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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7135557 | Hypochlorite free method for preparation of stable carboxylated carbohydrate products A method of making a carboxylated carbohydrate is disclosed, cellulose being a preferred carbohydrate material. Carboxylated cellulose fibers can be produced whose fiber strength and degree of polymerization is not significantly sacrificed. The method involves the u... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7109325 | Hypochlorite free method for preparation of stable carboxylated carbohydrate products A method of making a carboxylated carbohydrate is disclosed, cellulose being a preferred carbohydrate material. Carboxylated cellulose fibers can be produced whose fiber strength and degree of polymerization is not significantly sacrificed. The method involves the u... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7029553 | Urea sulfate and urea hydrochloride in paper and pulp processing The present invention relates to the use of urea sulfate or urea hydrochloride, or both, in process streams in the paper and pulping industries to control pH, to bring about flocculation or precipitation of various materials, and to replace all or part of the sulfur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6919447 | Hypochlorite free method for preparation of stable carboxylated carbohydrate products A method of making a carboxylated carbohydrate is disclosed, cellulose being a preferred carbohydrate material. Carboxylated cellulose fibers can be produced whose fiber strength and degree of polymerization is not significantly sacrificed. The method involves the u... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913628 | Waterborne fabric and textile coating or treatment Novel waterborne vinyl copolymer dispersions useful as a fabric coating or treatment to improve the performance properties of textile products are disclosed and claimed. The compositions contain vinyl monomers, a vinyl silane and hydroxy fatty acid ester compounds h... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908976 | 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 functional group ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6827746 | Textile finishing process A process for treating a textile fabric to impart or enhance at least one property of the fabric comprising: introducing the fabric into an aqueous formaldehyde containing solution to provide a wet pickup of an effective amount of ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6740126 | Method for the application of durable press finishes to textile components via the use of hydrophobic bleaching preparation A method for the application of durable press to textiles via the pre-treatment bleaching of a non-finished textile component followed by the application of a durable press finish is provided. The method comprises the steps of treating a non-finished textile compone... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6719809 | Textile finishing process A process for treating a textile fabric to impart or enhance at least one property of the fabric comprising: introducing the fabric into an aqueous formaldehyde containing solution to provide a wet pickup of an effective amount of the solution by the fabric, ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716255 | Textile finishing process A process for treating a textile fabric to impart or enhance at least one property of the fabric comprising: introducing the fabric into an aqueous formaldehyde containing solution to provide a wet pickup of an effective amount of the solution by the fabric, ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6599327 | Modified textiles and other materials and methods for their preparation Provided are compounds and methods for modifying a material to change properties of the material, as well as a variety of products obtained using the methods. In one embodiment, a material comprising one or more modifiable functional groups is reacted wit... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6511928 | Rayon fabric with substantial shrink-resistant properties A durable press process for rayon fiber-containing fabrics comprising treating a rayon fiber-containing fabric with an aqueous mixture containing a high concentration of formaldehyde, and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the crosslinking reaction between ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6491727 | Methods for reducing the flammability of cellulosic substrates Compositions and methods of rendering cellulosic materials flame resistant, and articles of manufacture including the materials, are disclosed. The compositions include one or more crosslinking agents, and, optionally, one or more phosphorus-based compoun... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488718 | Methods for reducing the flammability of cellulosic substrates Compositions and methods of rendering cellulosic materials fire retardant, and articles of manufacture including the materials, are disclosed. The compositions include an amino acid, protein and/or peptide and optionally include one or more crosslinking a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6375685 | Textile finishing process A process for treating a textile fabric to impart or enhance at least one property of the fabric comprising: introducing the fabric into an aqueous formaldehyde containing solution to provide a wet pickup of an effective amount of the solution by the fabric, ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6322665 | Reactive compounds to fibrous webs Methods for making high wet performance webs. A polymeric anionic reactive compound is applied heterogenously to a cellulosic fibrous web followed by curing of the compound to crosslink the cellulose fibers. The resulting tissue has high wet resiliency, h... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6123739 | Method to impart wrinkle free properties to sheeting and other fabrics made from cotton A method for imparting wrinkle free properties to cotton or cotton blend fabrics. These wrinkle free properties are achieved through the use of a combination of a DMDHEU based reactant at high levels with a catalyst at a low level.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6102973 | Process for treating garments A method for imparting durable press and softness characteristics to garments. The initial step of the process is to start with a garment in which the pH is between about 6 and 7. The garments are immersed in a mixture of water, a non-ionic wetter, a glyo... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5965466 | Method for imparting permanent press to textiles A method for imparting permanent press properties to a textile containing cellulose fibers. The method involves applying an aqueous solution of a (hydroxyalkyl)urea and/or a ଲ-hydroxyalkyl amide crosslinking agent to a textile, and heating the texti... