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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537621 | Method for dyeing a nonwoven fabric and apparel formed therefrom A method is provided for dyeing a nonwoven fabric comprising a blend of fibers to a single color shade. The method includes selecting a nonwoven fabric formed of a blend of polyester and nylon fibers, where the polyester fibers comprise about X percent by weight of ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7279014 | Methods for coloring textiles Systems and methods for coloring an article having a polyester portion and at least one portion of a second material where the polyester portion and second material are not blended together in the article. The entire article is dyed a first color, after which the fi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7189295 | Yarn with heat-activated binder material and process of making Yarn suitable for tufting comprises a base fiber ring spun or wrap spun with a second fiber at least partially comprising a heat-activated adhesive material such that the yarn includes from 0.1 to 12, preferably 0.25 to 10, weight percent adhesive material having a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175918 | Polyolefin compositions The present invention relates to polyolefin compositions that incorporate an acrylic/polyether comb-branched copolymer, articles made from the compositions, such as polyolefin films and polyolefin fibers, and methods for making the compositions and the articles.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160335 | Anthraquinone dyes The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1 and R3 are each independently of the other —NHR5, NHSO2R5, —NHCOR5, —OR | 01/09/2007 |
| 7033669 | Cationically dyed fibers and articles containing the same Dyed sheath/core polyamide-containing fibers are disclosed. Further, methods of making dyed sheath/core polyamide-containing fibers are disclosed. Articles containing dyed sheath/core polyamide-containing fibers are also disclosed. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018430 | Method of mass-coloring synthetic materials The present invention relates to a method of mass-coloring synthetic materials, which comprises using at least one pigment dye of formula (1) wherein R and R1 together form a phenyl or heteroaryl radical and R2 is hydrogen, or R1 and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6969437 | Yarn with heat-activated binder material and process of making Yarn suitable for tufting comprises a base fiber ring spun or wrap spun with a second fiber at least partially comprising a heat-activated adhesive material such that the yarn includes from 0.1 to 12, preferably 0.25 to 10, weight percent adhesive material having a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6916349 | Method of producing non-directional range-dyed face finished fabrics Range-dyed fabrics that possess excellent hand characteristics and simultaneously exhibit substantially nondirectional appearances are provided. Such a combination permits the production and utilization of an extremely comfortable apparel fabric that can be attached... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6812172 | Microdenier fabric having enhanced dyed appearance In a preferred embodiment, the present process involves subjecting a fabric comprised of conjugate yarns to an acidic treatment, which degrades a portion of one component of the conjugate yarns and to dyeing. The acid treatment, given certain reaction kinetics, remo... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6802873 | Method for producing dyed textile materials consisting of polyester and polyamide The invention relates to a method for producing dyed textile materials consisting of polyester and polyamide. The textile material is dyed by means of pigments or a disperse dye that stains polyester. Surplus dye is removed. The polyamide portion is dyed using vat d... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6780205 | Vat acid dyeing of textile fibers A process for dyeing certain textile fibers, utilizing vat acid dyeing and specific additional (second) reducing agents such as α-hydroxyalkylsulfinic acids, their salts and 1,2,4-trithiolane, resulting in excellent depth of shade and washfastness, is provided.... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6780202 | 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... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6752840 | Denim-like article of clothing and method of producing the same The present invention relates to a denim-like clothing mainly including a woven or knitted fabric and having a whitening index of less than or equal to Class 4, which woven or knitted fabric includes ultrafine fibers or fibers capable of forming ultrafine fibers on ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6692541 | Method of making nonwoven fabric comprising splittable fibers The present invention relates generally to a method of making nonwoven fabrics, wherein the fabrics are formed from splittable filaments or staple length fibers having a plurality of sub-components which are at least partially separable. The filaments or ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689175 | Process for enhancing the dyed appearance of a microdenier fabric In a preferred embodiment, the present process involves subjecting a fabric comprised of conjugate yarns to an acidic treatment, which degrades a portion of one component of the conjugate yarns and to dyeing. The acid treatment, given certain reaction kin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6620212 | Method of dyeing a corespun yarn and dyed corespun yarn Provided is a novel method of dyeing a corespun yarn which comprises an inorganic fiber core and at least a first sheath. The method comprises: (a) contacting the corespun yarn with a dye liquor; (b) heating the dye liquor to a dyeing temperature for a ti... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6620211 | Method for dyeing textile materials in a supercritical fluid In a method for dyeing textile material with one or more fiber-reactive disperse dyestuffs in a supercritical or almost critical fluid, such as CO2, which textile material is selected from the group consisting of silk, wool and cellulose, combi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6589297 | Textile spun-dyed fiber material and use thereof for producing camouflage articles The present invention relates to textile spun-dyed fiber material comprising synthetic fibers or mixtures of cellulosic and synthetic fibers for producing military camouflage articles, wherein the synthetic fiber fraction is spun-dyed with a dye having a ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6562741 | Firefighter garment outer shell fabric utilizing stock dyed melamine fiber and ring-spun yarn for making the same A firefighter garment including melamine high-heat and flame resistant fibers that have been stock dyed to obtain a desired shade or color. The stock dyed fiber is preferably blended with another fiber and the blend spun, by ring or core spinning, into a ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562081 | Disperse dyed polyethylene and process Disperse dyed polyethylene fibers obtained by either melt spinning or flash spinning and materials produced from said fibers are provided. The process utilizes dye blends containing at least three and, more preferably, four or more disperse dyes selected ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6547835 | Flame and shrinkage resistant fabric blends and method for making same Fabric blends of inherently flame resistant fibers and flame resistant cellulosic fibers that contain a flame retardant. According to the method of production of these blends, the inherently flame resistant fibers can be dyed a full shade of color without... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544300 | Process for making dyed textile materials having high colorfastness, and materials made therefrom A process for improving the colorfastness of dyed thermoplastic textile materials is described. The process involves heatsetting the materials to a temperature which minimizes the amount of semi-crystalline regions, dyeing the material and subjecting it t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6527815 | Garment dyeing Textiles made of synthetic fibers and synthetic fiber blended fabrics are constructed in the form of a garment then dyed while avoiding setting permanent creases and permanent wrinkles in the garment. The process includes selecting a synthetic or syntheti... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6413281 | 2-(p-sulphophenyl)amino-1,3,5-triazine derivative and the salt of alkali metal thereof, a process for the preparation and their use as an auxiliary of cationic dye 2-(p-sulphophenyl) amino-1,3 5-triazine derivatives [1] and their alkali salts, wherein R1, represents Cl, F; R2 is - or ଲ-naphthylamino, or - or ଲ-naphthoxy, and the method for preparing the compound are pr... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6214058 | Comfort melamine fabrics and process for making them Fabrics made of melamine fibers are made more comfortable by submerging them for at least 20 minutes in a dyebath or mock dyebath that is at least 70° C.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6200355 | Methods for deep shade dyeing of textile articles containing melamine fibers Methods for the deep shade dyeing of melamine fiber-containing textile articles include bringing an undyed melamine fiber-containing textile article into contact with a dye bath containing a dyestuff and an acid donor at a pH of greater than about 6.0 and... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6159249 | Dye composition and method for dyeing hydrophobic fiber with the same In the dyeing of hydrophobic fibers comprising new synthetic fibers, especially those called micronfine fibers, etc., it is difficult to obtain a dyed product having excellent fastness and it is further difficult to obtained a dyed product excellent also ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6086638 | Method for dyeing a polyamide fabric in a grandrelle tone, and a dyed fabric obtained by said method The method for dyeing a polyamide fabric of the present invention comprises the step of dyeing a polyamide fabric having structural variations in the longitudinal direction of the fibers, by a dye liquor containing an anionic reactive dye and regulated at... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6068666 | Blended fiber garment over dyeing process Textiles are first manufactured to attain dimensional stability and durability and thereby withstand the rigors of industrial rental and commercial laundering. Then, the garments are dyed in a two-stage process to yield outstanding colorfastness, pilling ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5938796 | Alkali system for dyeing cellulosic textiles by padding methods Cellullosic textile materials are dyed by a pad or spraying process using a solution which contains 5-100 g/l of inorganic polyphosphate and has a pH of 10-13.5.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5922088 | Process for fixing dyes in textile materials A process for fixing dyes impregnated in fine-dimensional synthetic textile substrates in an environmentally safe manner. The process comprises contacting the dyed synthetic substrates with a phenol- and formaldehyde-free dye-fixative composition comprisi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5902357 | Composition for dyeing or printing textile materials Improved compositions for dyeing or printing textile materials of natural or synthetic fibers or mixtures of the two comprise polyaspartic acid or a derivative thereof and, if appropriate, wetting agents, emulsifiers, leveling agents, dispersing agents, r... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5902355 | Method for pattern dyeing of textile fabrics containing blends of cellulose regenerated fiber A method for dying-finishing of textile fabrics which contain modified cellulose regenerated fiber capable of dyeing with cationic dyes which contains an insoluble polymer which is obtained by cross-linking a dihydroxydiphenylsulfone-sulfonate condensate ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5885307 | Dyeing articles composed of melamine fiber and cellulose fiber Melamine fibers and cellulose fiber combinations are dyed with certain dyes such that the cellulose fiber is dyed by the dyes but the melamine fiber is substantially undyed. When in fabric form, a chambray appearance is given.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5810890 | Process for dyeing synthetic polyamide fiber materials A process for dyeing synthetic polyamide fibers, in particular in form of micro fibers, is described comprising the use of polyamide fibers having an amino end group content of at least 60 gram equivalents per 1000 kilograms of polyamide polymer and using... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5811040 | Process of making fiber for carpet face yarn The specification describes a process of making a fiber for a carpet face yarn, the yarn being made of polyolefin/polymer filaments which contain a plurality of longitudinally dispersed relatively small, short polymer fibrils inside the filaments generall... | 09/22/1998 |
