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Poly(hydroxystyrene) stain resist

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Assignee: SHUEY STEVEN WPriority: Oct 28, 2005Filed: Oct 28, 2005Published: May 3, 2007
Est. expiryOct 28, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
D06M 15/31D06M 15/285D06M 15/263C08F 8/44C08F 8/36D06M 15/233D06M 15/227
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Abstract

A composition for use as a stain blocker and a method of treating substrates therewith, said composition comprising a polymer of Formula 1 having the following repeating units in random sequence wherein R 1 is H, methyl or ethyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently H, C 1 to about C 10 alkyl, —COOR 4 , CONR 5 R 6 , or —CN; R 4 is M, C 1 to about C 20 alkyl, or C 6 to C 10 aryl; R 5 and R 6 are each independently H, C 1 to C 10 alkyl, C 6 to C 10 aryl, or R 5 and R 6 together with the nitrogen atom form a morpholine, pyrrolidine, or piperidine ring; R 7 is a C 4 to C 8 alkyl group; M is H, an alkali metal or alkali earth metal; h is about 10 to 100 mole %; i is 0 to about 80 mole %; j is 0 to about 60 mole %; k and n are each independently 0 to about 40 mole %; and m is 0.01 to about 0.5; provided that h+i+j+k+n equals 100, and provided that i+j+k+n is greater than zero, except when h is 100%.

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1 . A composition comprising a polymer of Formula 1 having the following repeating units, said units occurring in any sequence  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein 
 R 1  is H, methyl or ethyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently H, C 1  to about C 10  alkyl, —COOR 4 , CONR 5 R 6 , or —CN;  
 R 4  is M, C 1  to about C 20  alkyl, or C 6  to C 10  aryl;  
 R 5  and R 6  are each independently H, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 10  aryl, or R 5  and R 6  together with the nitrogen atom form a morpholine, pyrrolidine, or piperidine ring;  
 R 7  is a C 4  to C 8  alkyl group;  
 M is H, an alkali metal or alkali earth metal;  
 h is about 10 to 100 mole %;  
 i is 0 to about 80 mole %;  
 j is 0 to about 60 mole %;  
 k and n are each independently 0 to about 40 mole %; and  
 m is 0.01 to about 0.5;  
 provided that h+i+j+k+n equals 100, and  
 provided that i+j+k+n is greater than zero, except when h is 100%.  
 
   
   
       2 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein m is from about 0.05 to about 0.4  
   
   
       3 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein h is from about 40 to about 70 mole %.  
   
   
       4 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein i is from about 30 to about 60 mole %.  
   
   
       5 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein j is from about 30 to about 60 mole %.  
   
   
       6 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein k and n are each independently from about 0 to about 10 mole %.  
   
   
       7 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the mole % ratio of h to i is from about 50:50 to about 70:30.  
   
   
       8 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the mole % ratio of h to i is about 60:40.  
   
   
       9 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein j, k, and n are each zero.  
   
   
       10 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein R 1 , R 4 , R 5  and R 6  are each independently H or methyl.  
   
   
       11 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein R 1  is H or methyl, R 2  is H, R 3  is —COOR 4 , and R 4  is H or methyl.  
   
   
       12 . A method of providing resistance to stains in substrates comprising contacting the substrate with at least one polymer of Formula 1A having the following repeating units, said units in any sequence  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein 
 R 1  is H, methyl or ethyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently H, C 1  to about C 10  alkyl, —COOR 4 , CONR 5 R 6 , or —CN;  
 R 4  is M, C 1  to about C 20  alkyl, or C 6  to C 10  aryl;  
 R 5  and R 6  are each independently H, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 10  aryl, or R 5  and R 6  together with the nitrogen atom form a morpholine, pyrrolidine, or piperidine ring;  
 R 7  is a C 4  to C 8  alkyl group;  
 M is H, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal;  
 h is about 10 to 100 mole %;  
 i is 0 to about 80 mole %;  
 j is 0 to about 60 mole %;  
 k and n are each independently 0 to about 40 mole %; and  
 p is 0 to about 0.5;  
 provided that h+i+j+k+n equals 100, and  
 provided that i+j+k+n is greater than zero, except when h is 100%.  
 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein m is from about 0.05 to about 0.4, h is from about 40 to about 70 mole %, i is from about 30 to about 60 mole %, j is from about 30 to about 60 mole %, and k and n are each independently from about 0 to about 10 mole %.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the mole % ratio of h to i is from about 50:50 to about 70:30.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein j, k, and n are each zero.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein R 1  is H or methyl, R 2  is H, R 3  is —COOR 4 , and R 4  is H or methyl.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the contacting is by means of spray, foam flex-nip, nip, pad, kiss-roll, beck, skein, winch, brush, roll, spray, immersion, liquid injection, and overflow flood.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the polymer is contacted with the substrate in an amount of from about 0.5% to about 3% active ingredient on weight of fiber.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the stain is coffee.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the stain is mustard.  
   
