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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6890360 | Fluorochemical urethane composition for treatment of fibrous substrates Fluorochemical urethane compositions comprising one or more fluorochemical urethane compounds, and one or more auxiliary compounds for treatment of a fibrous substrate are described. The fluorochemical compositions are capable of improving one or more of the oil- an... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6645256 | Polymer grafted cotton A solution for forming a graft substrate containing a graft initiator, a catalyst for activating the graft initiator, a polymerizable silicon softener, and at least one additional prepolymer, each of the softener and the prepolymer which includes a functi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645255 | Polymer-grafted stretchable cotton A solution for forming a graft substrate containing a graft initiator, a catalyst for activating the graft initiator, a polymerizable silicon softener, and at least one additional prepolymer, each of the softener and the prepolymer which includes a functi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638319 | Polymer for printed cotton A solution for forming a graft substrate containing a graft initiator, a catalyst for activating the graft initiator, a polymerizable silicon softener, and at least one additional prepolymer, each of the softener and the prepolymer which includes a functi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6376592 | Water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition A water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition obtained by polymerizing the following polymerizable monomer mixture (b) in the presence of a compound (a) having a blocked isocyanate group and no polymerizable unsaturated group: (b) a mixture ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6358609 | Processed fiber which is bondable to a rubber composition and a power transmission belt incorporating the processed fiber Processed fiber for bonding to a rubber composition. The processed fiber consists of unprocessed fiber treated with a) a first processing liquid having at least one of an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound, b) a second processing liquid having RFL ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5851661 | Water vapor permeable film The present invention relates to polyurethane hot melt adhesives that are hardened by the action of moisture and which contain at least one reaction product from a component that contains NCO groups and an essentially linear hydroxypolyester, hydroxypolye... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5607482 | Crosslinking agents for textile printing fixing agents The present invention relates to a method for textile printing with aqueous dispersions in which an organic fixing agent is crosslinked with a blocked polyisocyanate having (i) an average molecular weight of about 800 to about 25,000, (ii) a content of bl... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5562988 | Organic polymers having a modified surface and process therefor Organic polymer surfaces are modified by contacting such surfaces with a haloester compound and a cationic compound of having a pKa >5. Preferably the organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyesters, aromatic polyamides, and... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5407728 | Fabric containing graft polymer thereon A solution for forming a graft substrate containing a graft initiator, a catalyst for activating or regenerating the graft initiator, a first component of water dispersable polymer and a second component of a monomer, each of which includes a functional g... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5252375 | Permanent stain resistant treatment for polyamide fibers A method to impart permanent stain resistance to polyamides, including nylon fiber and fibrous articles such as carpet and carpet tile, that includes treating the fiber with an isocyanate under moderate conditions that do not damage other materials that t... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5100435 | Meltblown nonwoven webs made from epoxy/pcl blends Epoxy-based nonwoven webs are provided. The webs are formed by meltblowing a blend of an epoxy resin and a polycaprolactone (PCL) polymer. Whereas epoxy resins by themselves produce nonwoven webs which are brittle and glassy, epoxy/PCL blends have been fo... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5037447 | Method for producing laundry-resistant recording medium Disclosed is a method for producing a laundry-resistant recording medium comprising a receiving substrate and thermally transferred record images formed on the receiving substrate, the method comprising the steps of forming record images on a receiving su... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4851010 | Process for the preparation of polymer-grafted cellulose fibers by reacting carboxymethyl cellulose peroxide with vinyl monomer A process for graft-polymerizing vinyl monomers onto cellulose fiber materials, by reacting by a fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose peroxide having a degree of substitution for the peroxide groups from 0.02 to 0.11, with a vinyl monomer in an aqueous medium ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4780101 | Resin treatment of cellulosic fiber-containing textile products There is provided a method of finishing a cellulosic fiber-containing textile product with a resin bath based on a water-soluble urethane prepolymer. This treatment provides for improvements in dry and wet creased crease resistance and wash-and-wear prope... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4629774 | Post-treatment of synthetic fiber fabrics Synthetic fiber-containing fabrics are post-treated by impregnating the fabrics with an aqueous solution or dispersion of a thermally reactive blocked isocyanate group-containing polysaccharide derivative and then baking the impregnated fabrics. The block... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4595628 | Soil repellent fluorinated esters of multi-ring anhydride systems Fluorinated esters based on multi-ring anhydride systems are disclosed which have excellent anti-soiling properties, durability and resistance to laundering. The compounds are represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 2 or 3, Q is a linking gr... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4332585 | Synthetic fur and process for preparation thereof A synthetic fur closely resembling a natural fur comprises relatively long and thick guard hair-like raised synthetic fibers, each having a transverse cross-section wherein at least one constricted part is formed, and underfur-like raised synthetic fibers... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4313764 | Isocyanate polyoxyalkylenes The isocyanate polyoxyalkylenes having the formula: wherein E is --NCO or an amino group; A, C and D represent lower alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; B is alkylene of 2 to 8 carbon atoms; y and z are each integers having a value of 0 to 50 and x is an integer ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4066397 | Textile materials having improved elasticity and method for producing same A method for improving the elasticity of a textile material is provided wherein a preshrunk textile material, while maintained in a relaxed state, is impregnated with a liquid admixture consisting essentially of a polyisocyanate, a polyether diol, and a p... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4007250 | Method for producing infusible and insoluble styrene copolymeric fibers Infusible and insoluble styrene copolymeric fibers are prepared by copolymerizing styrene with an olefinic compound having at least one functional group selected from haloalkyl group, amino group, carboxyl group, carbonic acid ester group, carbonic acid h... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3979363 | Method of producing polyurethane filaments Polyurethane elastomeric filaments of improved physical properties and chemical resistance prepared by preforming the filamentary material such that the polyurethane contains at least about 100 up to about 700 milliequivalents/kilogram of reactive termina... | 09/07/1976 |