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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016894 | Side-specific treatment of textiles using plasmas An apparatus and method for generating gas-phase active chemical species suitable for selectively processing one side of a textile or nonwoven material are described. Processing includes etching or stripping coatings, as examples. A low-temperature plasma is used to... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7699896 | Surface pretreatment of fabrics for laser writing applications Pretreatment of a fabric using a material that binds to the fabric and changes some characteristic of the fabric. In an embodiment, the characteristic that is changed can be at least one of stain and flash for wrinkle resistance. The material can be Permafresh mater... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7198733 | Formed substrate used for solid electrolytic capacitor, production method thereof and solid electrolytic capacitor using the substrate A formed substrate, wherein the surface of the valve-acting metal having a dielectric film is at least partially covered with an oxide comprising Si, valve-acting metal element and oxygen, preferably, wherein the content of Si in the formed foil having an aluminum o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179848 | Method for coloring a transparent article made of polycarbonate and resulting article The invention concerns a method which consists in irradiating at least one face of the article with UV radiation, causing the article to be photodegraded over a thickness of at least 1 μm, and in contacting the irradiated face of the article with a colouring agent ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7135209 | Water soluble radiation activatable polymer resins The present invention relates to water soluble radiation activatable polymer resin formulations which are suitable to modify the absorption properties of fibrous materials and the polymer obtained by such radiation activatable polymer resins and the method of prepar... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097909 | Nonfelting wool and antifelt finishing process The present invention relates to a specific process in which wool is initially subjected to a plasma treatment and then to a wet chemical treatment with a finishing agent, which provides nonfelting wool in a technically simple and easily handleable manner. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7053033 | Treatment of fabric articles with specific fabric care actives and a siloxane lipophilic fluid Methods and compositions to treat fabrics with lipophilic fluid and a specific fabric care active are provided by the present invention. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6967105 | Surface-modified wick for diagnostic test strip A wicking material is disclosed that exhibits a horizontal wicking velocity of at least about 1.0 millimeter per second when contacted with a physiological fluid such as blood, lymph or cellular interstitial fluid. This high wicking rate is achieved by means of trea... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6923890 | Chemical processing using non-thermal discharge plasma A method for activating chemical reactions using a non-thermal capillary discharge plasma (NT-CDP) unit or a non-thermal slot discharge plasma (NT-SDP) unit (collectively referred to as “NT-CDP/SDP”). The NT-CDP/SDP unit includes a first electrode disposed betwe... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908976 | Polymer-grafted stretchable cotton A solution for forming a graft substrate containing a graft initiator, a catalyst for activating the graft initiator, a polymerizable silicon softener, and at least one additional prepolymer, each of the softener and the prepolymer which includes a functional group ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6807456 | Fractal jean manufacturing Formation of fractal garments using a laser to scribe a total pattern onto jean parts. The pattern is formed into a 60 by 60 image, that is formed to form all parts of the denim design. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6682571 | Process for making pattern on dyed fabric and dyed fabric obtained by the process A process for making a pattern according to intended design on cloth or clothing, particularly denim clothing, dyed with a colorant or a dye through decolorizing is provided. Fabric or clothing dyed with a colorant or a dye is impregnated with a substance... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6616710 | Laser scribing process to eliminate the denim enzyme by washing and laundry A system of forming simulated seam abrasion on denim materials. The simulated seam abrasion is formed by using a laser beam to form a seam abrasion type pattern on the material. The pattem is like a ladder with uneven rungs. After the pattern is formed, t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6287346 | Method for stain removal on fabric with detergent compositions containing bleach The present invention is in the field of liquid or gel detergents. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for removing stains and/or odors and for disinfecting fabrics by applying a liquid or gel detergent composition to the fabric and subje... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6258129 | Method for enzymatic treatment of wool The present invention relates to methods of producing wool or animal hair material with improved properties such as shrink-proofed (anti-felting tendency), increased whiteness, improved dyeability, increased softness and/or reduced pilling tendency, the m... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6242059 | Nonfelting wool and antifelt finishing process The invention relates to the antifelt finishing of wool in which the wool is (a) first exposed to a plasma in a corona treatment and (b) subsequently treated with an aqueous dispersion of self-dispersing isocyanates.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6211308 | Method for coating a textile A method for coating a textile includes applying a substantially water-free, energy-curable, polymer-forming composition to the textile and exposing the textile and composition to a source of energy under such conditions as to generate chemically active s... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6090158 | Localized finishing of garment workpieces A method and system is disclosed for producing localized abraded, faded and worn finishing effects on a garment by applying a finishing pattern to its component pre-cut, individual fabric workpieces before assembly by sewing. An optical detection system t... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5972039 | Increased absorbency and hand-feel fabrics A method for enhancing the absorbency, hand-feel, or both of an article made from fibers having a spin finish thereon, where the spin finish decreases the hand-feel desirability and decreases the absorbency of the article. The method involves subjecting t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954841 | Wool scouring The present invention provides an improved method for scouring wool. The method comprises differential heating of grease contaminants in the unscoured wool to at least partially liquefy the grease, absorbing the grease by the addition of a grease-absorbin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5766266 | Method of laser cleaning and bleaching a fiber web A method and apparatus for bleaching and cleaning fibers of a fiber web. The method and apparatus includes continuously forming and moving a fiber web through a bleaching and cleaning station. Directing ultraviolet light onto the surface of the fiber web ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5730759 | Poly-substituted phthalocyanines The use of substituted phthalocyaines for removing stains from fabrics which comprises treating the stained fabrics with an aqueous composition comprising a phthalocyanine in which at least one of the peripheral carbon atoms in the 1-16 position of the ph... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5725600 | Process for improving the results of cosmetic treatments performed on bleached hair A process for improving the results of cosmetic treatments on bleached hair is provided.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5713961 | Process for bleaching hair by laser irradiation, and device The present invention provides a process for bleaching a lock or portion of lock of hair, at least partially, by irradiation of the lock using a laser beam in the form of pulses, and a device for implementation of same.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5699589 | Laser cleaning and bleaching apparatus A method and apparatus for bleaching and cleaning fibers of a fiber web. The method and apparatus includes continuously forming and moving a fiber web through a bleaching and cleaning station. Directing ultraviolet light onto the surface of the fiber web ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5679113 | Process for bleaching hair by laser irradiation with cooling, and device for its implementation A process for bleaching at least one lock or portion of a lock of hair, at least partially, by irradiation is provided.... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5567207 | Method for marking and fading textiles with lasers The present invention relates to an environmentally safe, water-free method for color fading and for producing patterns on textile materials (1, 10) by exposure to laser radiation (7, 12) of sufficient intensity to cause photo-decomposition of the colorin... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5554196 | Method of marking a surface of an object by means of a laser light Method of marking a surface of an object by means of a laser light beam. A description is given of a method of decorating or marking, for example, synthetic resin objects by means of an UV-laser or IR-laser by coating the object with a layer of a dye precursor... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5529928 | Enzymatic treatment of wool The invention relates to a process for the production of wool and animal hairs with a low-in felt or felt-free finish, with a soft woolly handle and special shrink-resistance and strength. In this process, the wool is treated with a protease and is then t... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5512060 | Process for treating textile materials with enzyme containing compositions and high frequency fields A process for the treatment of a textile material comprising a) applying evenly a liquor solution (hereinafter referred to as "the liquor") for performing the treatment to the material in such a manner that the dry weight uptake of the solution at the end of t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5478358 | Method for improving an animal fiber Scales and impurities adhered on an animal fiber can be removed by immersing the animal fiber in an aqueous bath containing inactive inorganic powder and treating it with ultrasonic wave. In the method the animal fiber can be very efficiently improved in ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5459301 | Cyclic microwave treatment of pressed garments Pressed garments are treated with microwaves to activate chemicals without heating the garments, resulting in permanent creases without fabric damage. An apparatus controls the process or curing cross-linking agent impregnated cellulosic fabric with micro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5360455 | Process for producing multicolor or tone-in-tone effects There is disclosed a process for producing multicolor or tone-in-tone effects on natural and synthetic polyamide fiber material by subjecting flocks, slubbing, yarn or selected areas of piece goods to a plasma or corona discharge treatment before dyeing a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5344462 | Gas plasma treatment for modification of surface wetting properties Efficiency of low pressure gas plasma processes is increased by addition of small quantities of water vapor to the primary gas constituting the plasma. Treated fabrics and polymer films show decreased wetting angle and increased capillary absorption, whic... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5246019 | Process for bleaching hair under the influence of light The process for bleaching hair using light includes first, applying a sufficient quantity of a composition containing at least one optical photosensitizer and a compound capable of providing a hydrogen radical to strands of the hair to be bleached and all... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5156780 | process for treating a porous substrate to achieve improved water and oil repellency Oil and water repellency is conferred upon porous substrates (10) by treatment with a solution of a monomer (16) of the formula: (Cn E2n+1)(CH2)x (CHR)OCOCH.dbd.CH2 where n is an integer; X is 0,1,2 o... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5102423 | Cloth treatment method using direct current A cloth treatment method includes the steps of dipping a cloth in a solution of a treating substance to wet the cloth therewith, squeezing the cloth to uniformly impregnate it with the substance, disposing the cloth impregnated with the treating solution ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5048455 | Process and apparatus for automatic finishing of flexible materials, and particularly leathers and hides A continuous finishing process for flexible materials using a continuous printing machine of the thousand dot type. A small controlled amount of a finishing product, comprising 90 to 100% of photopolymerizable active material, is deposited at a rate of 5 ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5004590 | Carbon fibers Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fiber in the form of a filament bundle has a high Modulus and a high Tensile Strength in the Impregnated Strand Test respectively between about 42 million and 50 million psi and between about 600,000 and 900,000 psi, a... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4996098 | Coated cation exchange fabric and process A coated cation exchanged fabric having as its base a fluorinated cation exchange resin, oriented at least 1x, in alkali metal salt form and as its coating an unoriented or oriented melt-fabricable precursor of the same salt-form fluorinated cation exchan... | 02/26/1991 |
