A winterized paraffin inhibitor, which is capable of being used for preventing the deposition of paraffins in hydrocarbon streams and capable of withstanding freezing or crystallization at freezing or sub-freezing temperatures, may be formed by adding an oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons to a high molecular weight aliphatic polymer paraffin inhibitor, the oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons being produced by the oxyalkylation of the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms in which the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms is grafted with a polyether via a ring-opening reaction, wherein the polyether is a polymer of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and combinations thereof.

A winterized paraffin inhibitor, which is capable of being used for preventing the deposition of paraffins in hydrocarbon streams and capable of withstanding freezing or crystallization at freezing or sub-freezing temperatures, may be formed by adding an oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons to a high molecular weight aliphatic polymer paraffin inhibitor, the oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons being produced by the oxyalkylation of the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms in which the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms is grafted with a polyether via a ring-opening reaction, wherein the polyether is a polymer of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and combinations thereof.

Aqueous binder compositions for binding fibers comprise a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer of 60 to 94% by weight vinyl acetate, 5 to 30% by weight ethylene and 0 to 20% by weight of further ethylenically unsaturated comonomers copolymerizable therewith, polymerized in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol in aqueous medium, wherein the polymerization is carried out in the presence of a copolymer B) containing 20 to 50% by weight of monomer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated carboxamides, 20 to 50% by weight of monomer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, and 20 to 50% by weight of monomer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof.

Aqueous binder compositions for binding fibers comprise a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer of 60 to 94% by weight vinyl acetate, 5 to 30% by weight ethylene and 0 to 20% by weight of further ethylenically unsaturated comonomers copolymerizable therewith, polymerized in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol in aqueous medium, wherein the polymerization is carried out in the presence of a copolymer B) containing 20 to 50% by weight of monomer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated carboxamides, 20 to 50% by weight of monomer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, and 20 to 50% by weight of monomer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a colored composition capable of forming a color filter having excellent UV ashing resistance. This problem is solved by a colored composition comprising an alkali soluble resin and a colorant containing a compound represented by formula (I):

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wherein L.sup.1 represents a group represented by formula (ph1), A represents a group represented by formula (ia), and B represents a group represented by formula (ib).

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The present invention addresses the problem of providing a colored composition capable of forming a color filter having excellent UV ashing resistance. This problem is solved by a colored composition comprising an alkali soluble resin and a colorant containing a compound represented by formula (I):

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wherein L.sup.1 represents a group represented by formula (ph1), A represents a group represented by formula (ia), and B represents a group represented by formula (ib).

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The present application is a composition including abase resin comprising between about 4% and about 15% acrylic acid monomer and an oligomer additive comprising (a) one of an acrylamide or meth(acrylamide) copolymer and (b) a high glass transition temperature monomer. The oligomer additive has a molecular weight range of between about 20,000 and about 1,000,000 and a glass transition temperature of between about 70° C. and about 115° C. The composition has a blending ratio of base resin to oligomer additive of between about 7 to about 30 parts per hundred of resin.

The present application is a composition including abase resin comprising between about 4% and about 15% acrylic acid monomer and an oligomer additive comprising (a) one of an acrylamide or meth(acrylamide) copolymer and (b) a high glass transition temperature monomer. The oligomer additive has a molecular weight range of between about 20,000 and about 1,000,000 and a glass transition temperature of between about 70° C. and about 115° C. The composition has a blending ratio of base resin to oligomer additive of between about 7 to about 30 parts per hundred of resin.

A winterized paraffin inhibitor, which is capable of being used for preventing the deposition of paraffins in hydrocarbon streams and capable of withstanding freezing or crystallization at freezing or sub-freezing temperatures, may be formed by adding an oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons to a high molecular weight aliphatic polymer paraffin inhibitor, the oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons being produced by the oxyalkylation of the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms in which the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms is grafted with a polyether via a ring-opening reaction, wherein the polyether is a polymer of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and combinations thereof.

A winterized paraffin inhibitor, which is capable of being used for preventing the deposition of paraffins in hydrocarbon streams and capable of withstanding freezing or crystallization at freezing or sub-freezing temperatures, may be formed by adding an oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons to a high molecular weight aliphatic polymer paraffin inhibitor, the oxyalkylated branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbons being produced by the oxyalkylation of the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms in which the branched aliphatic compound having 12 or more carbon atoms is grafted with a polyether via a ring-opening reaction, wherein the polyether is a polymer of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and combinations thereof.