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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5199957 | Colored textile fabric having partially removable pigment coating A pre-dyed textile fabric is coated with a pigment and binder composition wherein the binder, binder to pigment ratio and cure conditions are selected to permanently fix only a portion of the pigment to the fabric. The balance of pigment not fixed to the ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5198484 | Polyolefin composition containing ultrafine sorbitol and xylitol acetals A process for incorporating a clarifying agent into a semi-crystalline resin is provided whereby a clarifying agent selected from compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein p is 0 or 1, m and n are independently 0-3, and R is, at each occurr... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5176851 | Method for enhancing polyaniline conductivity A process for heat treating substituted and/or unsubstituted polyaniline which has been doped with a relatively non-volatile acid is provided. Subjecting polyaniline to temperatures of between 70° C. and 200° C. for a moderate amount of time dramaticall... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5176745 | Aqueous ink composition and colorants useful therein An aqueous ink composition is provided having up to 50 wt. % of a colorant of the formula: A--{Y--X--C(O)--R1 --C(O)O- }p where A is an organic chromophore; Y is a polyoxyalkylene substituent; X is a radical of a reactive hydro... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5177200 | Poly(oxyalkylene) modified phthalocyanine colorants A colorant for natural or synthetic resinous or polymeric materials, having the formula A--[SO2 --N(R2)--Y]1-4 ; wherein: R2 is selected for example from hydrogen, methyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl or Y; A is a nonioni... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5162135 | Electrically conductive polymer material having conductivity gradient A conductive polymeric material such as a textile fabric having a conductive polymer film may be treated with a solution containing a chemical reducing agent to reduce its conductivity. By selectively reducing portions of the conductive polymer in varying... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5149800 | Poly(oxyalkylene) modified phthalocyanine colorants A colorant for natural or synthetic resinous or polymeric materials, having the formula: A--[D--Z--SO2 --N(R2)--Y]1-16 wherein; R2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl or Y; A is a nonionic metalloph... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5135975 | Bis(3,4-dialkylbenzylidene) sorbitol acetals and compositions containing same Bis(3,4-dialkylbenzylidene) sorbitol acetals are provided for the formula: ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are independently selected from lower alkyl groups containing 1-4 carbon atoms.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5135972 | Poly(oxyalkylene) modified phthalocyanine colorants Colorants and compositions containing the same, including polymeric substrates, especially polyurethane foams which are tinted or deeper colored with the colorants which have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R2 is selected from hydrog... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5122404 | Carpet composites having improved static electricity characteristics A carpet composite is provided having improved static electricity characteristics which comprises: a surface layer comprised of face yarn, adhered to a backing layer of thermoplastic resin material into which has been incorporated a mixture of carbon blac... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5108829 | Anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid doped conductive textiles A textile material, such as fibers, filaments, yarns and fabrics made therefrom, is rendered electrically conductive by a polypyrrole film deposited on the textile material by chemical oxidation of pyrrole in an aqueous solution also containing an oxidizi... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108460 | Azo dimer and trimer fugitive tints Azo chromophores having polyoxyalkylene substituents are linked together by a covalent bond or by an intervening connecting group to form dimers or trimers. The polyoxyalkylene substituents are straight or branched chain polymers primarily of ethylene oxi... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5102727 | Electrically conductive textile fabric having conductivity gradient An electrically conductive textile fabric is provided having a conductivity gradient created by varying the relative concentration of high and low conductivity yarns during construction of the fabric. In the case of woven and knitted fabrics, the relative... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5082896 | Polymeric materials useful for sizing synthetic yarns to be used in water jet weaving A polymeric material is provided which comprises the following monomer units: from about 23 to about 32 parts by weight butyl acrylate; from about 16 to about 22 parts by weight of a lower alkyl methacrylate; from about 28 to about 40 parts by weight of a... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5082938 | Organic materials containing poly(oxyalkylene) moieties having enhanced functionality and their preparation Enhanced branched chain hydroxyl compounds are provided of formula Y--(Z)1-6 wherein Y is the residue of a nucleophile devoid of conjugated divalent linking moieties, and each Z is a poly(oxyalkylene) moiety having a molecular weight of from about 2... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5071440 | Method for temporarily coloring article with acid labile colorant An article may be temporarily colored by application of an aqueous solution of a polyoxyalkylene substituted chromophore characterized by a N.dbd.pair with an electron withdrawing group bonded to one element of the pair and an electron donating group bond... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5059244 | Fugitive colorant and washable ink compositions An aqueous solution of a chromophore having at least one sulfonic acid or carboxylic acid functionality and a triethanolamine ethoxylate is provided for a fugitive colorant useful in ink formulations or to temporarily tint textile fibers. Preferably the t... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5049605 | Bis(3,4-dialkylbenzylidene) sorbitol acetals and compositions containing same Bis(3,4-dialkylbenzylidene) sorbitol acetals are provided for the formula: ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are independently selected from lower alkyl groups containing 1-4 carbon atoms, or together form a carbocyclic ring containin... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5043013 | Washable ink compositions A washable aqueous ink composition having a viscosity of from about 1.0 to about 6.0 centipoises and containing from about 10 to about 50% by weight of one or more polymeric colorants of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: X is a polar group such as sulfo... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5030508 | Method for making electrically conductive textile materials Fabrics are made electrically conductive by contacting the fiber under agitation conditions with an aqueous solution of an aniline compound, oxidizing agent and a doping agent or counter ion and then depositing onto the surface of individual fibers of the... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4992204 | Irradiation detection and identification method and compositions useful therein A method for tagging one or a mixture of natural or synthetic materials comprising contacting the same with one or a mixture of tagging compounds containing one or more non-ionic luminophore moieties attached to at least one poly(oxyalkylene) moiety by me... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4985546 | Polyoxylalkylene amino diol substituted colorants A substituted colorant which may be copolymerized with a condensation polymer to provide a covalently bound, nonextractable coloring, having the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R1 are independently selected from hydrogen or lower alkyl... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4981516 | Methine colorants and washable ink compositions containing methine colorants A washable ink composition is provided which is an aqueous mixture containing water soluble, ester-terminated, poly(alkyleneoxy)-substituted methine colorant of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: AR is an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic or hetero-a... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4981718 | Method for making electrically conductive textile materials Fabrics are made electrically conductive by contacting the fiber under agitation conditions with an aqueous solution of an aniline compound, oxidizing agent and a doping agent or counter ion and then depositing onto the surface of individual fibers of the... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4978362 | Thermoplastic resin composition containing polyalkyleneoxy-substituted azo coloring agents having trifluoromethyl substituents A thermoplastic resin composition is provided which contains a thermoplastic resin and a colorant in the form of a polyalkyleneoxy-trifluoromethyl aniline colorant provided in said thermoplastic resin in a minor amount sufficient to provide coloration to ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977281 | Polyoxyalkylene amino alcohols and polyoxyalkylene amino 1,3-dioxanes and 1,3-dioxolanes Primary amino polyoxyalkylene 1,3-dioxane or 1,3-dioxolane compounds are provided of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R1 are independently selected from hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; R2 and R3 are independently ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4975317 | Electrically conductive textile materials and method for making same Fabrics are made electrically conductive by contacting the fabric under agitation conditions with an aqueous solution of a pyrrole or aniline compound, and an oxidizing agent and a doping agent or counter ion; and then epitaxially depositing onto the surf... | 12/04/1990 |
