1. A process for preparing a resin, the process comprising reacting components at elevated temperature, the components comprising rosin, a fatty acid source, aldehyde and phenolic compound, wherein said fatty acid source consists essentially of Tall Oil Fatty Acids, and where phenol constitutes at least 25 wt % of the phenolic compounds, wherein the resin comprises a melting point from 120.degree.C. to 200.degree.C. and an acid number greater than 50 and less than 70.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein phenol constitutes at least 35 wt % of the phenolic compounds.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein phenol constitutes at least 55 wt % of the phenolic compounds.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein the rosin constitutes up to 85 wt % of the components.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein the fatty acid source constitutes up to 65 wt % of the components.
6. The process of claim 1 wherein the aldehyde constitutes up to 40 wt % of the components.
7. The process of claim 1 wherein phenolic compound(s) including phenol constitute up to 50 wt % of the components.
8. The process of claim 1 wherein the aldehyde component comprises formaldehyde.
9. The process of claim 1 wherein the rosin component comprises gum rosin.
10. The process of claim 1 wherein the components further comprise polyol.
11. The process of claim 10 wherein the polyol component constitutes up to 15 wt % of the components.
12. The process of claim 1 wherein the components further comprise an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compound.
13. The process of claim 12 wherein the .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compound constitutes up to 8 wt % of the components.
14. The process of claim 1 wherein the resin is self-gelling in mineral oil at resin:mineral oil weight ratio of 1:1.5.
15. The process of claim 1 wherein the resin is completely soluble in mineral oil at 10% solids at 180.degree.C.
16. The process of claim 1 wherein the resin has a softening point in excess of 120.degree.C.
17. The process of claim 1 wherein a 45 wt % solution of the resin in a hydrocarbon solvent has a flow viscosity at 25.degree.C. of 0.1 to 150 pascal-seconds.
18. The process of claim 1 wherein the resin is suitable for use as a lithographic ink resin.
19. The process of claim 1 wherein the resin is suitable for use as a gravure ink resin.
20. The process of claim 1 wherein azeotropic distillation is not used to remove water from the resin.
21. The process of claim 1 wherein an inert organic solvent capable of azeotropic distillation of water at the elevated temperature is not used as an entraining agent for azeotropic distillation of water.
22. An oil-soluble resin prepared by the process of any of claim 1-7 or 8-21.
23. A varnish comprising an oil-soluble resin prepared by the process of any of claim 1-7 or 8-22, and a solvent.
24. The varnish of claim 23 wherein the solvent is a hydrocarbon.
25. A lithographic ink comprising a resin of claim 22.
26. A gravure ink comprising a resin of claim 22.
27. A process for preparing an oil-soluble resin, the process comprising reacting components at elevated temperature, the components comprising rosin, aldehyde, phenolic compound and a fatty acid source consisting essentially of the fraction of the distillation product of the acid clay catalyzed polymerization product of Tall Oil Fatty Acid that is highly enriched in monomeric fatty acids, where the fatty acid source constitutes at least 30 wt % of the components,
wherein the oil-soluble resin comprises a melting point from 120.degree.C. to 200.degree.C. and an acid number greater than 50 and less than 70.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An administration device for administering and changing operating functions of switching centers in a telephone network, the operating functions of the switching centers being administered and changed by administration commands that are received from the administration device, comprising:
an input device for inputting data relating to an operating function to be changed; and
coordination unit for coordinating operating functions that relate to several switching centers, the coordination unit automatically calculating the administration commands for all affected switching centers after data concerning an operating function to be changed have been input, and sending the administration commands to the affected switching centers, wherein data required for administering and calculating the administration commands is centrally stored in a memory device.
2. The administration device as recited in claim 1, wherein administering and changing the operating functions of the switching centers is done in a CENTREX service.
3. The administration device as recited in claim 1, wherein the administration device is used for administering and changing routing tables.
4. The administration device as recited in claim 1, wherein a graphical user interface is available for inputting the operating functions to be changed.
5. The administration device as recited in claim 1, wherein the administration device receives and processes feedback from corresponding switching centers concerning implementation of the received administration.
6. A method for administering and changing operating functions of switching centers in a telephone network, comprising:
administering and changing the operating functions of the switching centers by administration commands; and
automatically calculating operating functions that relate to several switching after data concerning an operating function to be changed has been input, for all affected switching centers, and automatically sent to the affected switching centers, wherein data required for administering and calculating the administration commands is stored centrally.
7. The method as recited in claim 6, the operating functions of groups and objects contained in the groups administered and changed in a CENTREX service.
8. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein routing tables are administered and changed.
9. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein a graphical user interface is used for inputting the operating functions to be changed.
10. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein feedback from the corresponding switching centers about implementation of the administration commands sent is received and processed centrally.