Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition comprising(i) 10 to 90% by weight of a sulfonated polyester condensation polymer;(ii) 0 to 80% by weight of a compatible tackifier;(iii) 0 to 40% by weight of a compatible plasticizer;(iv) 5 to 40% by weight of a compatible wax diluent with a molecular weight below 500 g/mole containing at least one polar functional group, said group being present at a concentration greater than 3.times.10.sup.-3 equivalents per gram;(v) 0 to 60% by weight of a compatible crystalline thermoplastic polymer; and(vi) 0 to 3% by weight of a stabilizer,the total of (i)-(vi) to equal 100% by weight.

Abstract: An ink jet ink comprising a carrier, a pigment and a water dispersible polyester ionomer having an absolute molecular weight from 750 to 8000 and a glass transition temperature from 10.degree. to 80.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing water-dispersible polymers, particularly condensation polymers such as polyesters, and polyamides, by sulfonating an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric precursor and then condensation polymerizing the sulfonated precursor with a second monomer.

Abstract: An ink for ink jet printing includes an emulsifiable polymer resin and a pigment, and may be made by: (a) combining (1) an emulsion of an emulsifiable polymer resin in an anionic medium with (2) a pigment and a cationic surfactant; and (b) aggregating particles in the mixture of step (a) to a desired particle size, thereby producing a solution of aggregated particles. The particles can optionally be coalesced to alter the particle size of the particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides inks which contain a near infrared fluorophoric compound incorporated into a water-dissipatible polyester backbone. The inks of the present invention are preferably colorless or "invisible" but could be made slightly colored if desirable. Specifically, the inks of the present invention comprise:A. between about 1 and 10 weight percent of at least one water-dissipatable polyester having from about 0.1 ppm by weight to about 10% by weight of a thermally stable near infrared fluorophoric compound copolymerized therein;B. between about 5 and 75 weight percent of at least aliphatic humectant;C. between about 0 and 15 weight percent of at least one lower aliphatic alcohol of no more than 3 carbon atoms;D. water and optionally up to about 2 weight percent of one or more additives;wherein the weight percentages of components A-D equal 100%.

Abstract: A method of treating natural or synthetic pile or brushed fabrics to reduce marking caused by rubbing or handling the fabrics, while leaving the fabrics with a soft feel and a full, thick hand. The method consists of the application to the fabrics of liquid compositions comprising a) about 80-100% of a water-dispersible, hydrophilic polyester or polyurethane dispersed in an aqueous medium; b) about 0-20% of a carrier of the type used to enhance the penetration of dyes and other materials into the polymer structure of polyester fibers; and c) about 0-10% of a non-rewetting wetting agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides inks which contain a near infrared fluorophoric compound incorporated into a water-dissipatible polyester backbone. The inks of the present invention are preferably colorless or "invisible" but could be made slightly colored if desirable. Specifically, the inks of the present invention comprise:A. between about 1 and 10 weight percent of at least one water-dissipatable polyester having from about 0.1 ppm by weight to about 10% by weight of a thermally stable near infrared fluorophoric compound copolymerized therein;B. between about 5 and 75 weight percent of at least aliphatic humectant;C. between about 0 and 15 weight percent of at least one lower aliphatic alcohol of no more than 3 carbon atoms;D. water and optionally up to about 2 weight percent of one or more additives;wherein the weight percentages of components A-D equal 100%.

Abstract: A waterborne paint is provided by dissolving or dispersing a polyester resin and a crosslinker in an aqueous medium containing a base. The polyester resin contains a hydroxy-terminated polyalkadienediol having an average degree of polymerization from 5 to 50, a hydrogenated product thereof or a mixture thereof in a proportion from 1 to 30% by weight of the entire polyester-forming reactants, and has an acid number from 5 to 150, a hydroxyl number from 30 to 250. The paint is useful for forming a multilayer coating film on automobile bodies by applying the paint between an electrodeposition coating layer and a top coating layer.