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5910622 | Method for treating fibrous cellulosic materials Method for treating fibrous cellulosic materials using an aqueous cationic treating solution containing a cyclic polyhydroxy compound and choline chloride, by which dye uptake of the material, and the environmental effects of the subsequent dyeing process... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5879410 | Process for resin finishing textile containing cellulosic fiber A process for resin finishing textile containing cellulosic fiber comprises the steps of using a resin finishing agent chiefly containing a cellulose-reactive N-methylol compound having two or more functional groups and a reaction catalyst, mainly reactin... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5873909 | Method and compositions for treating fibrous cellulosic materials The application of a treating solution containing polyhydroxy compound and choline chloride to a fibrous cellulosic material is made more uniform and reproducible by including in the treating solution a colorizing amount of a fugitive tint, by which the u... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5759210 | Lyocell fabric treatment to reduce fibrillation tendency The fibrillation tendency of lyocell fabrics, and the degree of fibrillation of fibrillated lyocell fabrics, can be reduced by treating such fabrics with a cross-linking agent in the presence of an acid catalyst. Good results may be obtained when the rati... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755828 | Method and composition for increasing the strength of compositions containing high-bulk fibers Crosslinked cellulose fibers having free pendant carboxylic acid groups are disclosed. The fibers include a polycarboxylic acid covalently coupled to the fibers, and are crosslinked with a crosslinking agent having a cure temperature lower than the cure t... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5707404 | Formaldehyde free method for imparting permanent press properties to cotton and cotton blends An improved method of treating a fabric comprising the step of contacting a fabric with the cis isomer of a compound having the general formula; ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5639281 | Method of obtaining a uniform surface finish effect on fabrics or garments using a gel and composition therefor This invention relates to methods of applying finishes to garments. More particularly, this invention relates to improved methods for applying specialty finishing on the garments using a cellulose-type based carrier and to a carrier/finish composition for... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5614591 | Process and composition for imparting durable press properties to textile fabrics Durable press properties are imparted to a fabric by applying to the fabric an aqueous durable press treatment composition comprising a reactive modified ethylene urea resin, such as dimethylol dihydroxy ethylene urea (DMDHEU), a crosslinking acrylic copo... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5580356 | Fibre treatment method The fibrillation tendency of solvent-spun cellulose fibre is reduced by treating the fibre with a cross-linking agent and a flexible linear polymer with terminal functional groups, for example polyethylene glycol (PEG) of molecular weight 300 to 600. The ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5477595 | Knitted fabric construction for an industrially launderable soft hand knitted garment Fabric suitable for the manufacture of rental shirts that are capable of being industrially laundered are made by air jet spinning an intimate blend of about 50-50 polyester/cotton (having wrapper fibers holding the yarn bundle together), vat dyeing the c... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5358535 | Use of polyalkyleneglycol diesters as formaldehyde collectors and finishing process for the textile industry Use as formaldehyde collectors of the products of formula ##STR1## in which R represents an acetoacetyl or 3,5-dioxo hexanoyl group, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, m is equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4 and n is either equal to 1 w... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5273548 | Method of controlling the shirnkage of garments containing cotton The present invention involves a process whereby fabric constructed of 100% or primarily cotton fabric is treated to produce fabric which will have a predicted degree of shrinkage and density. Garments are constructed oversize from such prepared fabric to... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5234466 | Lowering of the pH of textile processing solutions by adding urea sulfate as a pH adjusting agent A method for the adjustment of pH in textile processing solutions that includes the use of urea sulfate or other strong acid in the presence of a weak base.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5160503 | Water-soluble blends of active methylene compounds and polyhydric alcohols as formaldehyde scavengers A composition for a formaldehyde scavenger is provided which consists of a water-soluble blend of a substituted or unsubstituted polyhydric alcohol and an active methylene compound selected from the group consisting of dialkyl malonate and alkylacetoaceta... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5139531 | Fabric treatment processes Flame retardant cellulosic fabrics having reduced shrinkage are obtained by treatment involving reaction of fabric with a non self-condensing methylolamide under aqueous acid conditions, followed by treatment of fabric with tetrakis hydroxylmethyl phospho... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5135541 | Flame retardant treatment of cellulose fabric with crease recovery: tetra-kis-hydroxy-methyl phosphonium and methylolamide Flame retardant cellulosic fabrics having reduced shrinkage are obtained by treatment of fabric with a tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium compound or condensate and then curing with ammonia, followed by treatment involving reaction of the fabric with a no... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5066307 | Textile finishing agents having reduced formaldehyde emission Polyhydroxyalkyl melamine used in the processing of textiles with amino resins to reduce formaldehyde emissions and improve textile "hand".... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5021263 | Aqueous textile treatment agent and crease resist finishing of textile material An aqueous textile treatment agent is based on 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydroxy-imidazolidinones and selected polyhydric alcohols, in particular 1,6-hexanediol or 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)-ethane and is used for the formaldehyde-free finishing of textile materia... | 06/04/1991 |
