IP Library Granted Patent US 9,909,014
Granted Patent B2
US 9,909,014 · App. 15/434,866 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Stain repellent compositions and applications thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,909,014
App. No.
15/434,866
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides fluorinated compounds as well as dispersions of the fluorinated compounds. The fluorinated compounds described herein, in some embodiments, can be applied substrates such as textiles, including carpet and other floor coverings.

Claims (66)

1. An aqueous dispersion comprising:

particles comprising a fluorinated compound, wherein the fluorinated compound comprises

a reaction product of

(i) a polyisocyanate component and

(ii) a diol component comprising ethylene glycol; diethylene glycol; triethylene glycol; tetraethylene glycol; propylene glycol; dipropylene glycol; tripropylene glycol; 1,3-propanediol; 1,3-butanediol; 1,4-butanediol; neopentyl glycol; 1,6-hexanediol; 1,4-cyclohexanediol; or a mixture thereof,

the reaction product further reacted with an organic component comprising

(a) fluorinated molecules having a plurality of fluorinated carbon atoms and at least one isocyanate reactive functionality, and

(b) non-fluorinated molecules of Formula (III):

R o —X—H  (III)

wherein X is —O—, —S— or —N(R 2 )—, and R 2 is hydrogen;

wherein R o is methyl, ethyl, or propyl, —R 3 —O—R 4 ,

 or —O—R 24 —O—C(O)—R 25 , and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 24 and R 25 are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, and propyl, and p ranges from 1 to 50

wherein the fluorinated compound has a molecular weight ranging from about 8,250 to about 20,000.

2. The aqueous dispersion of claim 1 , wherein the particles of the fluorinated compound have an average size ranging from about 10 nm to about 400 nm.

3. The aqueous dispersion of claim 1 , wherein the polyisocyanate component comprises trifunctional isocyanate molecules.

4. The aqueous dispersion of claim 1 , wherein the polyisocyanate component comprises one or more of

wherein R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl; and

wherein R 10 , R 11 and R 12 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; and

wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl and aryl of groups of R 7 -R 23 are optionally independently substituted one or more times with a substituent selected from the group consisting of -alkyl, -alkenyl, -fluoroalkyl, -chloroalkyl, bromoalkyl, -aryl, —O-alkyl, —O-alkenyl, —O-aryl, —O-alkylene-aryl, -carboxyl, -hydroxyl, -halo and -nitro.

5. The aqueous dispersion of claim 1 , wherein the fluorinated molecules having a plurality of fluorinated carbon atoms and at least one isocyanate reactive functionality comprise a compound of Formula (II):

R f —R a —X—H  (II)

wherein R is a fluoroalkyl; R a is a direct bond, alkyl, —C m H 2m SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 1 )—, or —CON(R 1 )—, wherein m ranges from 1 to 20 and R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl; and X is —O—, —S—, or —N(R 2 )—, wherein R 2 is hydrogen or alkyl.

6. The aqueous dispersion of claim 5 , wherein the compound of Formula (II) comprises a fluorinated alcohol of the formula (C q F 2q+ 1)(CH 2 ) u OH, wherein q ranges from 4 to 20 and u ranges from 1 to 20.

7. The aqueous dispersion of claim 1 , wherein R o is

and R 5 and R 6 independently are methyl, ethyl, or propyl.

8. The aqueous dispersion of claim 7 , wherein R 5 is ethyl and R 6 is methyl.

9. The aqueous dispersion of claim 7 , wherein p ranges from about 7 to about 33.

10. The aqueous dispersion of claim 1 , wherein the organic component further comprises 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol or 2,2-dichloroethanol.

