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Water soluble crayon compositions
Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Technology LLC
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Filing: 1989-12-19
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2009-12-19
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to water soluble crayon compositions which are comprised of (i) one or more water soluble alkoxylation products and (ii) a coloring agent, and to crayons produced therefrom. This invention also relates to processes for the production of water soluble crayon compositions and for the manufacture of crayons.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Olson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:37
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A water soluble crayon composition comprising (i) from about 50 to about 95 weight percent of one or more water soluble alkoxylation products of organic compound of about 8 to 22 carbons having at least one active hydrogen and an average molecular weight of from about 250 to about 3000, said average molecular weight being sufficient such that the one or more alkoxylation products is solid at room temperature, and (ii) coloring agent, wherein the water soluble crayon composition has a breaking strength of at least about 1200 grams and a viscosity of from about 10 to about 200 centistokes at 100° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A water soluble crayon composition comprising (i) from about 50 to about 95 weight percent of one or more water soluble alkoxylation products of organic compound of about 8 to 22 carbons having at least one active hydrogen and an average molecular weight of from about 250 to about 3000, said average molecular weight being sufficient such that the one or more alkoxylation products is solid at room temperature, and (ii) coloring agent, wherein the water soluble crayon composition has a breaking strength of at least about 1200 grams and a viscosity of from about 10 to about 200 centistokes at 100° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more water soluble alkoxylation products comprise alkoxylation species having the formula: R.sub.1 [(CHR.sub.2 --CHR.sub.3 O).sub.m H].sub.t wherein R 1 is an organic residue of an organic compound having at least one active hydrogen, t is an integer of at least 1 up to the number of active hydrogens contained by the organic compound, R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are hydrogen or alkyl (including hydroxy- and halo-substituted alkyl), and m is an integer of at least 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
105 words
A water soluble crayon composition comprising (i) from about 50 to about 95 weight percent of one or more water soluble ethoxylation products of primary monohydric alcohol of about 8 to 20 carbons having an average molecular weight of from about 250 to about 3000, said average molecular weight being sufficient such that the one or more ethoxylation products is solid at room temperature, and (ii) about 1 to 30 weight percent of coloring agent, wherein the water soluble crayon composition has a breaking strength of at least about 1200 grams and a viscosity of from about 10 to about 200 centistokes at 100° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
105 words
A water soluble crayon composition comprising (i) from about 50 to about 95 weight percent of one or more water soluble ethoxylation products of primary monohydric alcohol of about 8 to 20 carbons having an average molecular weight of from about 250 to about 3000, said average molecular weight being sufficient such that the one or more ethoxylation products is solid at room temperature, and (ii) about 1 to 30 weight percent of coloring agent, wherein the water soluble crayon composition has a breaking strength of at least about 1200 grams and a viscosity of from about 10 to about 200 centistokes at 100° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more water soluble alkoxylation products have an average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 2,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 2 wherein R 1 is an organic residue of an alcohol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 5 wherein the alcohol comprises a primary monohydric alcohol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 5 wherein the alcohol is selected from n-dodecanol, a mixture of C 8 -C 10 alcohols, a mixture of C 11 -C 15 alcohols or a mixture of C 12 and C 14 alcohols.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 5 wherein the alcohol is a mixture of C 12 and C 14 alcohols.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 2 wherein R 2 and R 3 are hydrogen and m is an integer of from 1 to about 60.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 2 wherein R 2 and R 3 are hydrogen and m is an integer of 40.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 wherein the alkoxylation products comprise fatty alcohol ethoxylates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 11 wherein the fatty alcohol ethoxylate has a conventional distribution of alkoxylate species.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 11 wherein the fatty alcohol ethoxylate has a narrow distribution of alkoxylate species.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 11 wherein the fatty alcohol ethoxylate is manufactured by ethoxylation of linear or branched C 10 -C 16 saturated alcohols.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 wherein the coloring agent comprises one or more pigments or dyes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 further comprising a binder.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 17 wherein the binder comprises talc.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more alkoxylation products comprise from about 50 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of the total weight of the water soluble crayon composition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 1 wherein the coloring agent comprises from about 1 to about 30 weight percent of the total weight of the water soluble crayon composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The water soluble crayon composition of claim 17 wherein the binder comprises from about 1 to about 30 weight percent of the total weight of the water soluble crayon composition.
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