Abstract: The present invention provides methods for chemically embossing and debossing fabric. A composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol is applied to fabric in the shape of a design, and the fabric is dried. Upon the fabric drying, the surface of the fabric is embossed and/or debossed in the shape of the design. In particular embodiments, the composition comprises polyvinyl alcohol that is at least about 90% hydrolyzed. A kit for embossing and/or debossing fabric includes a composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol inside of a container, and one or more applicators.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for fixing additives in textiles that comprise applying at least one additive to the textile and substantially simultaneously directing steam onto the faces of the textile. Also disclosed are the products of the disclosed processes. Also disclosed are apparatuses for fixing additives in textiles comprising means for applying at least one additive to the textile and means for substantially simultaneously directing steam onto the faces of the textile. Also disclosed are rotating steam head assemblies for use in connection with the disclosed processes and apparatuses. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: The Furniture Pad Folding Machine is a dry cleaning machine that is multi-faceted; it can clean and disinfect furniture pads and the machine has the ability to fold furniture pads. The machine is portable and can function on the moving truck and at the warehouse.

Abstract: A low volatile sublimation printing process comprises transferring a sublimation ink solid in an unsublimed form in a desired design by means of, for example, lithographic printing machinery, onto a medium such as paper. The image then is transferred from the medium onto a desired material in which sublimation takes place at the time of transfer onto that desired material. The sublimation ink can have a total volatile content of less than 10%, and preferably may have a total volatile content of less than 5%.

Abstract: The process of the present disclosure comprises applying to the hair at least one composition comprising at least one hydrophobic film-forming polymer, at least one pigment, and at least one volatile solvent, and heating the hair covered with the composition at a temperature above 40° C.

Abstract: According to the invention the process for preparing a composition includes a step of percolating a fluid, preferably at a temperature greater than or equal to 30° C., more preferably ranging from 30 to 150° C., very preferably from 40° C. to 120° C., under a pressure of at least 3 bars (3×105 Pa) through at least one protective agent for keratin fibers, in solid or pasty form.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing colored hair is disclosed. This process comprises the steps of applying a color sizing agent to hair material, semi-drying the color sizing agent applied to the hair material, winding a vapor feeding member comprised of a net member and a moisture-containing member around an area of the hair material where the color sizing agent is applied, winding an evaporation adjusting member for adjusting the quantity of evaporation of the moisture around the vapor feeding member from outside thereof, and permeating and fixing the color sizing agent to the applied area of the hair material by heating the vapor feeding member, thereby, hair at least partly applied with a desired color or color shade is obtained. A colored hair obtained by the above process is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a color filter for a liquid crystal cell comprises forming a plurality of patterns, each of a respective dye intermediate material, on a carrier element. The patterns of dye intermediate materials are then brought into contact with a substrate layer, supported on a glass substrate, under the application of heat and pressure. The substrate layer, such as a polyacrylonitrile layer, contains free acid groups which interact with the dye intermediate materials to form the colors of the color filter in the substrate layer. The method permits the actual formation of the colors on the substrate to be effected in a single alignment step, minimizing wastage of the relatively expensive glass substrates. Furthermore, as the dyes providing the colors of the filter are chemically part of the substrate layer, they are very resistant to leaching by the liquid crystal materials.

Abstract: 2-Substituted para-aminophenols of general formula: ##STR1## where Y denotes oxygen or sulphur and R denotes a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydroxyalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 polyhydroxyalkyl, provided that when Y=O, R is not methyl or ethyl and when Y=S, R is not ethyl; and dye composition containing one or more compounds of formula (I) where Y denotes an oxygen or sulphur atom and R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydroxyalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 polyhydroxyalkyl.

Abstract: A process for diffusing and subliming water-soluble and water-insoluble materials into never-dried, water-swollen aromatic polyamide fibers, using steam heated at certain temperatures.

Abstract: A method for developing electrical latent images is disclosed in which electrically formed latent images are developed by using a mixture of at least two different toners having the same polarity. The two or more different kinds of toners in the mixture have a difference in triboelectric charge between them less that 10 .mu.c/g. Furthermore, developing is carried out by using a liquid developer containing a mixture of at least two different toners having the same polarity. Each of the toners in the mixture should have a Zeta-potential more than 50 mV in absolute value and the difference in Zeta-potential between the different kinds of toners should be less than 50 mV.