1. A system for detecting water leaks, comprising:
a moisture sensor;
a water level sensor;
a water temperature sensor;
a processor configured to collect moisture readings from said moisture sensor, water level readings from said water level sensor, said processor configured to report a possible water leak and an identification code when said moisture sensor detects moisture above a moisture threshold value, said processor configured to report a water leak and an identification code when said water level reading exceeds a water level threshold value; and
a radio-frequency transceiver connected to the water level sensor configured to receive at least a command to set said water level threshold.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a water shutoff valve, said processor configured to close said water shutoff valve when a water leak or a hot water leak is detected.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said moisture sensor, said water level sensor and said water temperature sensor are placed proximate to a water heater.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said moisture sensor, said water level sensor and said water temperature sensor are placed proximate to sink drain.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said moisture sensor, said water level sensor and said water temperature sensor are placed proximate to a plumbing fixture.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said moisture ii! sensor, said water level sensor and said water temperature sensor are placed proximate to a toilet.
7. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for wirelessly transmitting data from at least one of said moisture sensor, said water level sensor and said water temperature sensor to a monitoring station.
8. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for wirelessly transmitting data from at least one of said moisture sensor, said water level sensor and said water temperature sensor to a monitoring station.
9. The system of claim 8, further comprising means for receiving instructions to close a water shutoff valve from a remote operator.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein said moisture sensor is provided to a wireless sensor unit configured to report moisture data measured by said moisture sensor when said wireless sensor determines that said moisture data fails a threshold test, said wireless sensor unit configured to operating in a low-power mode when not transmitting or receiving moisture data.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein said water level sensor is provided to a wireless sensor unit configured to report water level data measured by said water level sensor when said wireless sensor determines that said water level data fails a threshold test, said wireless sensor unit configured to operating in a low-power mode when not transmitting or receiving water level data.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein said temperature sensor is provided to a wireless sensor unit configured to report temperature data measured by said temperature sensor when said wireless sensor determines that said temperature data fails a threshold test, said wireless sensor unit configured to operating in a low-power mode when not transmitting or receiving temperature data.
13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a flammable gas sensor.
14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a flammable gas sensor and a gas shutoff valve controlled by said processor.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein said further comprising a flammable gas sensor and a gas shutoff valve, said processor configured to close said gas shutoff valve when said flammable gas sensor detects flammable gas above a threshold value.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein said further comprising a flammable gas sensor and a gas shutoff valve, said processor configured to close said gas shutoff valve upon receipt of instructions from a remote operator.
17. The system of claim 14, wherein said further comprising a flammable gas sensor and a gas shutoff valve, said processor configured to close said gas shutoff valve upon receipt of instructions from a monitoring station.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor provides sensor data to a monitoring computer than notifies a responsible party.
19. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by telephone.
20. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by cellular telephone.
21. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by cellular text messaging.
22. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by pager.
23. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by Internet.
24. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by email.
25. The system of claim 14, wherein said monitoring computer is configured to attempt to contact said responsible party by Internet instant messaging.
26. The system of claim 14, further comprising a flammable gas sensor and a gas shutoff valve, said processor configured to close said gas shutoff valve upon receipt of instructions from said responsible party.
27. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said temperature sensor, said water sensor, and said moisture sensor is provided to a wireless sensor unit configured to report sensor data when said wireless sensor determines that said sensor data fails a threshold test, said wireless sensor unit configured to operating in a low-power mode when not transmitting or receiving data.
28. The system of claim 27, wherein said wireless sensor unit is are configured to receive an instruction to change a status reporting interval.
29. The system of claim 27, wherein said wireless sensor unit is configured to receive an instruction to change a sensor data reporting interval.
30. The system of claim 27, wherein a monitoring computer is configured to monitor a status of said wireless sensor unit.
31. A method for sensing water leaks, comprising,:
measuring moisture using a moisture sensor to determine moisture data;
measuring temperature data using a temperature sensor to determine temperature data;
measuring the water level using a water sensor to determine water level data;
sending said moisture and said water level data to a monitoring station;
reporting a possible water leak when said moisture data fails a moisture threshold test; and
report a water leak when said water level data fails a water level threshold test and said temperature data fails a temperature threshold test.
32. The system of claim 1, wherein said water level sensor is configured to provide data indicative of a water level rate of rise to said processor.
33. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to report an estimated severity of a water leak based on a measured water level rate of rise.
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. A printing ink, at least comprising at least one solvent or a mixture of various solvents, at least one colorant, at least one polymeric binder, and also one or more additives, wherein at least one of the additives is a cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative and wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of ring-hydrogenated mono- and dialkyl esters of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid, ring-hydrogenated monoalkyl ester of trimellitic acid, dialkyl ester of trimellitic acid, trialkyl ester of trimellitic acid, trimesic acid and hemimellitic acid, ring-hydrogenated mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraalkyl esters of pyromellitic acid, where the alkyl groups may be linear or branched and in each case have from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or from the group consisting of two or more of these.
2. The printing ink according to claim 1, which is a packaging-printing ink.
3. The printing ink according to claim 2, wherein the proportion of the cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is from 0.1 to 3% by weight, based on the entirety of all of the constituents of the printing ink.
