Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7208554 | Polyoxyalkylene phosphonates and improved process for their synthesis A process for preparing polyoxyalkylene phosphonates in high yield and purity without extensive isolation procedures. The process also enables hydroxy terminated polyoxyalkylene phosphonates to be produced with their attendant high aqueous solubility and the availab... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189555 | Proteases from gram-positive organisms The present invention relates to the identification of novel metallo-proteases (MP) in Gram-positive microorganisms. The present invention provides the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for Bacillus (MP). The present invention also provides host cells hav... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186273 | Treatment of textiles with fluorinated polyethers A polymer adapted for the Shrink resist treatment of textile materials imparting water, stain and/or oil repellency. The polymer includes a fluorinated polyether. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7131466 | Patterned scarf, method and loom for producing the same A patterned scarf having a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer which are interwoven along the edges. The scarf has colors and/or patterns which are formed by weft threads their inserted spaced-out between warped threads of the same color. The warped threads... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6969409 | Animal fiber superior in shrink proofing and method for preparation thereof The present invention provides an animal fibers having improved shrink proofing and pilling resistance properties and method for preparation thereof. An animal fiber having excellent shrink proofing and pilling resistance and retaining its original water repe... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964182 | Treatment apparatus for chemical modification of animal fibers of continuous web form A mechanism, giving less environmental load, for treating animal fibers of a continuous web form so as not to spoil inherent properties of the animal fibers such as hand-feeling and water repellency, so as to improve resistance to felting (shrinkage) and pilling. Th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962608 | Regenerable antimicrobial polymers and fibers with oxygen bleaches The present invention provides durable and regenerable antimicrobial fibers and methods for preparing the same. These fibers have excellent colorfastness and washfastness, and are environmentally friendly. The antimicrobial fibers of this invention are suitable for ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6827746 | Textile finishing process A process for treating a textile fabric to impart or enhance at least one property of the fabric comprising: introducing the fabric into an aqueous formaldehyde containing solution to provide a wet pickup of an effective amount of ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6716256 | Method for preparation of slenderized animal fiber A slenderized crimped animal fiber with a fixed slenderized form having a lowering rate of tensile strength for undyed spun yarn of no less than 10%, fiber contraction in boiling water of no more than 1%, an alkali solubility of no more than 22% by weight and a UB s... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6660044 | Fiber product-treating agents The present invention provides a fiber product-treating agent which can impart an excellent wrinkle-resistant effect and an excellent durable press effect to the fiber product capable of being heated and being hardly effected with not only during wearing ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649029 | 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... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6537326 | Method for significantly enhancing the quality of scoured wool and machinery for achieving those enhancements A wool or the like fiber scour including at least one of the following, (a) scouring process wherein the fiber is subjected to an acid extraction process to remove absorbed iron, and by to greatly improve the brightness (Y tristimulus value) of the wool; ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6511535 | Method for printing fibrous textile materials using the ink jet technique The invention relates to a method for printing fibrous textile materials using the ink-jet printing technique, wherein the fibrous materials are printed with an aqueous ink that comprises at least one acid dye according to claim 1 and that has a viscosity... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6387135 | Treatment of hides A process and apparatus for the treatment of hides and skins (3). The hide or skin is placed on a support (1, 2) and sealed to the support around the edges of the skin or hide. A treatment liquor is then supplied under pressure between the skin or hide an... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375685 | Textile finishing process A process for treating a textile fabric to impart or enhance at least one property of the fabric comprising: introducing the fabric into an aqueous formaldehyde containing solution to provide a wet pickup of an effective amount of the solution by the fabric, ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6302922 | Process for manufacturing woven or knit fabrics having excellent shrink and crease resistance and shape stability by using sericin fixed yarns of raw silks and the woven or knit fabrics manufactured by the same process There is provided a process for manufacturing woven or knitted fabrics comprising modifying the woven or knitted fabrics by applying a skeleton triazine cross-linking reaction using a sericin fixing method of raw silk to enhance its shrink and crease resi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6228132 | Process for modifying silk Modified silk processed according to an embodiment of the present invention is an all-natural stretchable silk textile processed without synthetics. The modified silk includes commercially-advantageous physical properties such as stretchability and it is ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6140109 | Method for enzymatic treatment of wool A method of treating wool, wool fibers or animal hair with a haloperoxidase (together with a hydrogen peroxide source and a halide source), and a proteolytic enzyme. The described method results in improved shrink-resistance, handle, appearance, wettabili... