 weight percent of the monomer (d) selected from the group consisting of vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, vinyl acetate, acrylate monomers having the formula ##STR18## acrylamide monomers having the formula ##STR19## alkenyl aromatic monomers having the formula ##STR20## wherein X is an aliphatic radical containing at least one alkenyl bond, Y is a substituent on the aromatic ring, and n is an integer of from 0 to about 5, alkadiene monomers having the formula ##STR21## wherein R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl radicals containing 1 to about 2 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 15

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 9 formed by reacting about 45 to about 55 weight percent of the non-self-polymerizable monomer, and about 45 to about 55 weight percent of the wet adhesion promoting monomer.

Claim 16

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator: (a) 35 to about 65 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide; and (c) about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, vinyl acetate, acrylate monomers having the formula ##STR22## acrylamide monomers having the formula ##STR23## alkenyl aromatic monomers, alkadiene monomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein R 12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and halo-substituted alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, R 13 and R 14 are each an alkyl group that independently contains up to about 18 carbon atoms, and the monomers of (a)-(c) comprise at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 17

An aqueous polymeric composition formed by reacting in water and in the presence of an initiator: (a) 35 to about 65 weight percent of a substantially non-self-polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) about 35 to about 65 weight percent of a wet adhesion promoting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethyleneureido-containing monomers, cyanoacetoxy-containing monomers, acetoacetoxy-containing monomers, and hydroxymethyl diacetone acrylamide; and (c) about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, vinyl acetate, acrylate monomers having the formula ##STR22## acrylamide monomers having the formula ##STR23## alkenyl aromatic monomers, alkadiene monomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein R 12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and halo-substituted alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, R 13 and R 14 are each an alkyl group that independently contains up to about 18 carbon atoms, and the monomers of (a)-(c) comprise at least 98 weight percent of the monomers employed in forming the aqueous polymeric composition.

Claim 18

The aqueous binder of claim 7 wherein the film former comprises a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, vinyl acetate, acrylate monomers having the formula ##STR24## acrylamide monomers having the formula ##STR25## wherein R 12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and halo-substituted alkyl groups containing 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and R 13 and R 14 are each an alkyl group that independently contains up to about 18 carbon atoms, alkenyl aromatic monomers having the formula ##STR26## wherein X is an aliphatic radical containing at least one alkenyl bond, Y is a substituent on the aromatic ring, and n is an integer of from 0 to about 5, alkadiene monomers having the formula ##STR27## wherein R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl radicals containing 1 to about 2 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 19

The aqueous binder composition of claim 7 comprising about 0.7 to about 1.7 weight percent of the aqueous polymeric composition solids content and about 98.3 to about 99.3 weight percent of the high molecular weight film former.

Claim 20

The aqueous polymeric composition of claim 2 formed by reacting about 20 to about 30 weight percent of the non-self-polymerizable monomer, about 45 to about 60 weight percent of the copolymerizable monomer, and about 15 to about 30 weight percent of the wet adhesion promoting monomer.

Claim 21

An aqueous binder composition comprising: (a) the aqueous polymeric composition of claim 9; and (b) a high molecular weight film former, wherein the aqueous polymeric composition has a solids content and, based upon the total solids content of the aqueous binder composition, the aqueous binder composition comprises about 0.5 to about 3 weight percent of the aqueous polymeric composition solids content and about 97 to about 99.5 weight percent of the high molecular weight film former.