PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16008157
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["359", "241000"]

Abstract:
A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N 3 , —CN, —COOR′, —CCR′, —C(R′)C(R′)R′, —OCOR′, —OCOOR′, —SR′, —OSO 2 R′″, and/or CON(R′)R′, wherein each R′ is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R′″ is —CF 3  or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound.

Claim (Index 16):
A naphthol represented by one of the following graphic formulae: wherein:\n (A) each substituent Q independently comprising N 3 , \u2014CN, \u2014COOR\u2032, \u2014CCR\u2032, \u2014C(R\u2032)C(R\u2032)R\u2032, \u2014OCOR\u2032, \u2014OCOOR\u2032, \u2014SR\u2032, \u2014OSO 2 Rm, and/or CON(R\u2032)R\u2032, wherein each R\u2032 independently comprises hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein said substituents are chosen from halo and hydroxyl and R\u2032\u2033 comprises \u2014CF 3  or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms; and \n (B) each i is an integer chosen from 0 to the total number of available positions and each R is independently chosen for each occurrence from:\n (a) hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 2 -C 18  alkylidene, C 2 -C 18  alkylidyne, vinyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 18  haloalkyl, allyl, halogen, and benzyl that is unsubstituted or mono-substituted with at least one of C 1 -C 18  alkyl and C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; \n (b) phenyl that is mono-substituted at the para position with at least one substituent chosen from: C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, linear or branched chain C 1 -C 20  alkylene, linear or branched chain C 1 -C 4  polyoxyalkylene, cyclic C 3 -C 20  alkylene, phenylene, naphthylene, C 1 -C 18  alkyl substituted phenylene, mono- or poly-urethane(C 1 -C 20 )alkylene, mono- or poly-ester(C 1 -C 20 ) alkylene, mono- or poly-carbonate(C 1 -C 20 )alkylene, polysilanylene, polysiloxanylene and mixtures thereof wherein the at least one substituent is connected to an aryl group of a photochromic material; \n (c) \u2014CH(CN) 2  and \u2014CH(COOX 1 ) 2 , wherein X 1  is chosen from at least one of a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl that is unsubstituted or mono-substituted with phenyl, phenyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl that is mono-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  haloalkyl, or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, and an aryl group that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted, wherein each aryl substituent is independently chosen from C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  haloalkyl, lengthening agent L and C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; \n (d) \u2014CH(X 2 )(X 3 ), wherein:\n (i) X 2  is chosen from at least one of a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and an aryl group that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted, wherein each aryl substituent is independently chosen from C 1 -C 18  alkyl and C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; and \n (ii) X 3  is chosen from at least one of \u2014COOX 1 , \u2014COX 1 , \u2014COX 4 , and \u2014CH 2 OX 5 , wherein:\n (A) X 4  is chosen from at least one of morpholino, piperidino, amino that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and an unsubstituted, mono or di-substituted group chosen from phenylamino and diphenylamino, wherein each substituent is independently chosen from C 1 -C 18  alkyl or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; and \n (B) X 5  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, \u2014C(O)X 2 , C 1 -C 18  alkyl that is unsubstituted or mono-substituted with (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy or phenyl, phenyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl that is mono-substituted with (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, and an aryl group that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted, wherein each aryl substituent is independently chosen from C 1 -C 18  alkyl and C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; \n \n \n (e) an unsubstituted, mono-, di-, or tri-substituted aryl group; 9-julolidinyl; or an unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted heteroaromatic group chosen from pyridyl, furanyl, benzofuran-2-yl, benzofuran-3-yl, thienyl, benzothien-2-yl, benzothien-3-yl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothienyl, carbazoyl, benzopyridyl, indolinyl, and fluorenyl; wherein each aryl and heteroaromatic substituent is independently chosen for each occurrence from:\n (i) a lengthening agent L; \n (ii) \u2014COOX 1  