Abstract: A process for preparing a flame-retardant phosphorus-containing unsaturated polyester resin blend, comprising the following steps:(a) reacting(1) a phosphorus-containing monomer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are respectively H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, phenyl, alkaryl or aralkyl, with(2) a saturated dicarboxylic acid, or a saturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride,(3) a double bond-containing unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or a double bond-containing unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, and(4) a diolin the presence of a metal catalyst combined with an acid to form an unsaturated polyester oligomer having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are respectively C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene, alkarylene, phenylene or aralkylene,R.sub.4 is a vinyl-containing group,x is an integer of 1-10,y is an integer of 1-10,z is an integer of 1-10, and(b) blending said unsaturated polyester oligomer with a vinyl-containing monomer.

Abstract: Compositions are described comprising thermoplastic polyester resins comprising polyester molecules ending in terminal groups, wherein all or a part of the terminal groups are represented by the general formula --R--SO.sub.3 L, wherein R is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon having 1-20 carbon atoms and L is an alkali metal; an inorganic compound mixture, wherein said inorganic compound mixture comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of: inorganic compounds consisting of M, Mg, Si, O and F and inorganic compounds consisting of M, Mg and F, wherein M is an alkali metal; and wherein the energy of said composition satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2):U.ltoreq.1,300 (cal/mole) (1).sigma..times..sigma.e<2.8.times.10.sup.5 (cal.sup.2 /m.sup.4)(2)wherein U is an activation energy, .sigma. is a lateral surface energy and .sigma.e is a fold surface energy.

Abstract: A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising:(1) from about 4 to about 80% by weight of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 1.0 to about 60% by weight of pigment material;(3) from about 0.05 to about 30% by weight of a nonionic, polyether type property modifier; and(4) from substantially none to about 90% by weight of water.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising (A) a polyester comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, an addition product of bisphenol A with ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide, and a dicarboxylic acid having a metal base of sulfonic acid and/or a polyol having a metal base of sulfonic acid, (B) a water-soluble organic compound having a boiling temperature of about 60.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C., (C) water and (D) a neutralizer; the amounts of the components A, B, C and D satisfying the following ratios of (1) to (3):(1) A/B/C being about 1% to about 70% by weight/about 0% to about 69% by weight/about 9% to about 99% by weight,(2) B/(B+C) being about 0 to about 0.7 (weight ratio), and(3) the equivalent ratio of D to A being about 0.1 to about 20.

Abstract: Provided are water-dissipatable, sulfo-containing polyesters and polyester-amides having copolymerized therein thermally stable near infrared flourophoric compounds. The polymers are useful in coating or ink compositions, which are in turn useful for marking articles for identification/authentication purposes. Also provided is a method for invisibly marking such articles and a method for detecting and sorting articles by utilizing the near infrared flourophoric ink or coating compositions.

Abstract: Water dispersible polyester polymers, polyesteramides polymers and blends of these polymers are dispersed in water and spray dried to form fine powders. In the solid state, these powders can absorb oils and/or diffuse ambient light, thereby resulting in the production of significant reduction in gloss and tack of lipids in cosmetic and personal care products when applied to ordinarily oily skin.

Abstract: A water-dispersible aromatic polyester comprising a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component, wherein (A) at least 95 mol% of the dicarboxylic acid component is composed of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component containing 30 to 99.5 mol% of a 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component and at least 0.005 mol% to less than 5 mol% of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component having a sulfonic acid salt group, and (B) at least 95 mol% of the glycol component is composed of an ethylene glycol component and a component from a propylene oxide adduce of bisphenol A, the molar ratio of the ethylene glycol component:the component of a propylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A being 40-99:60-1; and a fast-adhesion polyester film comprising a polyester film and a coating which contains the above water-dispersible aromatic polyester and is formed on at least one surface of the polyester film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable alkyd resin containing a sulfonate group. The alkyd resin is prepared by reacting at least one monoglyceride, a polycarboxylic acid, and a polyol sulfomonomer adduct containing at least one sulfonate group. The alkyd resin is useful to prepare cross-linked coatings such as obtained with oil based paints.

