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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6500212 | Method for reducing wrinkles and improving feel in fabrics The present invention is directed to a method for treating a material to impart wrinkle reduction and temporary crease resistance thereto, and improve feel. The method involves: applying to said material a solution of a treatment composition in an amount ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5789326 | Particle binders A binder is applied to fibers to bind particles to the fibers. The fibers have hydrogen bonding functional groups. The particles have functional groups capable of forming a hydrogen bond or a coordinate covalent bond. The binder comprises binder molecules... | 08/04/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5589256 | Particle binders that enhance fiber densification A method of producing easily densified high bulk fibers that have adhered particulates. The high bulk fibers have hydrogen bonding or coordinate covalent bonding functionalities, and a binder is applied to the fibers to bind the particles to the fibers. T... | 12/31/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5310424 | Process for reducing the fibrillation tendency of solvent-spun cellulose fibre A process is disclosed for providing a solvent-spun cellulose fiber with a reduced fibrillation tendency. The fiber is treated with a chemical reagent, preferably substantially colorless, having 2 to 6 functional groups reactive with cellulose, suitably d... | 05/10/1994 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4854934 | Substituted ureas for ennobling cellulose fibres They have the formula: ##STR1## where either R1 and R2 are identical and represent --CH2 R where R=H or a C1 to C4 alkyl group or R1 and R2 together form the --CH2 | 08/08/1989 |
| 4847143 | Binder composition and nonwoven fabrics and impregnated papers using the same A binder composition is disclosed, which comprises: (A) a copolymer emulsion which contains as its essential ingredients vinyl acetate, ethylene, and a monomer represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R1 is H or CH3 ; and R | 07/11/1989 |
| 4615708 | Method for insitu coloring crosslinked cellulosic materials Cellulosic materials, such as cotton fabrics, can be colored insitu by first treating the fabric with N-phenyldiethanolamine and a crosslinking agent for cellulose, such as dimethylol dihydroxyethyleneurea. After the fabric has been cured it is then color... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4585827 | Low formaldehyde release reactant Textile treating agent for imparting crease resistance is made by mixing 1 mol glyoxal, 2 mols formaldehyde, 1 mol urea and 1.5 mol ethylene glycol and reacting the mixture first at pH 6 to 7 at 60° C. and then at pH 3 at 60°. The product is found to ha... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4505712 | Cyclic urea/glyoxal/polyol condensates and their use in treating textile fabrics and paper Cyclic urea/glyoxal/polyol condensates are excellent formaldehyde-free crosslinking resins for cellulosic textile fabrics and insolubilizers for binders in paper coating compositions.... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4486197 | Fibrous product containing viscose A fabric containing viscose fibres is subjected to cross-linking followed by mercerization and then generally further cross-linking. It is possible to obtain products having good dyeability soft handle and good wet and dry crease resistance.... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4472165 | Method for reduction of formaldehyde in resin-treated fabrics A method for the removal of free formaldehyde from textile fabrics which have been treated with formaldehyde derived resins to make the fabrics crease-resistant is disclosed. The process comprises forming a composition composed of a foaming agent, ethylen... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4447241 | Oxidative afterwash treatment for crease resisting fabrics The level of released formaldehyde in a durable press treated fabric is significantly reduced or eliminated altogether by an oxidative aftertreatment process in which the fabric, after treatment with a formaldehyde-based durable press finishing agent and ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4396391 | Treating cellulose textile fabrics with dimethylol dihydroxyethyleneurea-polyol The products of the reaction of dimethyloldihydroxyethylene urea (DMDHEU) or an alkylated DMDHEU with a polyol impart permanent press properties to a textile fabric and contain only a small amount of free formaldehyde.... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4376633 | Zwitterion compounds as catalysts in easy-care finishing Zwitterions are employed as catalysts in a chemical finishing process to treat cellulosic textiles with crosslinking agents and produce easy-care properties in the finished materials. The process comprises treatment of the textile material, such as cotton... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4345063 | Glyoxal/cyclic urea condensates Alkylated glyoxal/cyclic urea condensates are excellent formaldehyde-free crosslinking resins for textile fabrics.... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4332586 | Novel reactants for crosslinking textile fabrics Alkylated glyoxal/cyclic urea condensates are excellent formaldehyde-free crosslinking resins for textile fabrics.... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4307146 | Process for resin-finishing of textile fabrics and knitted goods Cotton-polyester fiber-blended textile fabrics and knitted goods are resin-finished to be imparted with a high soft feeling and a durable crease resistance using a resin bath containing a specific combination of an amino resin having in the molecule at le... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4300898 | Compositions for treating textile fabrics Blends of a glyoxal/cyclic urea condensate or a partially or wholly alkylated derivative thereof and dimethylol dihydroxyethylene urea or a partially or wholly alkylated derivative thereof improve the properties of textile fabrics treated therewith and co... | 11/17/1981 |
