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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7276085 | Methods of treating and cleaning fibers, carpet yarns and carpets Methods of enhancing stain resistance of fibers, carpet yarns and carpets are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method of treating fiber, yarn or carpet comprising applying an aqueous treating composition to fiber, yarn or carpet, wherein the aque... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7208017 | Processing agents and methods for synthetic fibers A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains four specified kinds of components (Components A, B, C and D) each by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preventing occurrence of fluffs yard breaking and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7078157 | Photosensitive composition and use thereof A composition that comprises a photopolymerizable compound containing at least two pendant unsaturated groups; at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable polyalkylene oxide hydrophilic monomer; at least one nonionic surfactant; and at least one photoi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7004978 | Treatment method for impacting properties of absorbing and releasing moisture to fiber The present invention provides a fiber-treating process wherein fiber is treated, in the presence of a polymerization initiator, with a fiber-treating composition containing (A) reactive protein synthesized by chemically bonding protein with a compound having polyme... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6913628 | Waterborne fabric and textile coating or treatment Novel waterborne vinyl copolymer dispersions useful as a fabric coating or treatment to improve the performance properties of textile products are disclosed and claimed. The compositions contain vinyl monomers, a vinyl silane and hydroxy fatty acid ester compounds h... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6839945 | Moisture barrier fabric and methods of making same The invention relates to a method for preparing a moisture barrier fabric comprising needing the fabric in a direction substantially opposite to the advance direction of the fabric with barbed needles to increase the density of the fabric by entangling the fibers th... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6515175 | Mono-and polyamides of perfluoroalkyl-substituted unsaturated acids Novel perfluoroalkyl-substituted mono-, di- and poly-amide compounds which are reaction products of a mono-, di- or polyamine of 60 to 2000 molecular weight with a perfluoroalkyl substituted unsaturated acid or its corresponding lower alkyl ester and opti... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6485525 | Fibrous substrate treatment A method is provided of altering the chemical and/or physical functionality of a fibrous substrate (e.g. fibers, fabrics and fiber-resin composites) by the action of a polymeric composition containing at least one phosphono- or phosphino-component. The po... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6369184 | Silicone composition for coating textile substrates A silicone composition and the uses thereof, particularly as a coating on an airbag for protecting the occupant of a vehicle in the event of a collision, are disclosed. The aim is to provide a silicone composition suitable for coating onto the inner surfa... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358451 | Grafted poly (p-phenylene terephthalamide) fibers Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) fibers are disclosed which have been grafted with nitrobenzyl, allyl, or nitrostilbene groups to increase adhesion of the fibers to rubber. A process for making the grafted fibers is, also, disclosed.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6280648 | Stain resistant composition for polyamide containing substrates A stain blocking composition for treating polyamide materials, such as nylon carpeting is disclosed. The stain blocking composition contains one or more novolak resins in combination with an addition polymer and a metal donor, such as a magnesium salt. Th... | 08/28/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6074436 | Carpet treatment composition comprising polycarboxylate salts A method for imparting soil resistance to unscoured carpets, and a carpet treated in accordance with the method, are provided. In accordance with the method, a substrate comprising unscoured carpet fibers is treated with a salt of a polycarboxylic acid. T... | 06/13/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5562988 | Organic polymers having a modified surface and process therefor Organic polymer surfaces are modified by contacting such surfaces with a haloester compound and a cationic compound of having a pKa >5. Preferably the organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyesters, aromatic polyamides, and... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556708 | Process for grafting of nitrogen containing polymers and polymers obtained thereby There is disclosed a method for grafting unsaturated monomers to nitrogen-containing polymers in an aqueous environment and in the presence of carbon tetrachloride and certain reducing agents.... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5520705 | Surface treated aramid fibers and a process for making them The invention relates to highly processable, hydrophobic aramid fibers of high modulus, improved surface frictional properties, scourability, low abrasion depositing, low fibrillation obtainable by surface reaction of an aromatic polyamide fiber with a su... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5443896 | Surface treated aramid fibers and a process for making them The invention relates to highly processable, hydrophobic aramid fibers of high modulus, improved surface frictional properties, scourability, low abrasion depositing, low fibrillation obtainable by surface reaction of an aromatic polyamide fiber with a su... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5350529 | Low fume finish for wet air-jet texturing A lubricating finish composition suitable for application as a water emulsion to synthetic filaments and synthetic filaments coated with the composition. The composition of the invention comprises: about 60 to about 98.9 weight percent nonionic emulsifier havi... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5346726 | Maleic anhydride/vinyl or allyl ether polymer stain-resists A polyamide fibrous substrate having deposited on it an amount of a composition effective to impart stain-resistance comprising a water-soluble or water-dispersible maleic anhydride/allyl ether or vinyl ether polymer or a mixture of said polymers, and pro... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5338319 | Process for the photochemical and thermal stabilization of polyamide fibre material with a copper complex having fibre-affinity and an oxalic acid diarylamide There is disclosed a process for the photochemical and thermal stabilisation of polyamide fibre material as claimed in claim 1. The fibre materials treated by the inventive process are distinguished by good fibre affinity and enhanced photochemical and thermal... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5290320 | Fiber treatment agent A fiber treating agent which is a silicone modified polyester in which a polyester has a polyoganosiloxane grafted thereto. The grafted polyester is the reaction product of an allyl ether containing polyester and a polyorganosiloxane wherein at least one ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5275625 | Surface treated aramid fibers and a process for making them The invention relates to highly processable, hydrophobic aramid fibers of high modulus, improved surface frictional properties, scourability, low abrasion depositing, low fibrillation obtainable by surface reaction of an aromatic polyamide fiber with a su... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5190563 | Process for preparing individualized, polycarboxylic acid crosslinked fibers Disclosed is a process for making individualized, crosslinked fibers which includes the steps of providing cellulosic fibers, contacting the fibers with a solution containing a C2 -C9 polycarboxylic acid crosslinking agent, mechanica... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5137537 | Absorbent structure containing individualized, polycarboxylic acid crosslinked wood pulp cellulose fibers Disclosed are absorbent structures containing individualized, crosslinked fibers. The individualized, crosslinked fibers preferably have a C2 -C9 polycarboxylic acid crosslinking agent reacted with the fibers in the form of intrafibe... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5049684 | Electrically conducting material and process of preparing same An electrically conducting material including a cyanic group-containing material having adsorbed thereby copper sulfide. The cyanic group-containing material is in the form of powder or shaped body such as fiber, film, plate, rod or like and is formed of ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4999869 | Pre-treating textiles with dispersions of graft polymers based on polyalkylene oxides to impart soil release properties thereto A process for the pre-treatment of textile surfaces which impart soil release properties, comprising contacting a textile with a dispersion graft copolymer of: (a) a polyalkylene oxide which has a number average molecular weight of from 300 to 100,000, is... | 03/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4990228 | Cation exchange membrane and use A fluorinated cation exchange membrane made using reinforcement of oriented, hydrolyzed fabric of a cation exchange copolymer, the fabric having a coating of a melt-processible precursor or derivative of a fluorinated cation exchange resin on at least one... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4988364 | Coated cation exchange yarn and process A sheath/core yarn having as its core a fluorinated cation exchange resin, oriented at least 1x, in alkali metal salt form and as its sheath an unoriented or oriented melt-fabricable precursor or derivative of the same salt-form fluorinated cation exchang... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4921890 | Process for improving polymer substrate properties, and flame retardancy modified polymers produced thereby A process for improving the flame retardancy, hygroscopic, soil release and other properties of a polymer substrate is provided in which the substrate is contacted with a suitable aqueous mixture containing a water-soluble monomer and an organic halogen-c... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4908040 | Anionic cyclodiylide compounds, their preparation and use in washing agents as shading dyes Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which X, Y, A and M are as defined in claim 1, a process for their preparation and their use as shading dyes in washing agents.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4861501 | Stain resistant composition for synthetic organic polymer fibers and method of use: fluorocarbon polymer An aqueous composition which is capable of rendering fibers repellant to soiling, staining, or combinations thereof. The composition comprises a rewetting agent (i.e., sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate) and a water-repelling fluoroaliphatic radical containing ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4851010 | Process for the preparation of polymer-grafted cellulose fibers by reacting carboxymethyl cellulose peroxide with vinyl monomer A process for graft-polymerizing vinyl monomers onto cellulose fiber materials, by reacting by a fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose peroxide having a degree of substitution for the peroxide groups from 0.02 to 0.11, with a vinyl monomer in an aqueous medium ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4748076 | Water absorbent fibrous product and a method of producing the same A water absorbent fibrous product comprising a fibrous cellulosic material impregnated with a water absorbent acrylic polymer and a fibrous material, which is produced by a method in which an aqueous solution of a monomeric component comprising acrylic ac... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4624677 | Method for controlling antimicrobial content of fibers The use of a bath containing the same antimicrobial agent as that previously incorporated in a fiber permits the antimicrobial concentration in the fiber to be controlled when the fiber is processed through liquid media such as dye baths and the like.... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4619664 | Method of improving the abrasion resistance of recycled wool The abrasion resistance of fabric composed partly or wholly of recycled wool fibers (reprocessed or reused wool) is increased by impregnating the fabric with an aqueous solution of an acrylate monomer containing a polymerization initiator, an acid, and, p... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4473371 | Perfluoroalkyl esters, a process for their preparation and their use as a soil-repellant agent Perfluoroalkyl esters of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 denotes C2 -C20, preferably C4 -C14 -perfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkoxyperfluoroalkyl, R2 denotes C3 -C4 -... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4374176 | Modifier for fibers or fibrous structures and modified fibers or fibrous structures A compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 represent H or CH3 ; A and A' represent ##STR2## B represents ##STR3## X represents H, NH4 or an alkali metal; and m and n ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4369036 | Method of modifying synthetic or natural polyamide products The present invention discloses a method of modifying a synthetic or natural polyamide product. A graft polymerization is carried out on the polyamide product in a solution containing 5 to 60 mole % of acrylic acid and 95 to 40 mole % of methacrylic acid ... | 01/18/1983 |