   
       21 . A substrate treated in accordance with the method of  claim 12 .  
   
   
       22 . A substrate which has been treated with at least one polymer of Formula 1A having the following repeating units, said units in any sequence  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein 
 R 1  is H, methyl or ethyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently H, C 1  to about C 10  alkyl, —COOR 4 , CONR 5 R 6 , or —CN;  
 R 4  is M, C 1  to about C 20  alkyl, or C 6  to C 10  aryl;  
 R 5  and R 6  are each independently H, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 10  aryl, or R 5  and R 6  together with the nitrogen atom form a morpholine, pyrrolidine, or piperidine ring;  
 R 7  is a C 4  to C 8  alkyl group;  
 M is H, an alkali metal or alkali earth metal;  
 h is about 10 to 100 mole %;  
 i is 0 to about 80 mole %;  
 j is 0 to about 60 mole %;  
 k and n are each independently 0 to about 40 mole %; and  
 p is 0to about 0.5;  
 provided that h+i+j+k+n equals 100, and  
 provided that i+j+k+n is greater than zero, except when h is 100%.  
 
   
   
       23 . The substrate of  claim 22  which is a fiber, yarn, textile, fabric, carpet, leather or paper.  
   
   
       24 . The substrate of  claim 22  which is resistant to staining by coffee and mustard while maintaining light fastness and wash fastness.  
   
   
       25 . A composition comprising a polymer of Formula 2 having the following repeating units, said units occurring in any sequence  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein 
 R 1  is H, methyl or ethyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently H, C 1  to about C 10  alkyl, —COOR 4 , CONR 5 R 6 , or —CN;  
 R 4  is H, C 1  to about C 20  alkyl, or C 6  to C 10  aryl;  
 R 5  and R 6  are each independently H, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 10  aryl, or R 5  and R 6  together with the nitrogen atom form a morpholine, pyrrolidine, or piperidine ring;  
 R 7  is a C 4  to C 8  alkyl group;  
 R8 is H, C 1  to about C 20  alkyl, or C 6  to C 10  aryl;  
 R 9  is H, R 10 , or C(O)R 11 ;  
 R 10  is C 1  to about C 4  alkyl;  
 R 11  is C 1  to about C 4  alkyl, or C 6  to C 10  aryl;  
 h is about 10 to 100 mole %;  
 i is 0 to about 80 mole %;  
 j is 0 to about 60 mole %;  
 k and n are each independently 0 to about 40 mole %; and  
 m is 0.01 to about 0.5;  
 provided that h+i+j+k+n equals 100, and  
 provided that i+j+k+n is greater than zero, except when h is 100%.  
 
   
   
       26 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein m is from about 0.05 to about 0.4  
   
   
       27 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein h is from about 40 to about 70 mole %.  
   
   
       28 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein i is from about 30 to about 60 mole %.  
   
   
       29 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein j is from about 30 to about 60 mole %.  
   
   
       30 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein k and n are each independently from about 0 to about 10 mole %.  
   
   
       31 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein the mole % ratio of h to i is from about 50:50 to about 70:30.  
   
   
       32 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein the mole % ratio of h to i is about 60:40.  
   
   
       33 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein j, k, and n are each zero.  
   
   
       34 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein R 1 , R 4 , R 5  and R 6  are each independently H or methyl.  
   
   
       35 . The composition of  claim 25  wherein R 1  is H or methyl, R 2  is H, R 3  is —COOR 4 , and R 4  is H or methyl.

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