or \u2014C(O)X 6 , wherein X 6  is chosen from at least one of: a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, phenoxy that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, an aryl group that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, an amino group that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and a phenylamino group that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; \n (iii) aryl, haloaryl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkylaryl, and an aryl group that is mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; \n (iv) C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 3  \u2014Cio cyclo alkyl, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyloxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, aryl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, aryloxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, mono- or di-(C 1 -C 18 )alkylaryl(C 1 -C 18 ) alkyl, mono- or di-(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxyaryl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, C 1 -C 18  haloalkyl, and mono(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl; \n (v) C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkoxy; cyclo alkyloxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, aryl (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, aryloxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, mono- or di-(C 1 -C 18 )alkylaryl(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, and mono- or di-(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxyaryl(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy; \n (vi) aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkylene, amino, mono- or di-(C 1 -C 18 )alkylamino, diarylamino, piperazino, N-(C 1 -C 18 )alkylpiperazino, N-arylpiperazino, aziridino, indolino, piperidino, morpholino, thiomorpholino, tetrahydroquinolino, tetrahydroisoquinolino, pyrrolidyl, hydroxy, acryloxy, methacryloxy, and halogen; \n (vii) \u2014OX 7  or \u2014N(X 7 ) 2 , wherein X 7  is chosen from:\n (A) a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  acyl, phenyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, mono (C 1 -C 18 )alkyl substituted phenyl(C 1 -C 18 ) alkyl, mono (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy substituted phenyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl; C 1 -C 18 alkoxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl; C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl; mono(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl substituted C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 18  haloalkyl, allyl, benzoyl, mono-subsituted benzoyl, naphthoyl or mono-substituted naphthoyl, wherein each of said benzoyl and naphthoyl substituents are independently chosen from C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and C 1 -C 18  alkoxy; \n (B) \u2014CH(X 8 )X 9 , wherein X 8  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen or C 1 -C 18  alkyl; and X 9  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, \u2014CN, \u2014CF 3 , or \u2014COOX 10 , wherein X 10  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen or C 1 -C 18  alkyl; \n (C) \u2014C(O)X 6 ; or \n (D) tri(C 1 -C 18 )alkylsilyl, tri(C 1 -C 18 )alkylsilyloxy, tri(C 1 -C 18 ) alkoxysilyl, tri(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxysilyloxy, di(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl(C 1 -C 18 alkoxy)silyl, di(C 1 -C 18 ) alkyl(C 1 -C 18  alkoxy)silyloxy, di(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 18  alkyl)silyl or di(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 18  alkyl)silyloxy; \n \n (viii) SX 11 , wherein X 11  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18 alkyl, C 1 -C 18 haloalkyl, an aryl group that is unsubstituted, or mono- or di-substituted with C 1 -C 18 alkyl, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, or halogen; \n (ix) a nitrogen containing ring represented by Formula i: \n \n \n wherein\n (A) n is an integer chosen from 0, 1, 2, and 3, and each U is independently chosen for each occurrence from \u2014CH 2 \u2014, \u2014CH(X 12 )\u2014, \u2014C(X 12 ) 2 \u2014, \u2014CH(X 13 )\u2014, \u2014C(X 13 ) 2 \u2014, and \u2014C(X 12 )(X 13 )\u2014, wherein X 12  is chosen from a lengthening agent L and C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and X 13  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, phenyl and naphthyl, and (B) U\u2032 is chosen from U, \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014S(O)\u2014, \u2014NH\u2014, \u2014N(X 12 )\u2014 or \u2014N(X 13 )\u2014, and m is an integer chosen from 1, 2, and 3, and (x) a group represented by Formula ii or iii: \n wherein X 14 , X 