Methine Group Patents (Class 8/659)
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Patent number: 8702815Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of the general formula CAT+ Y? (I), where Y? is an anion selected from the group of the cyanoborates, fluoroalkylphosphates, fluoroalkylborates or imidates and CAT+ is a cation selected from the group of the azine, xanthene, polymethine, styryl, azo, tetrazolium, pyrylium, benzopyrylium, thiopyrylium, benzothiopyrylium, thiazine, oxazine, triarylmethane, diarylmethane, methine, acridine, quinoline, isoquinoline or quaternary azafluorenone dyes, for coloring plastics and plastic fibers, for the preparation of flexographic printing inks, as ball-point pen pastes, as stamp ink, for coloring leather and paper, for use in data acquisition systems, reprography, in ink microfilters, in photogalvanics, laser technology and the photo industry.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Nikolai (Mykola) Ignatyev, Urs Welz-Biermann, Helge Willner, Maik Finze, Eduard Bernhardt, Andriy Kucheryna
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Patent number: 7927410Abstract: A near infrared dye composition includes a microcapsule that includes an inner core region and an outer shell. The inner core region includes a cross-linked polymer-near infrared dye aggregate. The outer shell includes nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Zhang-Lin Zhou, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan
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Patent number: 7597723Abstract: This invention relates to unsubstituted and polymeric leuco colorants for use as consumer product additives to indicate a product function by color change, to make attractive or distinctive visual effects, or to provide latent or delayed color generation. The colorants may be present in a stable, colorless state and may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes. Alternatively, the colorants may be transformed from one color to another color upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes. The colored form of the unsubstituted or polymeric leuco colorant may be transient, since the colorant can revert back to its colorless form or its original color after the physical or chemical activation has been removed or changed. Polymeric leuco colorants are typically comprised of at least two components: at least one leuco chromophore component and at least one polymeric component.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Patrick D Moore, Eduardo Torres
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Publication number: 20090130400Abstract: The present invention relates to a colorant composition comprising (i) an oxonol dye of general formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other linear or branched C2-C6alkyl residues; R3, R4 and R5 are each independently of the other hydrogen, a C2-C14alkyl residue which may be unsubstituted or hydroxy- or amino-substituted and optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom and R6 is a C2-C14alkyl residue, which may be unsubstituted or hydroxy- or amino-substituted and optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom; and (ii) at least one cellulose nitrate binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Leonhard Feiler, Thomas Raimann
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Publication number: 20080229519Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a liquid composition, preferably aqueous composition, comprising a deposition aid and a hueing dye and preferably a fabric care benefit agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventor: Karel Jozef Maria Depoot
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Patent number: 7217297Abstract: Composition for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers such as the hair, which comprises at least one compound chosen from among the direct dyes of the heteroylarylmethane type defined herein, including diheteroylarylmethane and leuco precursors thereof. Furthermore, a method for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers such as the hair, using the composition and a kit or device containing same.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.Inventors: Frédéric Guerin, Alain Lagrange
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Patent number: 7211117Abstract: A composition for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers, such as hair, comprising at least one dye chosen from heteroyldiarylmethane type direct dyes, for example, monoheteroyidiarylmethane direct dyes, and the leuco precursors thereof; and also to methods for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers, such as hair, using the composition, and multi-compartment devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.Inventors: Frédéric Guerin, Alain Lagrange
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Patent number: 6669739Abstract: The object of the present invention is a preparation for coloring fibers, which is prepared before use by mixing an acidic component (A1), containing at least one enamine of Formula (I)/(Ia) with a component (A2), containing a Schiff's base of Formula (II) as well as a method for temporarily coloring fibers, for which the coloration, obtained with the aforementioned coloring agent, can be removed once again at any time by a sulfite-containing decolorizing agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Wella AktiengesellschaftInventors: Guido Sauter, Hans-Juergen Braun, Nadia Reichlin
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Patent number: 6623531Abstract: The invention relates to a hair dye composition having markedly high dyeing power, less color fade over time, and undergoes a small change in the color tone of the dye even after storage.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Ohashi, Hajime Miyabe, Kenichi Matsunaga
