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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4877538 | Sulfomethylated stain blocking agents This invention relates to a new process and group of products that are useful in preventing nylon and wool fibers, including carpeting and upholstery, from being permanently stained. Fibers can be permanently stained by food colors contained in food spill... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4874663 | Overfinish for abrasion resistant zero twist fabric Abrasion resistant fabric can be woven from substantially untwisted polyester or polyamide yarn and treated with an overfinish composition to give enhanced abrasion resistance. The overfinish composition comprises effective amounts of a specified crystall... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4873143 | Water-swellable fiber This invention provides a water-swellable fiber which is produced from a fiber having a particular cross-sectional structure and containing and linking carboxyl groups thereto at a prescribed degree of neutralization by causing a particular quantity of a ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4865614 | Quaternary 2-alkylimidazolinium salts as fabric softeners The reaction of 2-alkylimidazolines with ethylene oxide or propylene oxide gives quaternary 2-alkyl-2-imidazolinium salts corresponding to the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a straight-chain or branched-chain subs... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4865886 | Process for preparation of water absorptive composite material There is provided a process for preparing a water absorptive composite material, which comprises the combination of the following steps of: (A) applying an aqueous solution of a polymerizable monomer comprising as a main component acrylic acid, of which 20% or... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863478 | Dressing agent for synthetic fibers Improved dressings for synthetic fibers, especially acrylonitrile fibers, comprise an anion-active preparation, a polyethylene dispersion and a dicarboxylic acid semi-ester salt.... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4861501 | Stain resistant composition for synthetic organic polymer fibers and method of use: fluorocarbon polymer An aqueous composition which is capable of rendering fibers repellant to soiling, staining, or combinations thereof. The composition comprises a rewetting agent (i.e., sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate) and a water-repelling fluoroaliphatic radical containing ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4845140 | Waxless polyvinyl alcohol size composition An aqueous waxless size composition for textile yarn comprising in an aqueous solution (a) 100 parts polyvinyl alcohol and (b) 2-6 parts ethylene oxide-propylene oxide surfactant which has a surface tension less than 49 dynes/cm, preferably between about 40 to... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844709 | A textile sizing process using a waxless polyvinyl alcohol size composition An aqueous waxless size composition for textile yarn comprising in an aqueous solution (a) 100 parts polyvinyl alcohol and (b) 2-6 parts ethylene oxide-propylene oxide surfactant which has a surface tension less than 49 dynes/cm, preferably between about 40 to... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4835198 | Polymer composition and textile sizing agent made therefrom Disclosed herein is a highly compatible polymer composition which comprises (A) starch, (B) vinyl alcohol polymer having an alkyl group of 4 to 50 carbon atoms at the terminal, and/or (C) polyvinyl alcohol. Disclosed also herein is a textile sizing agent ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4834764 | Process for obtaining wash-and cleaning resistant textile finishes with reactive perfluoroalkyl-containing (co) polymers and/or precondensates and a blocked isocyanate compound The present invention relates to a process for obtaining wash- and cleaning-resistant textile finishes by impregnating with customary reactive perfluoroalkyl-containing (co)polymers and/or precondensates in aqueous dispersion and concluding heating, where... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4830845 | Precursor for production of preoxidized fibers or carbon fibers An acrylic fiber having applied thereto a polyoxyalkylene aminopolysiloxane compound having a viscosity of from 5 to 500 poises at 25° C. and which is represented by formula (I) as an oiling agent: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R | 05/16/1989 |
| 4826502 | Sulfonation of hydroxyethylated polybenzimidazole fibers A process for sulfonating preformed hydroxyethylated polybenzimidazole fibers is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of forming an hydroxyethylated polybenzimidazole spinning solution; spinning hydroxyethylated polybenzimidazole fibers, sulfonating... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4822373 | Process for providing polyamide materials with stain resistance with sulfonated novolak resin and polymethacrylic acd A treated fibrous polyamide substrate having resistance to staining by acid colorants is provided. The treated substrate comprises a fibrous polyamide substrate having applied thereto (a) a partially sulfonated novolak resin and (b) polymethacrylic acid, ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818242 | Laundry care product for final rinse: aqueous mixture of cationic silicone oil, cationic fatty acid condensate and cationic film-former The invention described herein relates to a new post-wash-aid which is preferably added during the final rinse to the washing machine. It is composed of a silicone oil, cationically dispersed in water, a cationic fatty acid condensation product and a cati... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4816035 | Process for rapid dyeing from entrained compositions of high-boiling solvents Textile fabrics such as polyester, nylon and high-tenacity nylon are continuously dyed using a non-aqueous dye composition at elevated temperatures in an air atmosphere. The non-aqueous dye composition consisting of high-boiling, nonionic solvent and a dy... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4800117 | Overfinish for zero twist fabric A fiber finish composition for synthetic multifilament yarn comprising effective amounts of an amide melamine wax applied to the yarn in an amount of 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent of the wax solids on the yarn provides yarn that can be woven into narrow fabri... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4797964 | Compositions for finishing textiles Preparations for finishing textiles, more especially sheet-form textiles, based on emulsion polymers of vinyl acetate and/or copolymers thereof with dibutyl maleate containing protective colloids in addition to small quantities of standard auxiliaries, wh... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4797127 | Low foaming, high weaving efficiency polyvinyl alcohol size composition An aqueous size composition for cotton-containing textile yarn comprising in an aqueous solution (a) 100 parts polyvinyl alcohol (b) 2-15 parts hydrophobic waxy material (c) 0.2-5 parts ethylene oxide-propylene oxide surfactant which has a surface tension betw... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794037 | Flame-proof fiber product A fabric containing a cellulosic fiber and a polyester fiber having a carbonization burning mechanism, superior in flame-proofness and having a soft touch. The fabric contains a halogen- and/or phosphorus-based flame-proofing agent, and preferably also co... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4792409 | Fabric softeners A cold water dispersible/emulsifible substantially water-free fabric softener liquid concentrates are described. The concentrates are composed of a fatty quaternary ammonium salt which contains at least one long chain alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms a... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4789381 | Fiber treating process and composition used therefor Disclosed herein is a fiber treating process which comprises treating fibers. An ester formed by the union of an polybasic carboxylic acid and a compound represented by the formula below ##STR1## where R1 and R2 represent C... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4784665 | Agent for the treatment of fibers The fiber treatment agent of this invention has as its major silicone component an organopolysiloxane microemulsion which is produced by the emulsion polymerization of an organopolysiloxane, which has an average particle size of ࣘ0.15 micrometers, and f... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4780099 | Method for producing stain resistant polyamide fibers Polyamide fibers are made stain resistant by treating them with a sulfonated naphthol- or sulfonated phenol-formaldehyde condensation product. Applying the stain-resist compounds at pH values of between 1.5 and 2.5 renders them stable to yellowing upon ex... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4778723 | Method for sizing polytetrafluoroethylene fibers, yarn, or threads The invention is a method for sizing polyterafluoroethylene fibers, yarns, or threads comprising: (a) contacting polytetrafluoroethylene fibers, yarns, or threads with a sizing composition of a perfluorinated polymer containing sites convertible to ion ex... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778477 | Foam treatment of air permeable substrates This invention relates to the application of a treatment agent to an air permeable substrate by forming a foam of a liquid containing or constituting the treatment agent and applying the foam to the substrate and causing or allowing the foam to transit th... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4767669 | Melt size compositions containing surfactants Quick setting, nonaqueous melt size compositions suitable for application as a melt to textile yarns, and for later removal by solvent or aqueous means, include substantially equal amounts of an 80/20 ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer and a wax such as hydr... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4767556 | Low-sling fiber lubricant comprising shear-reduced, high molecular weight polyisobutylene Ultrahigh molecular weight (average mw at least about 5,000,000) polyisobutylene additives are compounded with mineral oil vehicles under very low shear conditions to provide consistently low-sling fiber lubricants for a range of textile operations; the l... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4765796 | Process for flameproofing cellulosic fibers prior to dyeing Cellulosic fabric is dyed by affixing a hydroxymethyl phosphonium-nitrogen based polymer to the fabric and thereafter dyeing it with a cotton dye having anionic groups, in an acidic or neutral environment. In addition, a new method of affixing the polymer... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4756714 | Method of durably sizing textile yarns, durable sizing composition, and durably sized yarns and fabrics produced therefrom Textile yarns are treated with a sizing composition which, when dried and cured, remains durably bound to the yarn throughout wet finishing operations and subsequent use. The sizing composition comprises an aqueous self-crosslinking emulsion copolymer der... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4751143 | Process for treating chemically stabilized, adhesive activated polyester material, polyester material treated by the process and an improved finish composition The aging period for chemically stabilized, adhesive activated polyester material can be reduced by contacting the material before it is substantially drawn or stretched with a composition containing a defined epoxide compound catalyzed with ions of at le... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4735627 | Method for finishing knitted fabric A method is disclosed for finishing knitted fabric to prevent cut edges from rolling up while the knitted fabric is being converted into garments. 0.2 to 1 percent, based on the weight of the knitted fabric, of a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone and dialky... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4726809 | Textile size A novel starch used in a size composition is disclosed. The novel starch is a quaternary ammonium ether and acyl ester of starch which has a DS of quaternary ammonium ether of between 0.02 to 0.2 and a DS of acyl ester of between 0.01 to 0.3. The size com... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4721580 | Anionic end-capped oligomeric esters as soil release agents in detergent compositions Oligomeric esters and mixtures thereof useful as soil release agents in consumer laundering and fabric care compositions are disclosed. Preferred oligomers have the formulae ##STR1## wherein E is ##STR2## wherein the R substituents may be t... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4709074 | Urethanes containing perfluoroalkyl and epichlorohydrin groups The novel urethanes correspond to the formula I below ##STR1## in which a denotes a number from 5 to 17 and b denotes a number from 1 to 7. These urethanes are prepared by reacting the corresponding perfluoroalkylethanol/epichlorohydrin adducts with ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4702861 | Flame retardant materials A flame retardant formulation for application as an aqueous working dispersion onto surfaces of normally combustible materials. Upon exposure to elevated temperatures and/or flame, the formulation creates a substantially continuous protective film as it u... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4699663 | Sizing composition and method An improved sizing composition resistant to hard water precipitation comprises a first component containing a reaction product of urea and an aminocarboxylic acid and a second component comprising a rosin. A process for preparing the improved sizing compo... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698388 | Method for modifying the surface of polymer materials The surface of a polymer material is modified by adding to the material a block copolymer. The block copolymer has a hydrophilic polymer portion and a polymer portion which is compatible with the polymer material to be modified. The block copolymer can be... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4668234 | Aromatic polyamide fibers and process for stabilizing such fibers with surfactants An aromatic polyamide fiber containing a large amount of a surfactant, sufficient to enable it to be dyed a deep shade. The high surfactant level enables the fiber to be stabilized, at low temperatures, against progressive laundry shrinkage.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4640946 | Polyvinyl alcohol based wax-free size composition Polyvinyl alcohol based sizing solution containing a small amount of low ethylene oxide adduct of branched alcohol provides superior operability during sizing and weaving, and yields fabric that exhibits improved finishing performance.... | 02/03/1987 |
