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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341674 | Fabric wrinkle control composition and method The present invention relates to a stable, aqueous wrinkle controlling and, optionally, odor-absorbing, composition, preferably for use on fabric. The composition preferably comprises fabric lubricant, shape retention polymer, lithium salts, and/or plasticizers for ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7247172 | Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles Formaldehyde-free durable press finished textiles having cross-linked polymaleate finishes are provided. The finish comprises a cross-linked polymaleate having a crosslinked adjunct selected from the group having the formula: | 07/24/2007 |
| 7090701 | Methods of improving shrink-resistance of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, or fabric or yarn composed of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof Methods of improving shrink-resistance of natural fibers (e.g., wool, wool fibers, animal hair, cotton), synthetic fibers (e.g., acetate, nylon, polyester, viscose rayon), or blends thereof (e.g., wool/cotton blends), or fabrics or yarns composed of natural fibers, ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7018422 | Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles Formaldehyde-free durable press finished textiles having cross-linked polymaleate finishes are provided. The finish comprises a cross-linked polymaleate having a crosslinked adjunct selected from the group having the formula: | 03/28/2006 |
| 6989035 | Textile finishing composition and methods for using same Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6953485 | Enhanced fabric comprising substrates and process to provide same The present invention relates to substrate comprising fabric, the substrate treated with a composition comprising: a) formaldehyde; b) polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from about 700 gm/mol to about... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6649689 | Hydrophilic curable ethoxylated silicones This invention relates to hydrophilic curable alkoxylated silicone polymers for surface modification and are useful in, e.g., fiber and fabric care, hair care, skin care, surface care, and car care compositions. The compounds are curable silicone polymers... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6565612 | Shrink resistant rayon fabrics Fabrics containing rayon fibers may exhibit, after the fabric has been aqueous laundered at least one time, changes in dimension in length and in width of less than about 5% each, a durable press value of at least about 2.5, and a water absorbency time of... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6528438 | Durable press/wrinkle-free process Cellulosic fiber-containing fabrics are made wrinkle resistant by a durable press wrinkle-free process which comprises treating a cellulosic fiber-containing fabric with formaldehyde, a catalyst capable of catalyzing the crosslinking reaction between the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6511928 | Rayon fabric with substantial shrink-resistant properties A durable press process for rayon fiber-containing fabrics comprising treating a rayon fiber-containing fabric with an aqueous mixture containing a high concentration of formaldehyde, and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the crosslinking reaction between ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 5705445 | Base fabric for air bags and method for the preparation thereof Disclosed is a base fabric for automobile air bags having excellent flexibility to ensure compact folding of the air bag and high flame retardancy for safety in hazard, which consists of a woven fabric web and a rubbery coating layer formed thereon from a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5273816 | Laminate board possessing improved dimensional stability A laminate which has improved dimensional stability may be prepared by impregnating a reinforcing substrate such as a woven glass cloth with an epoxy resin system having a relatively high molecular weight, in excess of about 850, in the presence of a curi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4929471 | Method of treating polyester fabric A method of treating polyester fabric to enhance the physical properties thereof. The fabric is first exposed to a solution comprising a wetting agent, a nonionic fluorocarbon long chain polymer, a nonionic, cationic or anionic nonsilicone based softener,... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4927698 | Pucker and shrink resistant flame retardant fabric formed of corespun yarns A fabric formed of yarns having a core formed of fire-resistant filaments and a sheath formed of staple fibers and a cured, crosslinked composition applied to one surface of the fabric is provided. The composition comprises a first crosslinkable resin hav... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4631226 | Compositions for the treatment of textile materials Compositions for textile treatment comprising an admixture of: (a) an aqueous emulsion of a copolymer of a monomeric mixture consisting essentially of an oxirane-containing monoethylenically-unsaturated material and at least one other monoethylenically-unsatur... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4403011 | Process for the treatment of wool containing material A process for treating wool containing materials to prevent or reduce felting shrinkage comprises applying to the material in two separate steps a first polymer which is (A) a dialkyl polysiloxane diol containing aminoalkyl groups, or (B) a poly(alkylene ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4292362 | Organopolysiloxane compositions and a process for treating organic fibers An organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) at least one diorganopolysiloxane containing Si-bonded terminal hydroxyl groups, (B) at least one organosilane of the general formula RSiR'n X3-n, in which R represents a monovalent group c... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4144027 | Product and process This invention relates to a process for modifying the characteristics of structures containing keratin fibers and, more particularly, to processes for reducing the relaxation and felting shrinkage of a structure containing keratin fibers and for setting s... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4097643 | Compositions comprising (1) a copolymer formed from an unsaturated acid and (2) an epoxy group-containing silane are useful textile and paper finishing materials An improved composition is disclosed which consists of organic resins and silanes. The compositions are useful finishing resins for textiles, fibers and paper. An example of the improved composition is a copolymer resin containing at least one type of acr... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4066392 | Process for modifying keratinous materials A process for modifying keratinous material is provided, which comprises treating said material with organic solutions or aqueous emulsions which contain 1. polythiols with at least two thiol groups in the molecule and having a molecular weight of 400 to ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4039496 | Low formaldehyde fully etherified methylolated melamine with urea-formaldehyde-glyoxal as textile resin The invention relates to a water soluble textile finishing resin composition, the process for preparing the same, the process for finishing textile materials therewith, and to the textile materials so treated. More particularly, the invention relates to i... | 08/02/1977 |
