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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947091 | Curcumin and its derivatives for use as silicone colorants Colored silicone polymers and elastomers are described herein wherein the colorants used in the composition provide tint to the polymer, but are capable of retaining transparency of the substrate if desired. The colorants include curcumin and/or a derivative thereof... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7901824 | Colorant treated ion exchange resins, method of making, heat transfer systems and assemblies containing the same, and method of use Disclosed is a colorant treated ion exchange resin comprising at least 15% of exchangeable groups comprising at least one of an ion, a Lewis acid, or a Lewis base resulting from a colorant having a pKa or pKb of greater than 5 in an aqueous sol... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7354972 | Amphipathic polymer particles and methods of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to amphipathic polymeric particles that serve as both the dispersant and the binder in water based inks, ink compositions containing these particles, and methods for making the particles. The polymeric particles contain both hydrophilic and... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7258956 | Printing plates comprising modified pigment products The present invention discloses printing plates comprising a substrate and a radiation-absorptive layer, wherein the radiation-absorptive layer comprises at least one modified pigment product. The modified pigment product comprises a pigment having attached at least... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220528 | Amphipathic polymer particles and methods of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to amphipathic polymeric particles that serve as both the dispersant and the binder in water based inks, ink compositions containing these particles, and methods for making the particles. The polymeric particles contain both hydrophilic and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7097669 | Colorant compositions Colorant compositions are useful for a wide variety of product applications. For example, colorants are used in tinting of polymers, providing colors to aqueous solution(s), and affording color to solid or semi-solid products such as detergents. Disclosed herein are... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6997963 | Use of a chromoionophore and/or fluoroionophore for dyeing human keratin fibres, dyeing compositions and methods The present invention concerns a dye composition for dyeing human keratin fibres such as hair containing, in an appropriate medium for dyeing human keratin fibres, at least one compound chosen from among chromoionophores and fluorionophores, and at least one cosmeti... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929889 | Modified pigment products, dispersions thereof, and compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to modified pigment products comprising a pigment having attached at least one organic group represented by the formula —X-Sp-Alk, wherein X, which is directly attached to the pigment, represents an arylene, heteroarylene, or alkylene... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6645257 | Process for pigmenting wood A process for pigmenting wood, which comprises treating wood in succession: a) with a solution comprising from 0.01 to 80% by weight, based on the solution, of a compound of the formula or in water or an organic solvent or in a single-phase mixture thereof,... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6610131 | Inks exhibiting expanded color-space characteristics for water-based printing Novel magenta and cyan colorants for utilization within water-based inks are provided which exhibit improved chromatic properties. In particular, such colorants provide magenta or cyan colorations that exhibit increased color space characteristics, high w... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605126 | Low-viscosity polymeric colorants exhibiting high color strength characteristics New and useful low viscosity polymeric colorant formulations are provided comprising extremely low amounts of viscosity modifiers that drastically reduce the overall viscosity of the resultant colorant formulation as compared with the viscosity of the col... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6497732 | Fiber-reactive polymeric dyes The invention is directed to fiber-reactive polymeric dyes, which comprise a dye covalently bound to a carboxyl-containing polymer. By "fiber-reactive" is meant that the polymeric dye will form a chemical covalent bond with the fiber, textile, or web to b... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6471730 | Dyeing composition containing a laccase and keratinous fiber dyeing methods using same The invention concerns a ready-to-use composition for dyeing human keratinous fibers and more particularly human hair, comprising in support suitable for dyeing keratinous fibers: (a) at least an enzyme such as laccase; (b) at least a cationic substantive... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6417155 | Laundry bars comprising non-staining water soluble polymeric colorants Colored detergent bars are provided comprising water soluble polymeric colorants that exhibit excellent non-staining performance on fabrics and other contacted surfaces, including manufacturing and/or washing equipment, are easy to process into the desire... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6350305 | Selected polymeric furanone magenta colorants A polymeric furanone magenta colorant is disclosed that contains a furanone magenta chromophore having a furanone adduct, the adduct containing at least one alkoxylated phenyl radical, the chromophore further being derived from at least one aromatic aldeh... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6306182 | Polymeric dye compounds and compositions and methods for coloring hair A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n, y, and z are each independently integers ranging from 1 to 100,000; R1 through R6, and R8 are each independently H, C1-6 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, substituted or unsubstitut... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6251987 | Inks with colored resin emulsion particles An aqueous ink jet ink composition comprised of water, colorant, and colored resin emulsion particles generated from olefinic monomers, wherein at least one of said olefinic monomers contains a colorant, wherein the olefinic colorant component is prepared... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6176885 | Use of silicon compounds to dye human keratin fibres; novel compounds and compositions containing them The use of linear or cyclic silicon compounds containing at least one chromophoric group of quinone or azo type as direct dyes in dye compositions intended for dyeing human keratin fibers and in particular the hair. The invention also relates to novel sil... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6149692 | Method and composition for incorporating radiation-absorbing agents into polymers A method of incorporating dyes into polymeric materials. The method involved contacting a functionalized dye with a high molecular weight crosslinkable polymer precursor, dispensing the solution into a mold and applying radiation, thereby forming a molded... