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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731762 | Dye composition and dyeing method A dye composition is provided and includes a non-aqueous dye and an ionic liquid. A dyeing method is provided and includes a process of applying the dye composition to an object, and a process of removing fluidity of the dye composition. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727288 | Process for styling dyed hair and inhibiting its color loss during shampooing A process for styling dyed hair fibers in a manner which inhibits subsequent color loss during shampooing involving contacting the dyed hair fibers with a composition containing: (a) at least one polyamine compound having at least two amino groups; (b) at least one ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7166135 | Product and method for treating cotton A process for producing an ionic crosslinked fibrous material, such as a cellulosic fabric, paper, or other substrate, wherein the ionic crosslinked fiber exhibits an increased wrinkle resistance angle. A process for producing a cationized chitosan, wherein the cati... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141688 | Fluorinated dye stabilizers in fluorinated dielectric solvent The present invention is directed to novel fluorinated dye stabilizers having both high quenching efficiency and solubility in halogenated solvents. These dye stabilizers have shown a significantly effect on improving the dye fastness in hostile photooxidation condi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125443 | Lightfast colorant and lightfast ink composition including the same A lightfast colorant and a lightfast ink composition include a lightfast colorant that is derived by covalently binding a benzophenone derivative and a conventional colorant and that imparts effective lightfastness and long-term storage stability to an ink compositi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105479 | Fabric rinse composition containing a benztriazole UV absorber Disclosed is a fabric rinse composition comprising a) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a UV absorber of formula (1), wherein A is a radical of formula (1a); B is a radical of formula (1c); (1d); (1e); (1f), (1g); (1b); (1i); (1k); (1l); or (1m); R1, R2,... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101407 | Sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same The present invention relates to sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same, as well as processes for making sulfur dyes, especially bleach stable sulfur dyes, processes for dying textiles with sulfur dyes and textiles dyed by such pro... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097909 | Nonfelting wool and antifelt finishing process The present invention relates to a specific process in which wool is initially subjected to a plasma treatment and then to a wet chemical treatment with a finishing agent, which provides nonfelting wool in a technically simple and easily handleable manner. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091139 | Flame-retardant leather-like sheet substrate and production method thereof The flame-retardant leather-like sheet substrate of the present invention comprises a layer (A) that is made of an entangled nonwoven fabric comprising a polyester superfine fiber (a) of a single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less containing no flame-retardant compo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6929667 | Method for the fluorescent whitening of cotton A method for the fluorescent whitening of cotton in a discontinuous process comprising contacting the cotton, I an aqueous bath having a pH value of 6 or less, with one or more compounds of the Formula (I) wherein R1 represents an —SO2R3... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6846334 | Sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same The present invention relates to sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same, as well as processes for making sulfur dyes, especially bleach stable sulfur dyes, processes for dying textiles with sulfur dyes and textiles dyed by such pro... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6830593 | Fabric care compositions There is provided a method for preventing or reducing the fading of color on fabric by means of a divalent salt. Compositions which provide care to the color of fabrics and comprising a dye fixing agent and the divalent salt are also herein provided. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6811572 | Plush leather-like sheet product and method for production thereof The present invention relates to a suede-like sheet which is characterized in that, in a suede-like sheet comprising primarily ultrafine fiber of no more than 0.3 dtex and polyurethane, said polyurethane employs polymer diol containing 30 wt % to 90 wt % polycarbona... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6783560 | Process for preparing wetfast polyamide fibers A modified polyamide polymer having a high amino end group content, with more than 30 percent of the amino end groups being secondary or tertiary amine, dramatically improves the dye bleed performance. The modified polyamide may be prepared by polymerization of poly... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6632254 | Treatment of dyed nylon fibers to prevent degradation caused by ultraviolet light The effects of ultraviolet induced damage to cationic dyeable nylon fibers dyed at a pH of about 2.5 or less with an acid dye, a premetallized acid dye or a reactive dye are arrested or attenuated by applying to the dyed fibers either before of after expo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6630002 | Process for the staining of wood with aqueous wood stains The present invention relates to a process for the staining of wood, which comprises treating the unstained wood with an aqueous preparation comprising a) at least one dye, and b) at least one dye stabilizer of the formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6620208 | Wetfast polyamide fiber with high amino end group content A modified polyamide polymer having a high amino end group content, with more than 30 percent of the amino end groups being secondary or tertiary amine, dramatically improves the dye bleed performance. The modified polyamide may be prepared by polymerizat... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6551361 | Method of hair treatment using organic amino compounds A method for reducing color loss from hair treated with an oxidative composition, such as an oxidative hair dye, the method comprising the step of contacting the hair, either prior to or after treatment of the hair with the oxidative composition, with a c... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6497731 | Dyed polyamide-6 articles having improved wetfastness properties and methods of making same Polyamide-6 articles exhibit dramatically improved dye bleed and perspiration performance characteristics, as well as reduced color change of fluorescent dyed polyamide-6. These improvements are achieved according to the present invention by modifying con... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6495660 | Polyamide substrate A process for making a polyamide substrate characterized by enhanced breaking strength and fade resistance is disclosed. The process features the steps of treating a polyamide substrate, preferably a nylon 6 substrate having a hindered amine light stabili... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6451070 | Ultraviolet stability of aramid and aramid-blend fabrics by pigment dyeing or printing A process for improving the ultraviolet stability of aramid and aramid-blend fabrics by pigment printing or padding the fabrics. The pigment printing process comprises the steps of supplying an aramid textile fabric free of highly polar solvents and dye d... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6391065 | UV light absorber composition and method of improving the lightfastness of dyed textiles A water-dilutable UV light absorber composition and method for improving the lightfastness of dyed textiles is provided. The composition includes from about 5-75% by weight of an ultraviolet light absorbing agent selected from the group consisting of benz... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6120559 | Treatment of dyed nylon fibers to prevent degradation caused by ultraviolet light A process for arresting or attenuating ultraviolet induced damage to nylon fibers comprising dyeing cationic dyeable nylon fibers at a pH of about 2.5 or less with an acid dye, a fiber reactive dye or premetallized acid dye and, subsequent to exposing sai... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6080208 | Stilbene compounds and their use The present invention provides new stilbene compounds which are useful as fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), imparting high whiteness levels to textile fibre material treated with them, and which also impart a high sun protection factor (SPF) to textile... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6008359 | Piperidine antioxidants and compositions therewith for preventing the fading of artificial hair dye Piperidine antioxidants and compositions therewith for preventing the fading of artificial hair dye are described herein.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5984976 | Process for improving the photochemical stability of dyeings and prints on polyester fibres A process for the photochemical stabilization of dyeings and prints on polyester fibre material, which comprises treating the polyester fibre material with a compound of formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976196 | Process for preparing a dyed textile fabric wherein the dyed fabric is coated with a mixture of resins An improved method for fixing color of a dyed textile by coating a dyed textile with a mixture of (i) an aminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin resin and (ii) a glyoxylated acrylamide-dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride resin.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5976397 | Photofading inhibitor derivatives and their use in fabric treatment compositions A photofading inhibitor compound comprising a singlet oxygen quenching moiety having a quenching rate of 1×106 L mol-1 S-1 or faster and a cationic moiety.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5955005 | Aqueous dispersions and their use for treating textiles An aqueous dispersion comprising at least one of the UV absorbing compounds of the following formulae I, II or III as below defined: A--B (I); A--C--A (II); or B--A--B (III); wherein in Formula (I) and (II) ##STR1## and in Formula III, A is ##ST... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951719 | Process of after-treating dyed cellulose fabrics with a glyoxalated acrylamide polymer An improved method for fixing color of a dyed textile fabric by coating a dyed textile with an acrylamide polymer which has been reacted with glyoxal at a mole ratio of glyoxal to polymer of at least 0.8:1. Preferably the dyed textile fabric has been pre-... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938793 | Process for increasing the sun protection factor of cellulosic fibre materials 050234814 The present invention relates to a process for increasing the sun protection factor of cellulosic fiber materials, which comprises treating the cellulosic fiber materials with at least one reactive dye and at least one reactive UV absorber.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5914444 | Process for increasing the sun protection factor of cellulosic fiber materials Process for increasing the sun protection factor of cellulosic fibre materials by treating the cellulosic fibre materials with at least one direct dye and at least one UV absorber.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5908474 | Textile dye-fixing agents The present invention provides a dye-fixing agent, obtainable by reacting in a first reaction step, either a homopolymer of diallylamine or N-methyl-diallylamine or a copolymer of diallylamine and N-methyl-diallylamine, with an epihalohydrin, the reaction... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5904738 | Gas-fade inhibition The invention is directed to (1) a method for increasing the color fastness of dyed textiles subject to exposure by atmospheric gases by treating said textiles with a fade-inhibiting amount of a composition comprising at least one polyalkylene imine and (... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5876466 | Suede-like artificial leather Suede-like artificial leather is described that is treated with at least one dye selected from the group consisting of sulfur dyes, vat dyes and sulfur vat dyes, and 2,2',4,4'-tetrahydroxy benzophenone. The suede-like artificial leather has excellent colo... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5851238 | Photochemically stabilized polyamide compositions A process for preparing photochemically stable dyed nylon compositions includes providing to a dyebath a shaped article of poly(epsilon-caprolactam) hydrolytically polymerized in the presence of water, a carboxylic acid chain regulator and a hindered pipe... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5814107 | Photochemically stabilized polyamide compositions A process for preparing photochemically stable dyed nylon compositions includes providing to a dyebath a shaped article of poly(epsilon-caprolactam) hydrolytically polymerized in the presence of water, a carboxylic acid chain regulator and a hindered pipe... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810889 | Aqueous textile treatment compositions containing an ultra-violet absorbing agent The present invention provides an aqueous textile treatment composition comprising: a) a non-reactive UVA compound; b) an emulsifier for the UVA compound; c) water, and, optionally, d) a polysiloxane-based product; as well as a method of treating a textile fibre ma... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5700770 | Dye transfer inhibition and novel peroxidase The transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric during washing or rinsing is inhibited by adding an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or an enzyme exhibiting a suitable oxidase activity to the wash liquor in which said fabrics are w... | 12/23/1997 |