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Patent number: 6592633Abstract: The invention relates to a dye composition for keratin fibers, in particular for human keratin fibers such as the hair, having, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least one cationic direct dye of given formula, and containing at least one specific cationic or amphoteric substantive polymer. The invention also relates to the dyeing processes and devices using the composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1999Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.Inventors: Gérard Lang, Jean Cotteret
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Patent number: 6521031Abstract: An ink-jet ink which includes a coloring composition which contains an oil-soluble dye represented in the following formula (I). In the formula (I), R1 and R2 represent respectively independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or the like. A represents —NR5R6 or a hydroxyl group. R5 and R6 represent respectively independently a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, or the like. B1 represents ═C(R7)— or ═N—, and B2represents —C (R8)═ or —N═. R3, R4, R7, and R8 represent respectively independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or the like. Q includes at least one nitrogen atom and, together with a carbon atom to be combined, represents an atom group which is required to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having a five-membered ring or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keizo Kimura, Takayuki Ito
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Publication number: 20030019053Abstract: The invention relates to a dye composition for keratin fibers, in particular for human keratin fibers such as the hair, this composition having, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least one cationic direct dye of given formula, and containing at least one specific cationic or amphoteric substantive polymer. The invention also relates to the dyeing processes and devices using it.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 1999Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventor: CHRISTINE RONDEAU
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Patent number: 6494923Abstract: In the method of temporarily coloring and later decoloring hair a hair colorant is applied and allowed to remain on the hair for an exposure time of 10 to 45 minutes at 20 to 50° C. and then rinsed out. Then at a later time, as desired, the hair is decolorized. The aqueous hair colorant contains 0.01 to 5 percent by weight of at least one dye compound of formula (IV), or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof; wherein n=0, 1 or 2 and R1 represents a C1- to C4-alkyl group, a hydroxyethyl group, a dihydroxypropyl group, a methoxyethyl group, a carboxyethyl group, a C1- to C4-sulfoalkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl radical with halogen, sulfonic or carboxylic acid substituents; R2 represents a hydrogen, a methyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid group esterified with a C1- to C4-alcohol or a carboxamido group; and Y represents an aromatic five-membered heterocyclic ring, which may or may not be benzoanellated.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1999Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Wella AktiengesellschaftInventors: Otto Goettel, Aline Pirrello, Sandra Mettler
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Patent number: 6451071Abstract: This invention relates to colorants comprising organic chromophores, in particular reactive dyes, which comprise electrophilic reactive groups, and which are also covalently bonded to fatty amine moieties through amino linking groups. Such colorants provide excellent colorability and long-term stability, both within (or on) colored substrates and upon long-term storage. Such colorants exhibit particularly good coloring and stability within hydrocarbon compositions, such as fuels, mineral oil, and the like, and wax compositions, including candles, crayons, and the like. Methods of making such colorants as well as methods of coloring hydrocarbon and wax compositions are also contemplated within this invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventor: John D. Bruhnke
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Patent number: 6440177Abstract: In the present invention there is provided a single-step process and composition of hair bleach, which can simultaneously lighten the hair up to seven levels and effectively neutralize any undesirable warmth, provide natural tones or deposit fashion shades. This is achieved by including in the bleach mixture a solution containing basic dye molecules, which in the present invention have been found to be both, stable in the bleach, and capable of depositing the desired amount of tone on the hair. The dyes fall into the class of water-soluble basic azo compounds.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Artec Systems GroupInventor: Cindy L. Orr
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Patent number: 6436153Abstract: The invention relates to a direct dye composition for keratin fibers, in particular for human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, in a medium which is suitable for dyeing and which is free of oxidases or oxidoreductases, at least one cationic direct dye of given formula and at least one specific polyol and/or polyol ether. Subjects of the invention are also the dyeing processes and devices/kits using the said composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: L'Oréal S.A.Inventor: Christine Rondeau
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Publication number: 20020046432Abstract: The invention relates to a dye composition for keratin fibers, in particular for human keratin fibers such as the hair, this composition having, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least one cationic direct dye of given formula, and containing at least one specific cationic or amphoteric substantive polymer. The invention also relates to the dyeing processes and devices using it.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 1999Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventor: CHRISTINE RONDEAU
