Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A PROCESS FOR CHEMICALLY BONDING A BASIC DYE TO A SUBSTRATE CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF C-H BONDS SUBSTRATE IS NOT NORMALLY RECEPTIVE TO DYESTUFFS WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES: A. APPLYING TO THE SAID SUBSTRATE A RADIATION SENSITIVE POLYMER CHARACTERIZED BY THE RECURRING UNIT:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A PROCESS FOR CHEMICALLY BONDING A BASIC DYE TO A SUBSTRATE CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF C-H BONDS SUBSTRATE IS NOT NORMALLY RECEPTIVE TO DYESTUFFS WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES: A. APPLYING TO THE SAID SUBSTRATE A RADIATION SENSITIVE POLYMER CHARACTERIZED BY THE RECURRING UNIT:
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein in step (b) the treated substrate is exposed to radiation in selected areas only and the unexposed light- and heat-sensitive polymer is removed from the combination prior to carrying out step (c).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the removal of the unexposed light- and heat-sensitive polymer is accomplished by dissolving said unexposed polymer in an aqueous solution of a base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein sufficient of the free carboxylic acid groups in the starting light- and heat-sensitive polymer have been converted to the corresponding salt to render said polymer water-soluble prior to its application to the substrate, and, after the irradiation step is complete, the unexposed light- and heat-sensitive polymer is removed from the combination by washing with water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the substrate not normally receptive to dyestuffs is a polyolefin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the light- and heat sensitive polymer has a recurring unit having a formula selected from:
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for chemically bonding a dyestuff to a polymeric substrate which contains a plurality of C-H bonds and is not normally receptive to said dyestuff which process comprises: a. applying to said substrate a coating of a light- and heat-sensitive polymer characterized by the recurring unit:
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for chemically bonding a dyestuff to a polymeric substrate which contains a plurality of C-H bonds and is not normally receptive to said dyestuff which process comprises: a. applying to said substrate a coating of a light- and heat-sensitive polymer characterized by the recurring unit:
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the irradiation in step (b) is carried out imagewise and, after said exposure, the image is developed by dissolving out the unexposed coating of light- and heat-sensitive polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the removal of the unexposed coating of light- and heat-sensitive polymer is accomplished by dissolving said unexposed coating in an aqueous solution of a base.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
62 words
A process according to cLaim 8 wherein sufficient of the free carboxylic acid groups in the starting light- and heat-sensitive polymer have been converted to the corresponding salt to render said polymer water-soluble prior to its application to the substrate, and, after the irradiation step is complete, the unexposed light- and heat-sensitive polymer is removed from the combination by washing with water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the polymeric substrate is polyolefin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the polyolefinic substrate is in the form of a film.