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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413579 | Method for dyeing fibers containing keratin A method for dyeing keratin-containing fibers, in particular, human hair comprising the steps of: (A) contacting the hair with a dyeing composition, comprising color-imparting components for a contact time Z1; (B) rinsing the hair a to remove the dying compos... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7347878 | Method of achieving a permanent “stone-wash” effect on textile fibre materials A method of achieving a permanent stone-wash effect on textile fiber materials, in which method the textile fiber materials are dyed with naphthol dyes and the dyed textile material is then after-treated with a stone-wash finish. Very fast dyeings having a permanent... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7282253 | High-durability non-woven fabric with melange appearance and method for manufacture A non-woven fabric with melange-type visual appearance and endowed with high-durability comprising a fiber part and a matrix binder characterized by the binder matrix being a polyurethane characterized by the presence of soft segments and rigid segments, the former ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7207862 | Polishing apparatus and method for detecting foreign matter on polishing surface A polishing apparatus comprises a polishing tool having a polishing surface, and a holder device (top ring) for holding a semiconductor wafer (a substrate). The polishing apparatus further comprises a color CCD camera for taking a color image of a region on the poli... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208019 | Treatment of dyed keratin fibres with a surfactant composition, and use for protecting the color Process for treating dyed human keratin fibres, in which the fibres are washed with a washing composition (B) containing at least one amphoteric surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant chosen from alkylpolyglucosides and monoglycerolated or polyglycerolated ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7140313 | Antiquing whole cloth quilt fabric Process for antiquing a quilt and resulting product includes providing a first fabric panel containing at least some of a first selected fiber, a second fabric panel containing at least some of a second selected fiber and a batting panel containing at least some of ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7107740 | Method and device for depositing a filament tow The invention relates to a method and to a device for depositing a filament tow in a stationary can. To this end, the filament tow is conveyed to the can by a conveyance means, and for deposition into the can the filament tow is guided in such a way that the feed po... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090560 | System and method for detecting abrasive article orientation Systems and methods control abrading operations of an abrading machine by sensing characteristics of an abrading article installed on the abrading machine. When a problem is discovered by sensing the article, appropriate actions may be taken. As one example, the abr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7014665 | Selective application of chemical agents in the pattern dyeing of textiles A dyed substrate having at least one dyed surface. At least one dye solution is disposed across at least a portion of the surface in combination with a migration promoting composition and/or a migration limiting composition. The migration promoting composition and/o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008310 | Wafer carrier wear indicator A wafer carrier for use in polishing disks. The wafer carrier includes a main body and an integral visual inspection wear indicator. The main body has at least one opening formed therein adapted to receive a disk. The visual inspection wear indicator provides a visu... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6957622 | In-situ wear indicator for non-selective material removal systems An in-situ wear indicator for detecting wear to at least one selected part in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. The indicator is manufactured in a selected material with a selected thickness so that the indicator degrades upon exposure to the semiconductor ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939201 | Grinding tool, and method and apparatus for inspection conditions of grinding surface of the same The grindstone is configured so that at least the surface of each abrasive grain is colored differently from the surface of a base. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933014 | Peelable stenciling ink and method of using A peelable stenciling ink for imprinting indicia such as letters, numbers and symbols on a surface of an article such as a sport ball made of leather or a synthetic polymer, e.g., a thermoplastic material, consists of a solvent, a dye dispersed in the solvent, and a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6907634 | Patterning system using a limited number of process colors A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890361 | Modification of printed and dyed materials The present invention relates to methods and compositions for removing excess dye from dyed and/or printed materials, such as, textile materials dyed with disperse dyes, by treating a dyed or printed material with an esterase. The improvements resulting form the pre... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6852134 | Method of imparting stain resistance to a differentially dyeable textile surface and the article produced thereby A method of treating articles having a textile surface (such as broadloom carpets or carpet tiles) with a stainblocker composition is disclosed. A pile surface structure having pile elements containing nylon yarns having both acid dyeability and cationic dyea... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6811574 | Method of after-treatment of a dyeable nylon textile surface with a stain resist and the article produced thereby A method of treating articles having a textile surface (such as broadloom carpets or carpet tiles) with a stainblocker composition is disclosed. After coloring, a stainblocker composition having a temperature from twenty to ninety-five degrees Celsius (20 to 95° C.... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6743264 | Two step permanent coloring of hair A method for treating hair which comprises: first contacting said hair with a substantially inactive mixture of oxidative hair dye precursors; and allowing said mixture to remain in said hair for a period of about 30 seconds to about 60 minutes; | 06/01/2004 |