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6140517 | Anthraquinone polysulfonamide colorants The invention relates to anthraquinone polysulfonamide colorants derived from colored disulfonyl chlorides containing anthraquinone chromophores by reacting with various diamines. The anthraquinone polysulfonamide colorants are useful for coloring a wide ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6127480 | Dyeable polyolefin containing polyetheramine modified functionalized polyolefin This invention concerns a composition comprising a blend of polyolefin with the reaction of a functionalized polyolefin and polyetheramine in which the polyetheramine is grafted into the functionalized polyolefin in a customary mixing apparatus. A process... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6040005 | Colored polymers A colored polymer obtained or obtainable by polymerization of a mixture consisting essentially of a dye and a triazine compound having at least two groups selected from alkoxymethylamino and hydroxymethylamino. The colored polymers may be used in the colo... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6027537 | Use of silicon compounds to dye human keratin fibres; novel compounds and compositions containing them The use of linear or cyclic silicon compounds containing at least one chromophoric group of quinone or azo type as direct dyes in dye compositions intended for dyeing human keratin fibres and in particular the hair. The invention also relates to novel sil... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5985999 | Dyeable polyolefin containing polyetheramine modified functionalized polyolefin This invention concerns a composition comprising a blend of polyolefin with the reaction of a functionalized polyolefin and polyetheramine in which the polyetheramine is grafted into the functionalized polyolefin in a customary mixing apparatus. A process... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5955523 | Polyoxalkylenated disazo colored thermoplastic resins Disazo chromphores having at least two different poly(oxyalkylene) substituents are linked together by a covalent bond or by an intervening connecting group to form dimers. The preferred poly(oxyalkylene) substituents are straight chain polymers consistin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951718 | Hair coloring compositions containing a sulfo-containing water dispersible colored polymer and an emulsifier A method of coloring keratinous fibers with, and coloring compositions comprising, a sulfo-containing, water-dispersible polymer having carbonyloxy linking groups, and a colorant reacted into or onto the polymer backbone.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5935272 | Compositions comprising aryloxypolyoxyalkylene naphthalimide derivative colorants This invention relates to compositions comprising naphthalimide derivative colorants themselves comprising naphthalimide backbones with specific water-solubilizing pendant moieties attached. These pendant moieties are based upon aryloxypolyoxyalkylene gro... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5925150 | Black colorant composition exhibiting low flairing A black colorant composition useful for coloring polyurethanes is provided having a red benzothiazole azo colorant which, when combined with a complementary blue and yellow colorant, exhibits low flairing.... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5891199 | Polymer dyestuffs and their use for dyeing fibres The proposal is for novel polymer dyestuffs obtained by condensing cationic biopolymers, e.g. chitosame, with dyestuffs which have a basic group, preferably a halogen function. The dyestuffs spread as a film on the fibers and can easily be washed out.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5876463 | Compositions for coloring keratinous fibers comprising sulfo-containing, water dispersible colored polymers Compositions for coloring keratinous fibers comprising a sulfo-containing, water-dispersible polymer having carbonyloxy linking groups, and a colorant reacted into or onto the polymer backbone.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5852126 | Polymerisable composition and the use thereof The invention is directed to compositions containing at least one olefinic monomer, at least one polymer prepared form an olefinic monomer, an indicator dye to the basic structure of which an olefinic polymerisable group is covalently bonded directly or v... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5834412 | Soil release polymers with fluorescent whitening properties Oligomeric or polymeric substituted or unsubstituted ethylene terephthalate esters comprising fluorescent whitening groups useful as soil release agents in laundry detergent compositions are described. The soil release agents of the present invention are ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827330 | Synthesis of quarternary melanin compounds and their use as hair dyes or for skin treatment Water soluble, cationic products useful as hair colorants or for the treatment of skin which are esters or amides formed by reaction of melanin and a quaternary salt containing a reactive amino or hydroxyl group, as well as compositions containing them an... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5783649 | Polymerizable azo dyes with a thiophene structure Polymerizable azo dyes I ##STR1## in which R1 is an aryl group, R2 is cyano, C1 -C4 -alkoxycarbonyl or nitro, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1 -C12 -alkyl or C1 -... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5773405 | Cleaner compositions containing surfactant and poly (oxyalkylene)-substituted reactive dye colorant The present invention relates to a surface cleaner composition comprising: 1) from 0.1 to 70% of tensoactive, or mixtures thereof; 2) from 0 to 95% builder/softener; 3) from 0 to 99.9% solvent; 4) from 0 to 50% hydrotrope; and 5) from 1 to 5000 ppm of a poly(oxyalkylene... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770552 | Laundry detergent composition containing poly(oxyalkylene)-substituted reactive dye colorant The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition, e.g, granular or liquid, comprising: a) from 5 to 70% of tensoactive, or mixtures thereof, b) from 2 to 95% builders; c) from 0 to 25% additives; and d) from 1 to 5000 ppm of a poly(oxyalkylene)-subs... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5770557 | Fabric softener composition containing poly(oxyalkylene)-substituted colorant A fabric softener composition comprising: a) from 3 to 50% by weight of fabric softener, or mixtures thereof; b) a liquid carrier including water, the pH of the composition being less than 7, and c) from 1 ppm to 5000 ppm of a poly(oxyalkylene)-substituted colorant... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5766268 | Poly(oxyalkylene)-substituted colorant A colorant composition which can be liquid in the neat form at 25° C., having the structure ABXYZ, where A is an organic chromophore; B is an electrophilic reactive group covalently bonded to A directly or through a linking group; X is a nucleophilic linking ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5747554 | Ink compositions An ink composition comprised of a polyesterified-dye (I) or polyurethane-dye (II) with a viscosity of from about 3 centipoise to about 20 centipoise at a temperature of from about 125° C. to about 165° C. and represented by the formulas ##STR1## ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5735907 | Method of coloring hair with sulfo-containing water dispersible colored polymers A method of coloring keratinous fibers with, and coloring compositions comprising, a sulfo-containing, water-dispersible polymer having carbonyloxy linking groups, and a colorant reacted into or onto the polymer backbone.... | 04/07/1998 |