Abstract: Coating compositions derived from the acidolysis of polyethylene terephthalate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfonate containing water-dispersible or water-dissipatible sulfopolyester compositions. The sulfopolyesters utilize at least two dicarboxylic acids, one of which is a naphthalene dicarboxylic acid. This combination of dicarboxylic acids allows for the sulfopolyesters to maintain glass transition temperatures (Tg) of greater than 89.degree. C. and exhibit lower melt viscosities than sulfopolyesters containing all naphthalenediyl units or all isophthtaloyl units. The sulfopolyesters of this invention are useful in applications where improved heat and blocking resistance is required.

Abstract: Provided are polyester resins containing hydroxy functionalized isophthalate ester moieties useful in coating compositions. The invention provides both solvent-borne as well as water-borne coating compositions comprised of the resins and a crosslinker such as a melamine-type crosslinker. Polyester resins of the present invention having a T.sub.g of greater than about 50.degree. C. are useful in thermosetting powder coating compositions. The coatings thus provided possess excellent acid resistance, hardness, impact resistance, and stain resistance.

Abstract: Provided are water-dissipatable, sulfo-containing polyesters and polyester-amides having copolymerized therein thermally stable near infrared flourophoric compounds. The polymers are useful in coating or ink compositions, which are in turn useful for marking articles for identification/authentication purposes. Also provided is a method for invisibly marking such articles and a method for detecting and sorting articles by utilizing the near infrared flourophoric ink or coating compositions.

Abstract: A polymeric composition having aromatic polycarbonate or aromatic polycarbonate like properties which process at significantly lower temperatures than aromatic polycarbonate in admixture with an additive which is incompatible with an aromatic polycarbonate at standard processing temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is pigmented dispersion containing a non-amine wetting and dispersing agent and a water-dissipatable or dispersible polyester containing sulfonate groups that has improved stability having a substantial number of capped carboxyl groups attached to the sulfomonomer moieties. This polyester can be prepared by capping the carboxyl end groups of the polyester with oxirane compounds or by polymerizing the reactants wherein one reactant is a diol that is a diester adduct of a glycol and a dicarboxylic acid sulfomonomer.

Abstract: Hydrosoluble/hydrodispersible polyester copolycondensates, well suited for the sizing of textile threads, comprise terephthalate, isophthalate, sulfoaryl dicarboxylate, ethylene glycol and polyoxyethylene glycol recurring structural units, have a glass transition temperature ranging from 15.degree. to 40.degree. C. at 85% relative humidity and the turbidity of aqueous formulations thereof are storage-stable over time; such polyester copolycondensates are conveniently prepared by (i) transesterifying admixture of dimethyl terephthalate, dimethyl sulfoaryl dicarboxylate and ethylene glycol, (ii) introducing isophthalic acid and an additional amount of ethylene glycol into the medium of transesterification and therein directly esterifying same, and (iii) polycondensing the resulting product of transesterification/direct esterification.

Abstract: A sulfonated water-soluble or water-dispersible polyester resin composition comprises a prepolymer resin, which prepolymer resin is further reacted with about 0.10 mol to about 0.50 mol of an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid per 100 g of prepolymer resin and a thus-produced resin, terminated by a residue of an alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, is reacted with about 0.5 mol to about 1.5 mol of a sulfite per mol of alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid residue to produce a sulfonate-terminated resin. The prepolymer resin is (a) a reaction product of 20-50% by weight of terephthalate polymer, 10-40% by weight of at least one glycol and 5-25% by weight of at least one oxyalkylated polyol, preferably also comprising 20-50% by weight of isophthalic acid or (b) a reaction product of 20-50% by weight of terephthalate polymer, 10-50% by weight of at least one glycol and 20-50% by weight of isophthalic acid.

Abstract: This invention relates to hyperbranched, functional polyesters.

Abstract: An aqueoous polyester comprising a polybasic acid component containing not less than 5 mol%, based on the total amount of the acid component, of phenylindanedicarboxylic acid. An easily bondable polyester film wherein a thin layer of the aqueous polyester is coated on at least one side of the polyester film.

