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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025700 | Method and system for optically bleaching keratinous fibers The present invention relates to a method of treating keratinous fibers, especially hair fibers, comprising at least one step of at least partially bleaching the fibers, in which at least one region to be treated is exposed to at least one light pulse, characterized... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7285255 | Deodorizing and sanitizing employing a wicking device A device and method for sanitizing and deodorizing including the selective transportation of a sanitizing composition by the capillary action of a wick to an acidic composition which may be held in a reservoir, or which also may be selectively transported through th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7232466 | Method and compositions for providing natural appearing hair color A method for improving the dimensionality and fade resistance of oxidatively colored or lightened hair, a method for oxidatively coloring or lightening hair, a kit for use in practicing the method, and the related compositions. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195744 | Device for holding a container for a composition that produces an antimicrobially active gas A device and method for cleaning and deodorizing a unit having an enclosed space not otherwise easily accessible for cleaning and deodorizing. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7147692 | Air cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning air The method involves contacting the air with an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid in a stand-alone system. The air may be brought into contact with the liquid using a number of different types of apparatus, including a packed column scrubber. The liquid may be non-evapor... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7035945 | Method and apparatus for identifying computer expansion cards One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates identifying expansion cards installed in a computer system. The system operates by first examining a device tree for the computer system to identify nodes within the device tree that are asso... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7015488 | Exposure head, exposure apparatus, and application thereof In an exposure apparatus of the invention, for a spatial light modulator, each of a plurality of pixel portions fewer than the total number of the pixel portions is controlled with a control signal generated according to exposure information. Namely, a part of the p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968849 | Method, compositions, and kits for coloring hair A method for altering the color of hair comprising applying a bleach composition containing persulfate salts and at least one oxidizing agent to the desired strands of hair for a period of time sufficient to bleach the hair, removing the bleach composition from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6758384 | Three-dimensional soldering inspection apparatus and method A three-dimensional soldering inspection apparatus and method. The three-dimensional soldering inspection apparatus includes a lighting module provided with a plurality of light emitting devices, a photographing unit installed at a portion of the lighting module to ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6682571 | Process for making pattern on dyed fabric and dyed fabric obtained by the process A process for making a pattern according to intended design on cloth or clothing, particularly denim clothing, dyed with a colorant or a dye through decolorizing is provided. Fabric or clothing dyed with a colorant or a dye is impregnated with a substance... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6540791 | Stable alkaline hair bleaching compositions and method for use thereof An alkaline hair bleaching composition comprising (a) from about 0.01% to about 12%, by weight, of at least one oxidizing agent; (b) from about 0.2% to about 20%, by weight, of a buffering system, present in an amount sufficient to generate a pH of the co... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6287346 | Method for stain removal on fabric with detergent compositions containing bleach The present invention is in the field of liquid or gel detergents. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for removing stains and/or odors and for disinfecting fabrics by applying a liquid or gel detergent composition to the fabric and subje... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6258129 | Method for enzymatic treatment of wool The present invention relates to methods of producing wool or animal hair material with improved properties such as shrink-proofed (anti-felting tendency), increased whiteness, improved dyeability, increased softness and/or reduced pilling tendency, the m... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6152966 | Treatment of cork with a phenol oxidizing enzyme Disclosed is a process for preparing cork articles, in particular cork stoppers for wine bottles, which involves treating cork with a phenol oxidizing enzyme. Preferred phenol oxidizing enzymes are laccase, peroxidase, catechol oxidase, and o-aminophenol ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6045591 | Process for the two-step direct dyeing of keratin fibres using basic direct dyes The invention relates to a process for the two-step direct dyeing of keratin fibres, comprising bleaching the keratin fibres; and applying to the keratin fibres a dye composition comprising at least one partially dissolved basic direct dye and an aqueous ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5972038 | Chelant enhanced photobleaching The performance of photobleaches such as the zinc phthalocyanines is enhanced by means of alkylene amino/carboxylate or alkylene amino/phosphonate chelants. Thus, sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine plus diethylenetriamine pentaacetate provide enhanced photobl... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5906610 | Melanin enhanced hair coloration A method of altering skin tissues by application of light energy. Hair coloring is altered by introduction of melanin to the hair and hair follicle. Delivery of melanin is enhance by encapsulation in a liposome. Liposomes are specifically selected for the... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5766266 | Method of laser cleaning and bleaching a fiber web A method and apparatus for bleaching and cleaning fibers of a fiber web. The method and apparatus includes continuously forming and moving a fiber web through a bleaching and cleaning station. Directing ultraviolet light onto the surface of the fiber web ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5730759 | Poly-substituted phthalocyanines The use of substituted phthalocyaines for removing stains from fabrics which comprises treating the stained fabrics with an aqueous composition comprising a phthalocyanine in which at least one of the peripheral carbon atoms in the 1-16 position of the ph... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5725600 | Process for improving the results of cosmetic treatments performed on bleached hair A process for improving the results of cosmetic treatments on bleached hair is provided.