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US4126675A
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Nail polishes
Assignee: L'Oréal SA
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Filing: 1977-05-09
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Granted: 1978-11-21
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Expires: 1997-05-09
Abstract
Abstract New nail polish compositions including a resin, a plasticizer, a solvent system, a filming agent, and optionally colorants, wherein the resin is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and hexyl methacrylate.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Boulogne
- 👤 Christos Papantoniou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8141; A61K8/8152; A61K8/19; A61K8/26; A61Q; A61Q3/00; A61Q3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
A nail polish comprising a resin, a plasticizer, a solvent system and a filming agent, wherein the resin comprises a copolymer of 10 to 95% by weight methyl methacrylate and of 5 to 90% by weight hexyl methacrylate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
A nail polish comprising a resin, a plasticizer, a solvent system and a filming agent, wherein the resin comprises a copolymer of 10 to 95% by weight methyl methacrylate and of 5 to 90% by weight hexyl methacrylate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The polish of claim 1, wherein said copolymer comprises 20 to 90% by weight methyl methacrylate and 10 to 80% by weight hexyl methacrylate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The polish of claim 1, wherein the copolymer is reticulated with a reticulating agent used in an amount between 0.01 and 1% by weight of the initial monomers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The polish of claim 3, wherein the reticulating agent is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and ethylene glycol diacrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The polish of claim 1, wherein the solvent system comprises 60 to 80% by weight of the total polish.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The polish of claim 5, wherein the solvent system contains a coupler or co-solvent present in an amount betweem 1 and 15% by weight of the total polish.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The polish of claim 1, additionally comprising a coloring agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The polish of claim 7, wherein said coloring agent is organic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The polish of claim 7, wherein said coloring agent is inorganic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The polish of claim 8, wherein said coloring agent is a colored copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The polish of claim 7 wherein said coloring agent comprises between 0.05% and 6% by weight of the total polish.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The polish of claim 13, wherein said coloring agent comprises between 1 and 3% by weight of the total polish.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The polish of claim 1, comprising: 6 to 35% by weight of said copolymer; at least 5 to 8% by weight of a plasticizer; at least 0 to 12% by weight of a film forming agent; the remainder consisting essentially of the solvent system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The polish of claim 1, comprising: 6 to 12% by weight of said copolymer; at least 5 to 8% by weight of a plasticizer; at least 6 to 12% by weight of a film forming agent; the remainder consisting essentially of the solvent system.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The polish of claim 1, comprising: 20 to 35% by weight of said copolymer; at least 5 to 8% by weight of a plasticizer; the remainder consisting essentially of the solvent system.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-11-20 | 1982-05-22 | 1982-11-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-11-20 | 1986-05-22 | 1986-11-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-11-20 | 1990-05-22 | 1990-11-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |