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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7235111 | Polycondensates as dyeing promoters for hydrophobic polymer articles A process for dyeing or printing an article comprising a hydrophobic polymer, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is brought into contact with a condensation polymer obtained by condensation of at least one poly-hydroxyl-mono-carboxylic acid, prior to or simultaneously ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211130 | Disperse dye black ink This invention pertains to an aqueous disperse dye black ink and inkjet ink set containing this disperse dye black ink. The ink and ink sets are especially suitable for printing of textiles, especially polyester and polyester blends. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211134 | Dye mixture and ink containing the same A novel compound having sufficiently high fastness to light, heat, humidity and active gas in the environment and a coloring composition using the compound, particularly, an ink for ink jet recording, an ink jet recording method and a method for improving the preser... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189268 | Method of dyeing keratin-containing fibres A method of dyeing keratin-containing fibres, which comprises using a dye of formula wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1–C4 | 03/13/2007 |
| 7095334 | Strip LED light assembly for motor vehicle A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising a plurality of light sources constructed and arranged with a reflector or cullminator, the LED light source being in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply,... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083665 | Highlightable marking composition, method of highlighting the same, highlightable marking composition kit, and highlighted marking composition complex A highlightable ink including a colored pigment and an eradicable colorant; a kit including the highlightable ink and an eradicator solution; an ink complex including a colorless or substantially colorless eradicable dye selected from the group consisting of diarylm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7046160 | LED warning light and communication system A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light and communication device comprising a controller for generating a first observable light signal and a second non-observable light signal within said first light signal. The second light signal is formed of packets of... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038593 | Strip LED light assembly for motor vehicle A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising a plurality of light sources constructed and arranged with a reflector or cullminator, the LED light source being in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply,... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6995681 | LED warning signal light and movable support A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising an array of light sources configured on a light support and in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply, battery, or other electrical source. The warning sign... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6930615 | LED warning signal light and light support A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising an array of light sources configured on a light support and in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply, battery, or other electrical source. The warning sign... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905539 | Black eradicable ink, methods of eradication of the same, eradicable ink kit, and eradicated ink complex A shear-thinning eradicable ink including water, a dye selected from the group consisting of diarylmethane derivatives, triarylmethane derivatives, methine dyes, and a solvent, wherein the ink has a shear-thinning index in the range of about 0.35 to about 1.0; a kit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6719810 | Method for providing protective treatment to nylon fibers The invention provides a method for reacting a variety of protective entities to form covalent bonds with nylon, which entities can be applied directly in the dyebath with the dyes that are used to dye the nylon without blocking such dyes or interfering with their c... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6555038 | Method for producing aqueous liquor dyeable modified polypropylene threads and the use thereof The invention relates to a method for producing aqueous liquor dyeable modified polypropylene threads. The inventive method is characterized in that a CR polypropylene suitable for fiber formation is mixed with a reaction partner which can react with CR p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6544299 | Water bleed inhibitor system Colorfastness of cationic dyeable nylon fibers dyed with acid and/or premetalized acid dyes is enhanced and potential water bleed problems can also be overcome by treating the dyed fibers with an acrylic water bleed fixative in conjunction with a traditio... | 04/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5981741 | Aminated acetate fiber Disclosed are aminated acetate fiber comprising acetylcellulose and one or more water-insoluble quaternary starch ether esters, said starch ether esters containing ester groups of formulae --O--CO--CH3 and/or --O--CO--C2 H5 | 11/09/1999 |
| 5972046 | Method for dyeing cationic dyeable nylon with fiber reactive dyes without heat setting A method is provided for dyeing cationic dyeable nylon fibers with fiber reactive dyes. According to this method, an aqueous dyebath is provided containing one or more fiber reactive dyes. The dyebath has a pH of about 1.5 or below. The dyebath is heated ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5897673 | Fine metallic particles-containing fibers and method for producing the same Fine metallic particles-containing fibers with various fine metallic particles therein, which have fiber properties to such degree that they can be processed and worked, and which can exhibit various functions of the fine metallic particles, such as antib... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5855623 | Process for improving polyamide, acrylic, aramid, cellulosic and polyester properties, and modified polymers produced thereby Methods are provided for treating polyester, polyamide, acrylic, aramid or cellulosic substrates to improve the uniformity of dyeing and to improve the hydrophilic, soil-release, odor-, mildew-, bacterial- and fungal- resistant properties of these substra... | 01/05/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5766267 | Use of carbohydrate compounds as auxiliaries for dyeing and printing fiber materials Use of carbohydrate compounds as auxiliaries for dyeing and printing fiber materials Use of carbohydrate compounds of the formula (1) Z--G--T--R1n (1) in which Z is the radical of a carbohydrate from the ser... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5662716 | Process for increasing stain-resistance of cationic-dyeable modified polyamide fibers This invention relates to an improved process for dyeing cationic-dyeable polyamide fibers, especially carpet fibers, with an acid dye to provide stain-resistant fibers. The polyamide fibers contain cationically dyeable sulfonate groups along the polymer ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5626632 | Process for dyeing cationic dyeable polyamide fiber A continuous dyeing, space dyeing or printing process for dyeing cationic dyeable polyamide fibers comprising the steps of applying a premetalized acid or acid dye to the fiber at a pH of 2.5 and below, and the dyed polyamide fiber resulting therefrom. Th... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5593459 | Surfactant enhanced dyeing Cationic dyes and protonated disperse and solvent dyes are solubilized by an excess (over molar equivalence) of an anionic surfactant to form dye baths and inks for paper. These materials are suitable for the dyeing and printing of cationic dye receptive ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5484455 | Cationic dyeable nylon dyed with vinyl sulfone dyes to give overdye fastness A process for dyeing cationic polyamide with a vinyl sulfone dye wherein said vinyl sulfone dyed polyamide is color stable. The vinyl sulfone dyed cationic polyamide may be overdyed with acid without staining the dyed cationic nylon.... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5466527 | Stain resistance of nylon carpet Stain-resistant nylon, especially cationic-dyeable carpet nylon, is prepared by dyeing 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 superi... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5354342 | Stain resistant multicolor textured cut pile carpet Stain-resistant, multicolored cationic dyeable carpet fibers are space dyed with an acid dye or premetalized acid dye, heatset, then tufted together with undyed cationic dyeable nylon fibers into a carpet. The carpet is then overdyed with an acid dye or p... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350426 | Chlorine resistant cationic dyeable carpet yarn Nylon fibers of cationic-dyeable nylon are dyed with an acid or premetalized acid dye and heatset to impart stain and bleach resistance. Stain and bleach resistant nylon carpets prepared from these fibers are also described.... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5336734 | Textile fibers of sulfonated poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) A textile fiber of sulfonated poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) that is rapidly dyeable to deep shades.... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5218095 | Phthalimidylazo dyes The novel dispersion dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 is a C2 -C8 alkyl radical which is substituted by hydroxyl, halogen, a radical --X--C1 -C8 alkyl or --X--phenyl, in which X is a brid... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5199958 | Stain resistant multicolor textured cut pile carpet: cationic-dyeable nylon yarn dyed with anionic dyes and anionic-dyeable nylon yarn Multicolored stain-resistant nylon carpet is prepared by tufting a space dyed cationic-dyeable carpet nylon, dyed with an acid or premetalized dye intermixed and tufted with an acid dyeable nylon and overdyed with an acid dye to selectively dye the acid d... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5164261 | Dyed antistain nylon with cationic dye modifier Shaped articles, such as fibers, formed of a polyamide formed by salt-blending the polyamide precursor salt with a cationic dye modifier, such as the dimethyl ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid, followed by polymerization, are rendered resistant to staining... | 11/17/1992 |