4. A printing lacquer, at least comprising at least one solvent or a mixture of various solvents, at least one polymeric binder, and also one or more additives, wherein at least one of the additives is a cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative and wherein the cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of ring-hydrogenated mono- and dialkyl esters of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid, ring-hydrogenated monoalkyl ester of trimellitic acid, dialkyl ester of trimellitic acid, trialkyl ester of trimellitic acid, trimesic acid and hemimellitic acid, ring-hydrogenated mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraalkyl esters of pyromellitic acid, where the alkyl groups may be linear or branched and in each case have from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or from the group consisting of two or more of these.
5. The printing ink according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
mixed esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid with C1-C13 alcohols;
di(isopentyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of di(isopentyl) phthalate with the Chemical Abstracts Registry Number (hereinafter: CAS No.) 84777-06-0;
di(isoheptyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of di(isoheptyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 71888-89-6;
di(isononyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isononyl) phthalate with the CAS Nr. 68515-48-0;
di(isononyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isononyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 28553-12-0, based on n-butene;
di(isononyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isononyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 28553-12-0, based on isobutene;
a 1,2-di-C9 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(nonyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-46-8;
a di(isodecyl) ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isodecyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-49-1;
a 1,2-di-C7-11 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of the corresponding ester of phthalic acid with the CAS No. 68515-42-4;
a 1,2-di-C7-11 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of di-C7-11 phthalates with the following CAS Nos.
111 381-89-6,
111 381 90-9,
111 381 91-0,
68515-44-6,
68515-45-7, and
3648-20-7;
a 1,2-di-C9-11 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di-C9-11 phthalate with the CAS No. 98515-43-5;
a 1,2-di(isodecyl) ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isodecyl) phthalate composed mainly of di(2-propylheptyl) phthalate;
a 1,2-di-C7-9 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of the corresponding esters of phthalic acid of the branched-chain or linear C7-9-alkyl ester groups; examples of appropriate phthalates which can be used as staffing materials have the following CAS Nos.:
a di-C7-9-alkyl phthalate with the CAS No. 111 381-89-6;
a di-C7-alkyl phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-44-6; and
a di-C9-alkyl phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-45-7;
hydrogenation products of mixed phthalates with C10 alcohols and with C13 alcohols;
alkyl esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid;
hydrogenation products of benzenecarboxylic esters.
6. The printing ink according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from ring-hydrogenated phthalates which derive from an ester mixture which comprises a mixed ester.
7. A method of utilizing the printing ink according to claim 1 comprising the step of printing plastics foils or metal foils with said printing ink.
8. A method of utilizing the printing lacquer according to claim 4 comprising the step of priming plastics foils or metal foils with said printing lacquer.
9. The printing ink according to claim 5, wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
monomethyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-propyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-butyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-tert-butyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisobutyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, monoglycol ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diglycol ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-octyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-2-ethylhexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-nonyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisononyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-decyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisodecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-undecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisododecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-octadecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisooctadecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-eicosyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, monocyclohexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, dicyclohexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisopropyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-hexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisohexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-heptyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisoheptyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-2-propylheptyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisoundecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-dodecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-tridecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisotridecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-pentyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, and diisopentyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid.
10. The printing lacquer according to claim 4, wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
mixed esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid with C1-C13 alcohols;
di(isopentyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of di(isopentyl) phthalate with the Chemical Abstracts Registry Number (hereinafter: CAS No.) 84777-06-0;
di(isoheptyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of di(isoheptyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 71888-89-6;
di(isononyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isononyl) phthalate with the CAS Nr. 68515-48-0;
di(isononyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isononyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 28553-12-0, based on n-butene;
di(isononyl) esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isononyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 28553-12-0, based on isobutene;
a 1,2-di-C9 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(nonyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-46-8;
a di(isodecyl) ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isodecyl) phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-49-1;
a 1,2-di-C7-11 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of the corresponding ester of phthalic acid with the CAS No. 68515-42-4;
a 1,2-di-C7-11 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of di-C7-11 phthalates with the following CAS Nos.
111 381-89-6,
111 381 90-9,
111 381 91-0,
68515-44-6,
68515-45-7, and
3648-20-7;
a 1,2-di-C9-11 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di-C9-11 phthalate with the CAS No. 98515-43-5;
a 1,2-di(isodecyl) ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of a di(isodecyl) phthalate composed mainly of di(2-propylheptyl) phthalate;
a 1,2-di-C7-9 ester of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid obtainable via hydrogenation of the corresponding esters of phthalic acid of the branched-chain or linear C7-9-alkyl ester groups; examples of appropriate phthalates which can be used as starting materials have the following CAS Nos.:
a di-C7,9-alkyl phthalate with the CAS No. 111 381-89-6;
a di-C7-alkyl phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-44-6; and
a di-C9-alkyl phthalate with the CAS No. 68515-45-7;
hydrogenation products of mixed phthalates with C10 alcohols and with C13 alcohols;
alkyl esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, or
hydrogenation products of benzenecarboxylic esters.
11. The printing lacquer-according to claim 4, wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from ring-hydrogenated phthalates which derive from an ester mixture which comprises a mixed ester.
12. The printing lacquer according to claim 10, wherein the at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
monomethyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-propyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-butyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-tert-butyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisobutyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, monoglycol ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diglycol ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-octyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-2-ethylhexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-nonyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisononyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-decyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisodecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-undecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisododecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-octadecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisooctadecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-eicosyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, monocyclohexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, dicyclohexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisopropyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-hexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisohexyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-heptyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisoheptyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-2-propylheptyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisoundecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-dodecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-tridecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, diisotridecyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, di-n-pentyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, and diisopentyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid.