Process for forming cured glycidyl ether resinous bonds between two solid surfaces

Claim 2

A COMPOSITION OF A MATTER COMPRISING A GLYCIDYL ETHER HAVING A 1,2-EPOXY EQUIVALENCY GREATER THAN ONE IN ADMIXTURE WITH ABOUT 50% TO 150% OF AN EQUAL WEIGHT OF A PREFORMED REACTION PRODUCT OF A GLYCIDYL ETHER HAVING A 1,2EPOXY EQUIVALENCY GREATER THAN ONE WITH AT LEAST 90% OF ONE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF HARDENING AGENT FOR EACH EPOXY GROUP OF THE ETHER INITIALLY PRESENT IN THE REACTION MIXTURE, SAID HARDENING AGENT CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF NEUTRALIZABLE HYDROGEN ATOMS AND HAVING A DISSOCIATION CONSTANT IN 0.01 N AQUEOUS SOLUTION AT 20* C. GREATER THAN 10-6 AND SAID GLYCIDYL ETHERS BEING FREE OF OTHER FUNCTIONAL GROUPS THAN EPOXY GROUPS AND ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS.

Claim 3

A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES COATING A SOLID SURFACE WITH A GLYCIDYL ETHER OF A DIHYDRIC PHENOL HAVING A 1,2-EPOXY EQUIVALENCY GREATER THAN ONE AND ALSO COATING ANOTHER SOLID SURFACE WITH A PREFORMED REACTION PRODUCT OF A GLYCIDYL ETHER OF A DIHYDRIC PHENOL HAVING A 1,2-EPOXY EQUIVALENCY GREATER THAN ONE WITH AT LEAST 90% OF ONE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF HARDENING AGENT FOR EACH EPOXY GROUP OF THE ETHER INITIALLY PRESENT IN THE REACTION MIXTURE, SAID HARDENING AGENT FOR EACH ING A PLURALITY OF NEUTRALIZABLE HYDROGEN ATOMS AND HAVING A DISSOCIATION CONSTANT IN 0.01 N AQUEOUS SOLUTION AT 20* C. GREATER THAN 10-6, SAID GLYCIDYL ETHERS BEING FREE OF OTHER FUNCTIONAL GROUPS THAN EPOXY GROUPS AND ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS, BRINGING THE TWO COATED SURFACES INTO CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND HEATING WHILE IN CONTACT FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO FORM A CURED RESINOUS BOND BETWEEN THE SURFACES.

Claim 4

A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES COATING A SOLID SURFACE WITH A GLYCIDYL ETHER OF A DIHYDRIC PHENOL HAVING A 1,2-EPOXY EQUIVALENCY GREATER THAN ONE AND ALSO COATING ANOTHER SOLID SURFACE WITH A PREFORMED REACTION PRODUCT OF A GLYCIDYL ETHER OF A DIHYDRIC PHENOL HAVING A 1,2-EPOXY EQUIVALENCY GREATER THAN ONE WITH AT LEAST 90% OF ONE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF HARDENING AGENT FOR EACH EPOXY GROUP OF THE ETHER INITIALLY PRESENT IN THE REACTION MIXTURE, SAID HARDENING AGENT FOR EACH ING A PLURALITY OF NEUTRALIZABLE HYDROGEN ATOMS AND HAVING A DISSOCIATION CONSTANT IN 0.01 N AQUEOUS SOLUTION AT 20* C. GREATER THAN 10-6, SAID GLYCIDYL ETHERS BEING FREE OF OTHER FUNCTIONAL GROUPS THAN EPOXY GROUPS AND ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS, BRINGING THE TWO COATED SURFACES INTO CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND HEATING WHILE IN CONTACT FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO FORM A CURED RESINOUS BOND BETWEEN THE SURFACES.