15 , and X 16  are independently chosen for each occurrence from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl, or X 14  and X 15  together form a ring of 5 to 8 carbon atoms; p is an integer chosen from 0, 1, or 2, and X 17  is independently chosen for each occurrence from a lengthening agent L, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, or halogen;\n (f) an unsubstituted or mono-substituted group chosen from pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolinyl, imidazolinyl, pyrrolidinyl, phenothiazinyl, phenoxazinyl, phenazinyl, or acridinyl, wherein each substituent is independently chosen from a lengthening agent L, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, phenyl, hydroxy, amino or halogen; (g) a group represented by Formula iv or v: \n wherein\n (i) V\u2032 is independently chosen in each formula from O\u2014, \u2014CH\u2014, C 1 -C 6  alkylene, and C 3 -C 10  cycloalkylene, (ii) V is independently chosen in each formula from \u2014O\u2014 or N(X 21 )\u2014, wherein X 21  is from a lengthening agent L represented by Formula I above, hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and C 2 -C 18  acyl, provided that if V is \u2014N(X 21 )\u2014, V\u2032 is \u2014CH 2 \u2014, (iii) X 18  and X 19  are each independently chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen and C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and (iv) k is chosen from 0, 1, and 2, and each X 20  is independently chosen for each occurrence from a lengthening agent L, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, hydroxy and halogen; (h) a group represented by Formula vi: \n (i) X 22  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydrogen and C 1 -C 18  alkyl, and (ii) X 23  is chosen from a lengthening agent L and an unsubstituted, mono-, or di-substituted group chosen from aryl, furanyl and thienyl, wherein each substituent is independently chosen for each occurrence from C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, and halogen; \u2014C(O)X 24 , wherein X 24  is chosen from a lengthening agent L, hydroxy, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  haloalkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, phenyl that is unsubstituted or mono-substituted with C 1 -C 18  alkyl or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, amino that is unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted with at least one of C 1 -C 18  alkyl, aryl and benzyl; (j) \u2014COOX 1 ; (k) \u2014OX 7  and \u2014N(X 7 ) 2 ; (l) \u2014SX 11 ; (m) the nitrogen containing ring represented by Formula i; (n) the group represented by one of Formula ii or iii; (o) a lengthening agent L represented by:\n [S 1 ] c \u2014[Q 1 \u2014[S 2 ] d ] d\u2032 \u2014[Q 2 \u2014[S 3 ] e ] e\u2032 \u2014[Q 3 \u2014[S 4 ] f ] f\u2032 \u2014S 5 \u2014P \n wherein:\n (i) each Q 1 , Q 2 , and Q 3  is independently chosen for each occurrence from: a divalent group chosen from: an unsubstituted or a substituted aromatic group, an unsubstituted or a substituted alicyclic group, an unsubstituted or a substituted heterocyclic group, and mixtures thereof, wherein substituents are chosen from: a group represented by P, liquid crystal mesogens, halogen, poly(C 1 -C 18  alkoxy), \u2014C 18  alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 18  alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, perfluoro(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, perfluoro(C 1 -C 18 ) alkoxycarbonyl, perfluoro(C 1 -C 8 )alkylcarbonyl, perfluoro(C 1 -C 18 )alkylamino, di-(perfluoro (C 1 -C 18 )alkyl)amino, perfluoro(C 1 -C 18 )alkylthio, C 1 -C 18  alkylthio, C 1 -C 18  acetyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkoxy, a straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 18  alkyl group that is mono-substituted with cyano, halo, or C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, or poly-substituted with halo, and a group comprising one of the following formulae: \u2014M(T) (t\u22121)  and \u2014M(OT) (t\u22121) , wherein M is chosen from aluminum, antimony, tantalum, titanium, zirconium and silicon, T is chosen from organofunctional radicals, organofunctional hydrocarbon radicals, aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals and aromatic hydrocarbon radicals, and t is the valence of M; (ii) c, d, e, and f are each independently chosen from an integer ranging from 0 to 20, inclusive; and each S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , and S 5  is independently chosen for each occurrence from a spacer unit chosen from:\n (1) \u2014(CH 2 ) g \u2014, \u2014(CF 2 ) h \u2014, \u2014Si(CH 2 ) g \u2014, \u2014(Si[(CH 3 ) 2 ]O) h \u2014, wherein g is independently chosen for each occurrence from 1 to 20; h