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6103068 | Process for antifelting finishing of wool using a low-temperature plasma treatment A process for antifelt finishing of wool material composed of especially animal hairs by means of a low temperature plasma treatment, characterized in that moist wool material having a water content of 4 to 40% by weight is exposed, prior to further proce... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099588 | Method for treatment of wool The present invention provides a method of treating wool, wool fibers or animal hair an alkali-containing alcohol solution, followed by a proteolytic enzyme in aqueous solution. The described method results in improved shrink-resistance, and may result in... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6056788 | Processes for creasing moist wool fabrics Creases with excellent resistance to washing processes can be produced in 30 to 100% by weight wool fabrics by means of a specific process. The fabrics are preferably in the form of garments; the process can be used to produce trouser creases, for example... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6034220 | Chemical modification of repetitive polymers to enhance water solubility Highly repetitive proteins which are relatively insoluble in water are chemically modified to increase solubility. The protein is reacted with a functionalizing agent to introduce additional polar functionalities and disrupt the order of the protein. The ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5984974 | Process for producing a silk fibroin modified woolen fiber and a modified woolen fiber To provide gloss to a woolen fiber by adhering silk fibroin to the woolen fiber firmly and uniformly, a woven woolen fiber subjected to anionic processing is infiltrated with a silk fibroin solution, a cationic polymer resin is dissolved in the solution, ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980579 | Process for improved shrink resistance in wool A method is provided for reducing the shrinkage of wool comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an aqueous solution comprising an oxidase or a peroxidase; and (b) contacting a wool containing article with said aqueous solution under conditions suitable for... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5942006 | Process for the flame-retardant treatment of textiles A process for the flame-retardant treatment of a cellulosic fabric by impregnating a fabric with an aqueous solution of a tetrakis (hydroxyorgano) phosphonium (THP) and then at least partially drying it. The partially dried impregnated fabric is passed at... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5928383 | Chemically assisted protein annealing treatment A method for treating proteinaceous materials that contain disulfide or polysulfide bonds to improve their performance at high relative humidity and when wet. The method comprises annealing the fabric at a temperature in the range of from 70° C. to 160°... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5928380 | Treatment of fabrics garments or yarns with haloperoxidase A method of treating fabrics, garments, or yarns comprising treating undyed fabric, garment, or yarn in an aqueous medium with an effective amount of a haloperoxidase, a halide source, and a hydrogen peroxide source. The treated fabric, garment, or yarn e... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5856544 | Aminopolysiloxanes with hindered 4-amino-3,3-dimethylbutyl groups Aminopolysiloxanes of the following structure Q2 RSiO-- (SiR2 O)x -(SiRR1 O)y -SiRQ2 wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms including alkyl, aryl and aralky... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5853764 | Process for preparing fine powder of silk fibroin A process is provided for preparing crystalline fine powder of silk fibroin from a silk substance in an industrially advantageous fashion. The process for the preparation of fine powder of the silk fibroin is such that, after the silk substance is brought into... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5849040 | Process for manufacturing woven or knit fabrics using yarn dyed raw silk and the woven or knit fabrics manufactured by the same process A process is provided for manufacturing a high quality cloth having a width of 150 cm or any width in which likelihood of occurrence of defects such as color shading, rub marks, wrinkles and creases due to fabric dyeing method is eliminated and color fast... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5837011 | Method for making metal oxide textiles for spectral emitters Several new and useful compositions of rare earth oxides and mixtures of rare earth oxides are made into strong flexible fibrous textiles and strands. By varying the mixtures of rare earth metal oxides that make up the textiles and strands, the emission s... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5824113 | Method of modifying keratin fiber An improved method of modifying keratin fiber represented by wool is disclosed. Mechanical force is applied to keratin fiber in the presence of an aqueous solution of a transition metal salt to weaken and destroy the structure of the parts under the kerat... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5795354 | Process for dyeing wool and other keratin fibres A method of applying an anionic dye to keratin fibers which involves pre-treating the fibers by contacting them with a solution of an amphoteric surfactant, and then applying the dye to the pre-treated fibers. A method of preparing keratin fibers for dyei... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5789326 | Particle binders A binder is applied to fibers to bind particles to the fibers. The fibers have hydrogen bonding functional groups. The particles have functional groups capable of forming a hydrogen bond or a coordinate covalent bond. The binder comprises binder molecules... | 08/04/1998 |