| 6719812 | Infusion of dye using a plasticizer A method of infusing a dye into the surface of an article formed of a plastic material comprises contacting the surface with a solution including one or more solvents each aggressive to the plastic material, one or more dyes and one or more substances each capable o... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6656228 | Composition and use thereof for ink jet printing A composition comprising: (a) a cationic substance; (b) an acid generator; and (c) an alkyl or a hydroxyalkyl substituted starch. Also claimed is a polyamide textile material treated with the composition, a method for ink jet printing onto a polyamide t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6616711 | Resist printing on hydrophobic fiber materials This invention relates to a process for printing hydrophobic fiber materials with disperse dyes, which comprises 1) dyeing or printing the fiber materials overall with a disperse dye, and 2) printing the fiber materials in areas with a printing paste, whi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6586045 | Method for producing a pattern on fabric A method for creating a pattern by applying varying concentrations of pigment in water to a synthetic fabric and allowing the pigment to bleed and preferably to reverse bleed. A pleated window shade having an Aurora Borealis like pattern is also provided.... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6576025 | Fabric blends of aramid fibers and flame resistant cellulosic fibers The instant invention is directed to dyed fabric blends of aramid fibers and flame resistant (FR) cellulosic fibers, which retains a substantial amount of its strength and durability after dyeing. The dyeing process comprises the steps of: providing a fab... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6533824 | Method for restoring original color to bleached regions of nylon carpets A new method for spot dying nylon carpet requires no color theory nor use of a color wheel. The new method is distinguished from prior art methods primarily by the fact that the focus in on the hue of the spot at any given moment during the process, and t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6500214 | Camouflage covering and method of manufacture Camouflage covering fabricated by the method of attaching dyed jute strands to netting, wherein the netting is placed over an individual or object to be camouflaged. The covering may be formed as an integral garment, such as a hooded poncho, or may be att... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494925 | Sculptured pile fabric having improved aesthetic characteristics The present invention provides a sculptured pile fabric having both a printed pattern and a sculpted surface of various pile heights. The fabric of the present invention has improved aesthetic qualities as compared with sculptured products of the prior ar... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6302922 | Process for manufacturing woven or knit fabrics having excellent shrink and crease resistance and shape stability by using sericin fixed yarns of raw silks and the woven or knit fabrics manufactured by the same process There is provided a process for manufacturing woven or knitted fabrics comprising modifying the woven or knitted fabrics by applying a skeleton triazine cross-linking reaction using a sericin fixing method of raw silk to enhance its shrink and crease resi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6136044 | Stable coloring by in situ formation of micro-particles Micro-particles of transition metals or their compounds can be generated as an integral part of a fiber by first attaching a nucleating agent to the fiber, and then adding a solution of metal ions. The ions are reduced by the nucleating agent in the fiber... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136043 | Polishing pad methods of manufacture and use The present invention is directed to polishing pads useful in determining an end to the useful wear life thereof. In a simple embodiment of the present invention, a polishing pad that is used with slurries is dyed on one side in a manner that causes the d... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120560 | Process and apparatus for pattern dyeing of textile substrates A method and apparatus for pattern dyeing of textile substrates in which the dyeing is done in two stages. In the first stage, a dye is uniformly applied in a manner that allows the dye to fix on contact. The uniformly dyed substrate is then moved under a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6013111 | Stain resistance of nylon carpet Stain-resistant nylon carpet is prepared by dyeing and printing cationic-dyeable nylon fibers with acid or premetallized dye. Lightfastness and depth of shade of an apparent value equal to acid dyeable nylons is obtained with superior stain resistance equ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5925149 | Method for dyeing nylon fabrics in multiple colors When nylon fibers are dyed with a first anionic dye and then treated with a stainblocker, they can be woven into a fabric with untreated nylon fibers and then subjected to a second dyeing process using a second anionic dye of a different color than the co... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5917120 | Resist printing on hydrophobic fibre materials The present invention relates to a process for printing hydrophobic fibre materials with disperse dyes, which comprises a procedure in which the fibre materials A) are dyed over the entire area or printed over the entire area with a disperse dye and B) ar... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5912409 | Stain resistance of nylon carpet Stain-resistant, lightfast nylon carpet is prepared by dyeing cationic-dyeable nylon fibers by applying a print paste containing an acid dye or a premetallized acid dye at a pH of from about 2.0 to about 6-5 and fixing the dye to the fibers, forming the p... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5861045 | Method of dyeing textiles There is provided a method of dyeing cellulosic and/or wool fibers and fabrics in a dyebath containing a dilute solution of tannic acid and/or tannic acid containing products at a proper pH. An exhaust salt is added to the bath to exhaust the tannic acid ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5861044 | Method to selectively carve textile fabrics An apparatus and method for selectively carving textile fabric by selectively applying chemicals containing a liquid repellent either alone or with other chemicals such as dye to a textile fabric and subsequently finishing said fabric. The textile fabric ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5571290 | Stain resistance of nylon carpet Stain-resistant nylon, especially cationic-dyeable carpet nylon, is prepared by dyeing and/or printing cationic-dyeable nylon fibers with acid or premetallized dye. Lightfastness and depth of shade of an apparent value equal to acid dyeable nylons is obta... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5516338 | Water-soluble titanium salt-tannin dyes and methods of use thereof An aqueous dye composition is based upon a mixture of a water-soluble titanium salt, preferably titanium potassium oxalate and a tannin substance, preferably Myrobalan extract. This dye composition may be used to dye either natural fibers, synthetic fiber... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5512061 | Printing and dyeing of textiles (inverse resist printing) A process for printing and dyeing sheetlike fiber materials with anionic dyes comprises a) first applying to the sheetlike fiber material an aqueous solution containing a fixing alkali and a compound which contains a primary, secondary or tertiary amino g... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5487936 | Textile fabrics of differential weave comprising multifilament threads wherein individual filaments have a linear density of one decitex or less A woven fabric is made of warp threads and weft threads. The warp threads have a different composition than the weft threads and at least one of the warp threads or weft threads is comprised of a multifilament fibre. The fabric is colored after it is manu... | 01/30/1996 |