is a whole number from 1 to 16 inclusive; \n (2) \u2014N(Z)\u2014, \u2014C(Z)\u2550C(Z)\u2014, \u2014C(Z)\u2550N\u2014, \u2014C(Z\u2032)\u2014C(Z\u2032)\u2014 or a single bond, wherein Z is independently chosen for each occurrence from hydrogen, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl and aryl, and Z\u2032 is independently chosen for each occurrence from C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl and aryl; and \n (3) \u2014O\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C\u2261C\u2014, \u2014N\u2550N\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014S(O)\u2014, \u2014S(O)(O)\u2014, \u2014(O)S(O)\u2014, \u2014(O)S(O)O\u2014, \u2014O(O)S(O)O\u2014, or straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 24  alklene residue, said C 1 -C 24  alkylene residue being unsubstituted, mono-substituted by cyano or halo, or poly-substituted by halo; provided that when two spacer units comprising heteroatoms are linked together the spacer units are linked so that heteroatoms are not directly linked to each other and when S 1  and S 5  are linked to PC and P, respectively, they are linked so that two heteroatoms are not directly linked to each other; \n (iii) P is chosen from: hydroxy, amino, C 2 -C 18  alkenyl, C 2 -C 18  alkynyl, azido, silyl, siloxy, silylhydride, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy, thio, isocyanato, thioisocyanato, acryloyloxy, methacryloyloxy, 2-(acryloyloxy)ethylcarbamyl, 2-(methacryloyloxy) ethylcarbamyl, aziridinyl, allyloxycarbonyloxy, epoxy, carboxylic acid, carboxylic ester, acryloylamino, methacryloylamino, aminocarbonyl, C 1 -C 18  alkyl aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkyloxycarbonyloxy, halocarbonyl, hydrogen, aryl, hydroxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, amino (C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkylamino, di-(C 1 C 18 ) alkyl amino, C 1 -C 18  alkyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, nitro, poly(C 1 -C 18 ) alkyl ether, (C 1 -C 18 )alkyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, polyethyleneoxy, polypropyleneoxy, ethylenyl, acryloyl, acryloyl oxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, methacryloyl, methacryloyloxy(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, 2-chloroacryloyl, 2-phenylacryloyl, acryloyloxyphenyl, 2-chloroacryloylamino, 2-phenylacryloylaminocarbonyl, oxetanyl, glycidyl, cyano, isocyanato(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, itaconic acid ester, vinyl ether, vinyl ester, a styrene derivative, main-chain and side-chain liquid crystal polymers, siloxane derivatives, ethyleneimine derivatives, maleic acid derivatives, fumaric acid derivatives, unsubstituted cinnamic acid derivatives, cinnamic acid derivatives that are substituted with at least one of methyl, methoxy, cyano and halogen, or substituted or unsubstituted chiral or non-chiral monovalent or divalent groups chosen from steroid radicals, terpenoid radicals, alkaloid radicals and mixtures thereof, wherein the substituents are independently chosen from C 1 -C 18  alkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkoxy, amino, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 18  alkyl(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy, fluoro(C \u2014C  i8 )alkyl, cyano, cyano(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, cyano(C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy or mixtures thereof, or P is a structure having from 2 to 4 reactive groups or P is an unsubstituted or substituted ring opening metathesis polymerization precursor; and (iv) d\u2032, e\u2032 and fl are each independently chosen from 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, provided that a sum ofd'+e\u2032+f\u2032 is at least 1; (p) immediately adjacent R groups together form a group represented by Formula vii, viii, or ix: \n wherein\n (i) W and W\u2032 are independently chosen for each occurrence from \u2014O\u2014, \u2014N(X 7 )\u2014, \u2014C(X 14 )\u2014, \u2014C(X 17 )\u2014, (ii) X 14 , X 15  and X 17  are as set forth above, and (iii) q is an integer chosen from 0, 1, 2, 3, and.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 38.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0
- Patent Class: 359.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12329092', '13452030', '14174978', '15219434', '11924925']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8739905028612098
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5366143684680553
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8402528894218945
- Mean Citation Score: 408.27242600000005
- Max Citation Score: 413.13876
- Similarity Product: 401.8288472871065

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