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Patent number: 6371994Abstract: The invention relates to a dye composition for keratin fibers, in particular for human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising at least one cationic direct dye of given formula and at least glycerol and/or one specific polyol and/or polyol ether. The invention also relates to the dyeing processes and devices using this composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.Inventors: Gérard Lang, Jean Cotteret
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Patent number: 6358286Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, and in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, having, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least one oxidation base and at least one specific cationic dye as direct dye, as well as to the dyeing process using this composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1999Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.Inventors: Gérard Lang, Jean Cotteret
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Publication number: 20010045176Abstract: An ink-jet ink which includes a coloring composition which contains an oil-soluble dye represented in the following formula (I). In the formula (I), R1 and R2 represent respectively independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or the like. A represents —NR5R6 or a hydroxyl group. R5 and R6 represent respectively independently a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, or the like. B1 represents ═C(R7)— or ═N—, and B2represents —C (R8)═ or —N═. R3, R4, R7, and R8 represent respectively independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or the like. Q includes at least one nitrogen atom and, together with a carbon atom to be combined, represents an atom group which is required to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having a five-membered ring or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Keizo Kimura, Takayuki Ito
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Patent number: 6287348Abstract: This invention relates to colorants comprising organic chromophores, in particular reactive dyes, which comprise electrophilic reactive groups, and which are also covalently bonded to fatty amine moieties through amino linking groups. Such colorants provide excellent colorability and long-term stability, both within (or on) colored substrates and upon long-term storage. Such colorants exhibit particularly good coloring and stability within hydrocarbon compositions, such as fuels, mineral oil, and the like, and wax compositions, including candles, crayons, and the like. Methods of making such colorants as well as methods of coloring hydrocarbon and wax compositions are also contemplated within this invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventor: John D. Bruhnke
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Patent number: 6261737Abstract: The invention provides near infrared absorbers showing high light-to-heat conversion efficiency and high sensitivity to laser beams whose emission region is within the range of 750 nm to 900 nm, plates for direct printing plate making, and novel compounds which can be used in such absorbers or plates. The compounds are polymethine compounds of the general formula (I) shown below and the near infrared absorbers comprise the polymethine compounds.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Fujita, Nobuaki Sasaki, Yasuhisa Iwasaki
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Patent number: 6241785Abstract: The invention concerns the use of flavylium type compounds, non-substituted in position 3, and substituted by at least a hydroxyl or alcoxy radical, in particular Apigenidin, in pure form or in the form of plant extracts containing them, as coloring agent in or for making compositions for dyeing keratinous fibers, particularly human keratinous fibers such as hair. The invention also concerns the dyeing compositions containing them, particularly cosmetic compositions for direct hair dyeing, and the corresponding dyeing method. The hair dyes resulting from the use of these coloring agents are particularly stable to light and washing.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1999Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Patrick Darmenton, Michel Philippe
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Patent number: 6045591Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the two-step direct dyeing of keratin fibres, comprising bleaching the keratin fibres; and applying to the keratin fibres a dye composition comprising at least one partially dissolved basic direct dye and an aqueous medium, wherein the dye composition is ready to use or results from mixing, at the time of use, at least one pulverulent composition (P) comprising at least one basic direct dye and an aqueous composition (A).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Christelle Deneulenaere
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Patent number: 5880287Abstract: Fluorescent dyes which are free of aggregation and serum binding are provided. These dyes are suitable for applications such as fluorescence immunoassays, in vivo imaging and in vivo tumor therapy. Fluorescence immunoassays methods are provided which use fluorescent dyes which are free of aggregation and serum binding. Such immunoassay methods are thus, particularly useful for the assay of biological fluids, such as serum, plasma, whole blood and urine. The present invention is directed to compositions comprising an oligonucleotide linked to a detectably labeled marker component comprising a fluorophore moiety which comprises a substantially planar, multidentate macrocyclic ligand coordinated to a central atom capable of coordinating with two axial ligands and two polyoxyhydrocarbyl moieties which are attached as axial ligands to the central atom. The present invention is also directed to nucleic acid hybridization and amplification methods employing such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Hyperion, Inc.Inventors: Walter B. Dandliker, Robert Francis Devlin, Peter Olaf Gustaf Arrhenius, Mao-Lin Hsu
