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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7169193 | Use of sugar surfactants and fatty acid partial glycerides There are provided compositions for improving the washfastness and color intensity of colored fibers, especially keratin fibers, which comprise a) at least one sugar surfactant chosen from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6726731 | Fabric treatment composition The present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition comprising surfactant, fabric substantive dye and dye auxiliary agent. The fabric treatment composition of the invention can be used to change, refresh or maintain the color of fabric. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6616706 | Method for producing hair dye products A process for making a hair colorant composition involving: (a) providing a phase inversion temperature emulsion or microemulsion containing: (i) an oil component; and (ii) an emusifier selected from the group consisting of an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligogl... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6149850 | Addition of additives to polymeric materials A process for introducing additives into a polymer melt comprising dispersing at least one additive in an at least partially volatile liquid vehicle with a dispersant and a stabilizer for the dispersion; feeding the resulting dispersion to a vented extrud... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6113656 | Method of dyeing low pill polyester A method for exhaust dyeing a polyester or polyester blend textile article with a disperse dye is provided whereby the article is first treated with an aliphatic amine to reduce the tensile strength of the polyester fibers, followed by dyeing the fabric i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6099594 | Simultaneous finish-stripping and dyeing of synthetic fibers Synthetic fibers and synthetic fiber textile materials finished with mineral oil finishes, silicone oil finishes or both can be simultaneously stripped of these finishes and dyed in one liquor comprising as essential ingredients a) anionic and/or amphoter... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5746778 | Wood stain containing a stabilizing agent A wood stain which is water-based, which is suitable for staining wood, and which is comprised of water; at least one dye selected from the group consisting of azo, diazo and triarylmethane dyes; and a stabilizing agent which is effective to reduce free i... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5716418 | Coloring of keratin-containing fibers with preparations which contain alkyl glycosides and oxidation dye precursors A composition and process for coloring keratin-containing fibers wherein the composition comprises: (a) an alkyl glycoside of the formula (I): R1 --O--(G)x --H (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched a... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5697984 | Dye preparations with ethylene oxide-castor oil reaction products Dye preparations comprising one or more dyes with no water-solubilizing groups in the molecule from the class of the metal complex azo dyes or the metal phthalocyanines and reaction products between from 1 to 50 mol of ethylene oxide and 1 mol of castor o... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5634949 | Prevention of fabric hand harshening on printing of dyeing cellulosic textiles Cellulosic textiles are printed or dyed with multiple hook reactive dyes without fabric hand harshening on using a reactive dye preparation containing 0.5 to 10% by weight of a surfactant and 0 to 10% by weight of an antifoaming agent.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5609651 | Oxidation hair dye composition made from a creamy hair dye-containing carrier and a preparation containing an oxidizing agent and polymer and method for oxidative dyeing of hair The oxidation hair dye composition is made by mixing a viscous creamy hair dye-containing carrier and a fluid preparation in a weight ratio of dye-containing carrier to fluid preparation of 2:1 to 1:3. The viscous creamy hair dye-containing carrier has a ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5603735 | Water-reducible dye compositions comprising solvent dyes and citrus solvents Water-immiscible solvent dyes are mixed with citrus solvents and non-ionic surfactants to form a water-reducible true dye solution containing at least 35 wt % of the water-immiscible dye. The dye solution is dispersible in water and infinitely reducible.... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5567206 | Stain and method for staining wood A wood stain which is water-based, which is suitable for staining wood, and which is comprised of water; at least one dye selected from the group, consisting of azo, diazo and triarylmethane dyes; and a stabilizing agent which is effective to reduce free ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5540739 | Process for dyeing naturally occurring or synthetic polyamide fibres A process for dyeing textile materials of naturally occurring and synthetic polyamide fibres, in which dyeing is carried out at the boiling point of the dyebath during a short dyeing time which is therefore gentle on the fibres, and level dyeings having g... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5509940 | Processes and compositions for dyeing hydrophobic polymer products with disperse dyes and terpene/terpenoid solvents The present invention provides a process for dyeing hydrophobic polymer fibers, including the step of contacting the goods with an amount of a dyeing solution effective to dye the goods, wherein the solution comprises an amount of a terpene/terpenoid solv... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5476519 | Dye suspensions Water insoluble or sparingly soluble dyestuffs such as disperse dyes as concentrates for making up dyebaths or for use as printing pastes, and optical brightening agents for laundry detergents are formulated as stable suspensions in aqueous structured sur... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5462565 | Process for dyeing delustered polyamide fibers with acid dyestuffs and metal salts The new process for dyeing polyamide fibers with acid dyestuffs, in which small amounts of metal salts are added to the dyebath, gives dyeings having improved lightfastness.... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5376148 | Process for printing synthetic fibre material by transfer printing There is disclosed a process for printing synthetic fibre by transfer printing, which comprises using a printing paste comprising (a) a water-soluble polymer that contains sulfo groups, and one or more than one component selected from the group consisting of (... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5358538 | Process for production of black coloring material and cosmetics containing said black coloring material and use thereof A process for the production of a black coloring material characterised by treating a compound selected from finely powdered sugar, protein and a polyamide polymer, having amino groups with a naphthoquinone derivative represented by the general formula (1... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356445 | Process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fibre material with dye mixtures The invention relates to a process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fiber material from an aqueous liquor, in the presence of a levelling assistant and in the presence or absence of an alkali metal fluorosilicate or ammonium fluorosilicate, which... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5209758 | Pasty or solid dye melts: disperse dye and nonionic and/or cationic surfactants The invention relates to novel pasty or solid dye melts which contain, per 1 part of a sparingly water-soluble or water-insoluble dye whose melting point is higher than 150° C., 2 to less than 5 parts of a nonionic surfactant with a melting point of 25°... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4985045 | Mixtures of mon-azo dyestuffs for dyeing and printing hydrophobic synthetic fiber materials A monoazo dyestuff composition comprising at least two different individual compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2, independently of each other, are linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R is linea... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4803008 | Cleaning composition containing a colorant stabilized against fading An aqueous cleaning composition comprising a surfactant; up to about 50% of a higher boiling solvent, typically an alkyl ether of an alkylene glycol, said solvent introducing impurities into the composition in an amount and of a nature normally chemically... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4715863 | Process for dyeing hydrophobic fibre material from aqueous bath containing untreated disperse dye and to adjust the exhausted dye bath for further use A process is described for dyeing hydrophobic fibre material with unfinished disperse dyes from an aqueous liquor, which comprises dissolving one or more such dyes in water at a temperature of 50° to 150° C. by means of a surfactant or surfactant mixtur... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4668234 | Aromatic polyamide fibers and process for stabilizing such fibers with surfactants An aromatic polyamide fiber containing a large amount of a surfactant, sufficient to enable it to be dyed a deep shade. The high surfactant level enables the fiber to be stabilized, at low temperatures, against progressive laundry shrinkage.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4523923 | Solid disperse dye formulations containing non-ionic dispersants for transfer printing inks The invention relates to solid disperse dye formulations which do not contain anionic dispersants and which comprise one or more disperse dyes having a particle size of less than 5 μm, and one or more nonionic dispersants selected from the group of the f... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4472294 | Fluorine-containing compounds, and surface-tension lowering agent containing same A fluorine-containing compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Rf is a C3 -C21 fluorine-containing group; R is a hydrogen atom or a C1 -C4 acyl group; Q is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4430250 | Surface-active oligomers The invention provides surface-active random oligomers of the general formula: in which R1 denotes a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radical or a cyclo-aliphatic, aromatic or alkylaromatic radical containing 1... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4350493 | Carrier composition for disperse dyes The present invention provides a composition for dyeing or printing with disperse dyestuffs comprising (a) 70-87.5% by weight of an aromatic hydrocarbon mixture containing more than 30% by weight of a mixture of alkylbenzenes having two or more methyl gro... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4349349 | Aqueous liquid composition of reactive dye An aqueous liquid dye composition containing 10 to 50 parts by weight of C.I. Reactive Blue 19, 1 to 40 parts by weight of a condensation product of formaldehyde with naphthalenesulfonic acid which may be alkylated, 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4270916 | Dyeing composition and method Cationic or certain anionic dyes are rendered compatible with normally incompatible anionic and nonanionic polymers by the addition of certain surface active agents.... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4258448 | Method of dispersing, emulsifying materials with phosphoric acid esters Water-soluble phosphoric acid esters which are prepared from polyols and/or epoxides, in some cases polycarboxylic acids or their derivatives and phosphoric acids in the molar ratio 1:(0 to 1.5):(0.05 to 1.5), the sum of the numbers of mols of the carboxy... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4252534 | Dyeing assistants and their use in dyeing synthetic fibre material A dyeing assistat containing at least (a) an alkylbenzene or tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin) or a mixture thereof, (b) an anionic surfactant, (c) a non-aromatic and water-immiscible solvent and optionally also (d) a polar solvent and/or (e) a non-ionic surfactant;... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4226597 | Use of 2,4,4,4-tetrachlorobutyl acetate as a dye carrier for disperse dyes Disclosed is a method of dyeing hydrophobic textile fibers, particularly polyesters, with disperse dyes using 2,4,4,4-tetrachlorobutyl acetate as a dye carrier. Also disclosed are dye carrier compositions comprising the above chemical in combination with ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4198204 | Short liquor dyeing process for piece goods, made from cellulose fibers, in rope form Process for dyeing mesh fabrics and woven fabrics, made from cellulose fibers and mixed yarns thereof, in rope form on a winch beck or jet dyeing apparatus by the exhaustion method at a short liquor ratio in the presence of at least one auxiliary, using a... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4191532 | Organic compounds Disclosed is a liquid dye concentrate for dilution down to form a dyebath for the dyeing of blend substrates comprising acid and cationic dyeable fibres, which concentrate comprises at least one acid dye, at least one cationic dye and, as auxiliary agents... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4155856 | Process for aftertreating dyed textile material containing polyester fibres A process for aftertreating dyed textile material consisting of or containing polyester fibres and thus preventing oligomer deposits on the dyeings, which process comprises treating said textile material at a temperature below the glass transition point o... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4155708 | Continuous dyeing or printing process A process for continuous dyeing or printing, wherein a textile matrial is impregnated or printed with an emulsion of water and a halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon containing at least one dyestuff, at least one of the phases of the emulsion containing a th... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4134725 | Process for the production of granules An improved process for the production of granules, comprising application of a granulating liquid to a pulverulent substance being subjected to a rotating movement in such an amount that the point of equilibrium between the moisture content of the substa... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4132525 | Process for dyeing materials which contain synthetic fibres using polyadducts of propylene oxide and polyhydric alcohols Process for dyeing materials which contain synthetic fibres with dyes that are sparingly soluble to insoluble in water, in the presence of dyeing auxiliaries which are polyadducts of propylene oxide and a polyhydric aliphatic alcohol of at least 2 carbon ... | 01/02/1979 |