11. An aqueous dispersion comprising:

particles comprising a compound of Formula (I):

wherein Z is a trivalent organic group;

L is a divalent diol, diamine, urea, dialcohol amine, aminoalcohol or a mixture thereof;

n ranges from 1 to 30; and

A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 are independently selected from

R f —R a —X—; and

R o —X—,

wherein R f is a fluoroalkyl; R a is a direct bond, alkyl, —C m H 2m SO—, —C m H 2m SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 1 )—, or —CON(R 1 )—, wherein m ranges from 1 to 20 and R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl; X is —O—, —S— or —N(R 2 )—, wherein R 2 is hydrogen or alkyl; and R o is -alkyl, -alkenyl, -cycloalkyl, -chloroalkyl, -chloroalkenyl, -chlorocycloalkyl, —O-alkyl-glycidyl, —R 3 —O—R 4 ,

 or —O—R 24 —O—C(O)—R 25 , wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 24 and R 25 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl and p ranges from 1 to 50 and wherein the alkyl and alkenyl of R 3 -R 6 , R 24 and R 25 are optionally independently substituted one or more times with a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, and halo, and

wherein at least one of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 is R f —R a —X— and at least one of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 is R o —X—.

12. The aqueous dispersion of claim 11 , wherein

L is a divalent diol comprising ethylene glycol; diethylene glycol; triethylene glycol; tetraethylene glycol; propylene glycol; dipropylene glycol; tripropylene glycol; 1,3-propanediol; 1,3-butanediol; 1,4-butanediol; neopentyl glycol; 1,6-hexanediol; 1,4-cyclohexanediol; or a mixture thereof;

A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 are independently selected from

R f —R a —X—; and

R o —X—,

wherein R f is a fluoroalkyl; R a is a direct bond, alkyl, —C m H 2m SO—, —C m H 2m SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R 1 )—, or —CON(R 1 )—, wherein m ranges from 1 to 20 and R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl; X is —O—, —S— or —N(R 2 )—, wherein R 2 is hydrogen or alkyl; and le is methyl, ethyl, or propyl, —R 3 —O—R 4 ,

 or —O—R 24 —O—C(O)—R 25 , and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 24 and R 25 are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, and propyl, and p ranges from 1 to 50.

13. The aqueous dispersion of claim 12 , wherein the particles of the compound of Formula (I) have an average size ranging from about 10 nm to about 400 nm.

14. The aqueous dispersion of claim 12 , wherein R f comprises C q F 2q+1 , wherein q ranges from 4 to 20; R a comprises (CH 2 ) u , wherein u ranges from 1 to 20; and X is O.

15. The aqueous dispersion of claim 12 , wherein for each R f present, q is independently 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, or 20 or mixtures thereof.

16. The aqueous dispersion of claim 12 , wherein R o is

and R 5 and R 6 independently are methyl, ethyl, or propyl.

17. The aqueous dispersion of claim 16 , wherein R 5 is ethyl and R 6 is methyl.

18. The aqueous dispersion of claim 16 , wherein p ranges from about 7 to about 33.

19. The aqueous dispersion of claim 12 , wherein the organic component further comprises 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol or 2,2-dichloroethanol.

20. An aqueous dispersion comprising:

a reaction product of

(i) a polyisocyanate component, and

(ii) a diamine component,

the reaction product further reacted with an organic component comprising

(a) fluorinated molecules having a plurality of fluorinated carbon atoms and at least one isocyanate reactive functionality, and

(b) non-fluorinated molecules of Formula (III):

R o —X—H  (III)

wherein X is —O—, —S— or —N(R 2 )—, and R 2 is hydrogen;

wherein R o is methyl, ethyl, or propyl, —R 3 —O—R 4 ,

 or —O—R 24 —O—C(O)—R 25 , or and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 24 and R 25 are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, and propyl, and p ranges from 1 to 50; and

wherein the fluorinated compound has a molecular weight ranging from about 8,250 to about 20,000.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 14, 2020
From: PSG-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS LLC
To: POLYVENTIVE LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2019
From: PSG-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS LLC
To: KAYNE SENIOR CREDIT II GP, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: PEACH STATE LABS, LLC
To: PSG-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2017
From: PEACH STATE LABS, INC.
To: PEACH STATE LABS, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2017
From: GRIGAT, MICHAEL; SARGENT, RALPH R.; WILLIAMS, MICHAEL S.
To: PEACH STATE LABS, INC.
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