Abstract: Coating compositions derived from the alcoholysis of polyethylene terephthalate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable or dispersible polyester containing sulfonate groups that has improved stability having a substantial number of capped carboxyl groups attached to the sulfomonomer moieties. This polyester can be prepared by capping the carboxyl end groups of the polyester with oxirane compounds or by polymerizing the reactants wherein one reactant is a diol that is a diester adduct of a glycol and a dicarboxylic acid sulfomonomer.

Abstract: Silylated polyester resins comprising the acid salt of a Michael addition adduct of an aminoorganosilane and a conjugated unsaturated polyester resin containing a polyethylene oxide chain segment useful for sizing glass fiber reinforcement of polyester molding composites.

Abstract: A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising:(A) from about 0.1 to about 60 weight % of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodio-sulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(B) from about 1.0 to about 60 weight % of pigment material blended with said polyester material; and(C) from about 10 to about 90 weight % of water admixed with alcohol selected from methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol or mixtures thereof, preferably n-propanol by itself, in a weight ratio of water to alcohol of from about 99/1 to about 1/1.

Abstract: Fire-retardant polycarbonates, polyester carbonates and polyesters based on dihydroxydiphenyl cycloalkanes ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, preferably chlorine or bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl, preferably phenyl and C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 aralkyl, preferably phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, more especially benzyl,m is an integer of 4 to 7, preferably 4 or 5, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be individually selected for each X and, independently of one another, represent hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl andX is carbon,with the proviso that, at at least one atom X, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are both alkyl,the fire-retardant finish being provided by additives and/or comonomers.

Abstract: A water dispersible polyester polymer is described having one or more polyester chains and one or more non-ionic polyoxyalkylene chains in which at least 40% of the repeating oxyalkylene units are oxyethylene units. The polyester polymer has a structure in which one or more of the polyoxyalkylene chains are pendent to at least one of the polyester chains. The poloxyalkylene chains provide the polyester with non-ionic stabilization enabling the polyester to form aqueous dispersions which possess good colloid stability.

Abstract: Disclosed are water-dispersible polyesters which impart improved water resistance and block resistance properties to printing inks. Typical polyesters contain about 90 to 97 mole % isophthalic acid, about 3 to about 10 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, about 70 to about 85 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and about 15 to about 30 mole % diethylene glycol, based on the total of all acid and hydroxy moiety repeating units being equal to 200 mole %.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable polyester containing a sulfonate group and at least 10 mole percent of a multifunctional or branch-inducing moiety. The polyester is useful to prepare coatings such as paints.

Abstract: High molecular weight, water reducible or dispersible polyester resin compositions are prepared by dispersing a molten carboxyl-containing polyester in water and chain extending it with an epoxide. The dispersions are useful as sizes for textiles and as coatings.

Abstract: An aqueous printing ink or its semi-aqueous or non-aqueous concentrate exemplified as comprising a substantially homogeneous system of the components:(1) from about 4 to about 80 weight % of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 0 to about 60 weight % of pigment material;(3) from substantially none to about 90 weight % of water; and(4) from about 0.25 to about 5 weight % of a diacyl-glycerophospholipid.

Abstract: A metallized polymeric film comprises a sulphonated copolyester intermediate adherent layer having an alkali metal content of not more than 0.005 gram atoms percent.

Abstract: An aqueous printing ink or its semi-aqueous or non-aqueous concentrate exemplified as comprising a substantially homogeneous system of the components:(1) from about 4 to about 80 weight % of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 0 to about 60 weight % of pigment material;(3) from substantially none to about 90 weight % of water; and(4) from about 0.25 to about 5 weight % of a diacyl-glycerophospholipid.

Abstract: A carbon black-graft polymer, produced by causing a polymer possessing within the molecular unit thereof at least one reactive group selected from the class consisting of aziridine group, oxazoline group. N-hydroxyalkylamide group, epoxy group, and thioepoxy group to react with carbon balck. The polymer can be used as a toner for electrostatically charged image, resin composition, coating composition, ink for thermographic transer, coating gent for magnetic recording medium, rubber composition, and carbon black dispersion and the like.

