Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A pigment composition, suitable for use in modern offset and letter press inks, comprising: (A) (a) a pigment derived from (i) acetoacet-2,4-xylidide coupled on to tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine or from (ii) the mixed coupling of two or more of acetoacetanilide, acetoacet-2-anisidide, acetoacet-2-toluidide, acetoacet-2-chloranilide, acetoacet-2,4-xylidide and acetoacet-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloranilide on to tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine; (b) a dyestuff derived from coupling acetoacetanilide, acetoacet-2-toluidide, acetoacet-2-chloranilide or acetoacet-2,4-xylidide on to tetrazotised benzidine-2,2'-disulfonic acid; and optionally (c) a resin or resinous material and (B) (a) a pigment derived from coupling one or more of acetoacetanilide, acetoacet-2-anisidide, acetoacet-2-toluidide, acetoacet-4-toluidide, acetoacet-2-chloranilide, acetoacet-2,4-xylidide and acetoacet-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloranilide on to one or both of tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine annd tetrazotised 3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine; and (b) an aliphatic amine, the ratio of components (A) and (B) in the pigment composition of the invention ranging from 35:65 to 95:5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A pigment composition, suitable for use in modern offset and letter press inks, comprising: (A) (a) a pigment derived from (i) acetoacet-2,4-xylidide coupled on to tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine or from (ii) the mixed coupling of two or more of acetoacetanilide, acetoacet-2-anisidide, acetoacet-2-toluidide, acetoacet-2-chloranilide, acetoacet-2,4-xylidide and acetoacet-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloranilide on to tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine; (b) a dyestuff derived from coupling acetoacetanilide, acetoacet-2-toluidide, acetoacet-2-chloranilide or acetoacet-2,4-xylidide on to tetrazotised benzidine-2,2'-disulfonic acid; and optionally (c) a resin or resinous material and (B) (a) a pigment derived from coupling one or more of acetoacetanilide, acetoacet-2-anisidide, acetoacet-2-toluidide, acetoacet-4-toluidide, acetoacet-2-chloranilide, acetoacet-2,4-xylidide and acetoacet-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloranilide on to one or both of tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine annd tetrazotised 3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine; and (b) an aliphatic amine, the ratio of components (A) and (B) in the pigment composition of the invention ranging from 35:65 to 95:5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the ratio of components (A) and (B) ranges from 40:60 to 60:40 by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the pigment component A (a) is that derived by coupling a mixture of acetoacet-o-toluidide and acetoacet-2,4-xylidide on to tetrazotised 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the dyestuff component A (b) is the dyestuff derived from acetoacet-2,4-xylidide coupled on to tetrazotised benzidine-2,2'-disulfonic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the pigment component A (a) contains a resin or resinous material A (c).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 5 wherein the resin or resinous material is wood rosin or a derivative thereof, or is a polyamide resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the proportion of the dyestuff component A (b), in the total pigment component (A), ranges from 0.5 to 10% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 7 wherein the proportion of the dyestuff component A (b), in the total pigment component (A), ranges from 0.75 to 5% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the amount of the pigment component A (a) makes up 50 to 75% by weight of total pigment component (A).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the resin component A (c) makes up 15 to 45% by weight of total pigment component (A).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein pigment component (B) a is Pigment Yellow 12.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A pigment composition according to claim 1 wherein the amine component B (b) is an N-alkyl-propylendiamine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a pigment composition according to claim 1 comprising (a) preparing separately pigment components (A) and (B), as defined in claim 1, and (b) mixing the separately prepared pigment components (A) and (B) in the ratio specified in claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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An ink concentrate suitable for offset and letter press inks comprising a pigment composition as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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An offset or letter press ink containing a pigment composition as claimed in claim 1.