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5713961 | Process for bleaching hair by laser irradiation, and device The present invention provides a process for bleaching a lock or portion of lock of hair, at least partially, by irradiation of the lock using a laser beam in the form of pulses, and a device for implementation of same.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5679113 | Process for bleaching hair by laser irradiation with cooling, and device for its implementation A process for bleaching at least one lock or portion of a lock of hair, at least partially, by irradiation is provided.... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5595572 | Wool and wool-blend fabric treatment The invention relates to a method of modifying the surface of a fabric which comprises the successive steps of: i) exposing the fabric surface to UV radiation; and ii) oxidative treatment of the fabric.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5512060 | Process for treating textile materials with enzyme containing compositions and high frequency fields A process for the treatment of a textile material comprising a) applying evenly a liquor solution (hereinafter referred to as "the liquor") for performing the treatment to the material in such a manner that the dry weight uptake of the solution at the end of t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5407446 | Method and apparatus for the pretreatment of a cloth A method and an apparatus for the continuous pretreatment of a long cloth produced commercially in completely gaseous system, in which, by utilizing the combination of a desizing and scouring process in a low temperature plasma atmosphere and a bleaching ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5405726 | Method and apparatus for decolorization, and image forming apparatus A sheet of paper, plastic or the like on which an image has been formed using a toner that is photochemically decolorizable by absorption of near infrared rays is illuminated with near infrared rays under the state wherein the image is heated to a tempera... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5376288 | Detergent additive granulate and detergent The detergent additive granulate is a coated co-granulate containing at least one enzyme and at least one photobleaching agent. If a detergent, a component of which is such detergent additive granulate, is used for laundering, the photobleaching agent wil... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5118322 | Ozone decolorization of garments A process for selectively decolorizing a garment containing cellulosic material which comprises the steps of providing said garment with a dye or coloring agent reactive to ozone, wetting said garment and then contacting said wetted garment with ozone or ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5098447 | Process for bleaching and sterilizing cork articles, and cork articles bleached using the said process Cork articles are bleached by a treatment by means of an alkaline aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and by drying the articles, impregnated with hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of an ultraviolet radiation. No figure.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4990280 | Photoactivator dye composition for detergent use A photoactivator dye composition includes microcapsules of a solid dispersion of a water-soluble photoactivator dye in an encapsulating material that is quickly soluble in water. In a method of preparing such a photoactivator dye composition, the photoact... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4894101 | Method of making protection cover A cover in the form of a blanket has a protective grid of phosphorescent material that when exposed to light and placed in a dark environment emits light for a period of time. The protective grid is a pattern of intersecting ribbons of phosphorescent mate... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4861342 | Dyeing or finishing process using padding with continuous fixing of textile materials: graft polymer and microwave heating Dyeing or finishing process characterized in that textile materials are impregnated in a padding machine with aqueous dyeing or finishing baths which contain, besides graft polymers, which may be obtained from a product of addition of an alkylene oxide to... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4792341 | Hair photobleaching A method and apparatus for artificially bleaching or lightening hair by exposing the hair to intense radiation of artificial light. The light is typically from a laser or flashlamp source and provides adequate intensity and power during the lifetime of th... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4668418 | Photoactivable bleaching/detergent composition Detergent compositions adopted for bleaching via photoactivation, e.g., by irradiation with visible light, are comprised of (i) at least one sensitizing agent of xanthene dyestuff type, e.g., a fluorescein, and (ii) at least one cyclic tertiary mono-, di-... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4657554 | Water-soluble azaphthalocyanines and their use as photoactivators in bleaching Novel azaphthalocyanines are described which are of the formula ##STR1## in which Me is Al(III), Zn(II), Ge(IV) or Sn(IV), E is an anionic group, Z is a cation, Y is a halogen, n is any desired number from 1 to 3 and p is any desired number from 0 to... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4576609 | Process for the treatment of cellulosic materials with oxidizing agents and microwaves Cellulosic materials and more particularly wood shavings, pulps, and cellulosic textile fibres are exposed to the combined action of microwaves and at least one oxidizing agent. In particular, the process makes it possible to improve the brightness of the... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4568477 | Detergent bleach compositions Activated detergent bleach composition comprising a peroxide compound bleach, a manganese catalyst and a detergency builder composition comprising: (i) a mixture of water-soluble, non-phosphorus organic sequestering builder and an alkaline buffer in a wei... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4566874 | Water-soluble zinc and aluminium phthalocyanines and use thereof as photoactivators The invention relates to novel zinc and aluminium phthalocyanine compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein MePc is the zinc or aluminium phthalocyanine ring system, M is hydrogen or a salt-forming cation, R1 is hydrogen or a group of the ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4552562 | Process for preventing the gelation of concentrated aqueous photoactivator solutions The invention relates to a process for preventing the gelation of concentrated aqueous photoactivator solutions containing sulfonated zinc or aluminium phthalocyanines. The process comprises passing a crude solution containing these compounds, when prepar... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4548610 | Process for the preparation of solid photoactivator formulations: sulphonated zinc or aluminum phthalocyanine solutions The invention relates to a process for the preparation of solid photoactivator formulations containing sulfonated zinc or aluminum phthalocyanines. The process comprises passing a crude solution containing these compounds through a semipermeable asymmetri... | 10/22/1985 |
