Patent ID: 6610876
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: C08K,C09B,Y10S

Abstract:
An article comprising at least one polymeric formulation selected from the group consisting of at least one thermoplastic component, at least one thermoset component, and any mixtures thereof, and also comprising at least one colorant, either present within said polymeric formulation or adhered to the surface of said polymeric formulation, wherein said at least one colorant conforming to the structure of (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C1-20 alkyl, halo, hydroxyl, hydrogen, cyano, sulfonyl, sulfo, sulfato, aryl, nitro, carboxyl, and C1-20 alkoxy; Râ€² is C1-C8 alkyl; and R is [(EO)w(PO)x(BO)y(EO)z]â€”H, wherein EO connotes ethyleneoxy, PO connotes propyleneoxy, BO connotes butyleneoxy, w is 1, x is 0-3, y is 0-3, and z is 2-4, wherein 3