Abstract: A polyester, wherein pendent phosphorus atoms are bound to the main chain of the polyester, having an excellent flame resistance and a high intrinsic viscosity can be stably produced without deteriorating the properties of said polyester by preliminarily copolymerizing a polyester with a specific unsaturated compound and then reacting the unsaturated bond thus-formed with a specific phosphorus compound having a P-H bond.

Abstract: A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising:(A) from about 0.1 to about 60 weight % of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodio-sulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(B) from about 1.0 to about 60 weight % of pigment material blended with said polyester material; and(C) from about 10 to about 90 weight % of water admixed with alcohol selected from methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol or mixtures thereof, preferably n-propanol by itself, in a weight ratio of water to alcohol of from about 99/1 to about 1/1.

Abstract: A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising:(1) from about 4 to about 80% by weight of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 1.0 to about 60% by weight of pigment material;(3) from about 0.05 to about 30% by weight of a nonionic, polyether type property modifier; and(4) from substantially none to about 90% by weight of water.

Abstract: An aqueous printing ink or its semi-aqueous or non-aqueous concentrate exemplified as comprising a substantially homogeneous system of the components:(1) from about 4 to about 80 weight % of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 1 to about 60 weight % of pigment material;(3) from substantially none to about 90 weight % of water; and(4) from about 0.05 to about 30.0 weight % of polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A carbon black-graft polymer, produced by causing a polymer possessing within the molecular unit thereof at least one reactive group selected from the class consisting of aziridine group, oxazoline group. N-hydroxyalkylamide group, epoxy group, and thioepoxy group to react with carbon black. The polymer can be used as a toner for electrostatically charged image, resin composition, coating composition, ink for thermographic transer, coating gent for magnetic recording medium, rubber composition, and carbon black dispersion and the like.

Abstract: Polyesters of 4,4'bis[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hexafluoroisopropyl]diphenyl ether having high transparency, high solvent solubility and excellent melt processability are prepared. They possess high thermal and radiation stability and are useful in the preparation of protective films, protective paints, films, fibers, diffusion membranes and shaped articles where high service temperature and radiation resistance are desired.

Abstract: An aqueous printing ink or its semiaqueous or substantially nonaqueous concentrates exemplified as comprising a substantially homogeneous system of the components:(1) from about 4 to about 90 weight % of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from none to about 70 weight % of pigment material;(3) from about 0.01 to about 90 weight % of water; and(4) one or more acetylacetonates of the formula M[CH--(COCH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.n wherein M is Al, Zr, Ni, Ca, V, or Fe, and n is the chemical valence of M, the weight ratio of polyester to total acetylacetonates being from about 10,000/1 to about 10/1.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for preparing a homogeneous dissipation of a viscous, liquid-dissipatable polymer. The process comprises continuously feeding molten polymer into a first inlet of a mixing chamber, feeding a stream of a relatively low viscosity dissipating liquid into a second inlet of said mixing chamber at an angle, at a velocity and at a flow rate relative to the structure of said chamber such that shearing action is created at the advancing end of the polymer to continuously erode the end of the polymer, and further mixing the polymer and dissipating liquid downstream from an outlet of the chamber to form a homogeneous dissipation of polymer in dissipating liquid.

Abstract: Substantially homogeneous aqueous composition for use in imparting coherency to textile filaments, and textile yarns having dried coatings thereon of such composition; the composition comprising a major amount of an emulsifiable textile finishing oil and a minor amount of water dissipatable polymer.

Abstract: Polyester compositions which are dispersible or soluble in water based systems can be very valuable as adhesives, coatings, paints, and the like. The use of water based solvent systems eliminates recovery and toxicity problems normally related with many organic solvents. The polyester compositions of this invention have an increased affinity for water based systems by the incorporation therein salts of organic sulfonic acid monomers and by carboxyl terminating these polyesters to a very substantial degree. The water based systems in which these modified polyesters are useful contain an alcohol in addition to water.

Abstract: In the manufacture of magnetic recording media, coatings are applied from water-borne dispersions of inorganic particles, a polymer containing functional groups and an agent for crosslinking the polymer, the crosslinking agent being a polyfunctional aziridine such as ##STR1##