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Patent number: 5733343Abstract: Keratin-containing fibres, in particular human hair, are dyed using dyes of formulae (1) to (6) indicated in claim 1. These dyes make it possible to dye by the trichromatic principle even in dark shades.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1996Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventor: Peter Mockli
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Patent number: 5725607Abstract: There has been found1) a method for reducing the toxicity of spent liquors from dyeing with cationic dyes or mixtures thereof, characterized by the step of dyeing with cationic dyes having a computed electrostatic shielding energy (idealized hydration energy) of .gtoreq.50 kcal/mol,2) cationic, generally low toxicity dyes, their preparation and use for dyeing.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1996Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Henry Giera, Felix Reichel, Horst Berneth, Thomas Bocker, Karin Hassenruck, Karl Lange, Karlheinrich Meisel
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Patent number: 5474578Abstract: A hair fiber having a first color is contacted with a dye having the formula I, formula II, formula III or a mixture thereof whereby the fiber has imparted to it a second color, upon subsequent contact with alkaline peroxide the visual appearance of the first color is restored to the fiber.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1994Date of Patent: December 12, 1995Assignee: Clairol, Inc.Inventors: Alexander C. Chan, Alice A. Mayer, Jia-Shen Wang, Gottfried Wenke, Mu-Ill Lim
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Patent number: 5386058Abstract: A method for producing polymethine dyes comprising the steps of:(a) reacting a 1,1-diaryl-2-metallo-ethene with an .omega., .omega.,-diaryl-polyalkene-aldehyde in an anhydrous solvent under an inert atmosphere; and(b) neutralizing the reaction mixture from step (a) with an acid, thereby producing a polymethine dye.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1993Date of Patent: January 31, 1995Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Roger A. Mader
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Patent number: 4976744Abstract: Concentrated solutions of cationic dyes are prepared by treating the cationic dyes, which contain as the counterions the anions customarily present during their preparation, with alkali metal salts of monocarboxylic acids and with or without complexing agents in an aqueous glycol ether medium, and separating off the organic phase, which contains the dyes in the form of their monocarboxylic acid salts.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1989Date of Patent: December 11, 1990Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes P. Dix, Guenter Hansen, Hellmut Kast
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Patent number: 4765797Abstract: Liquid formulations of mixtures of cationic dyes frequently have a very short storage life. As a consequence, these formulations give rise to customer complaints concerning incorrect dyeing strengths and hues and concerning isoluble constituents. It has now been found according to the invention that powder formulations and in particular liquid formulations of cationic dyes or of mixtures of these dyes can be stabilized by adding selected oxidizing agents.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1987Date of Patent: August 23, 1988Assignee: Hoechst AktiengesellschaftInventors: Manfred Hahnke, Sierling Ong, Kurt Hohmann
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Patent number: 4753658Abstract: Disclosed is a coloring material including a rubber having a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, which is dyed with a basic dye. The coloring material is prepared by adding a solution of an alkali in an alcohol to a solution of a chlorosulfonated polyolefin in an organic solvent and then adding a basic dye to the obtained reaction liquid, or adding a basic dye to a solution of a sulfonated product of a rubber in an organic solvent, and optionally removing the solvent from the obtained solution.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1987Date of Patent: June 28, 1988Assignee: Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Okuzono, Tatsushi Nakagawa, Takashi Shintani
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Patent number: 4664671Abstract: A thermal transfer printing sheet comprising a substrate having a coating comprising a dye of the formula:D--AwhereinD is a cationic chromophore andA is a soft anionic base,suitable for use in a thermal transfer printing process.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1985Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventor: Peter Gregory
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Patent number: 4563191Abstract: Fiber material composed of acid-modified homopolymers or copolymers of acrylonitrile (PAC fibers) which has been obtained by a wet spinning process, has not been dried and is still in a swollen condition (gel form), can be dyed advantageously and in fast colors by means of soluble dyes, the molecule of which contains several groups, namely more than one quaternary grouping and/or a strongly basic grouping carrying no charge, which exert a basic action towards the acid groups of the fiber substance. The chromophore of this colorant can belong to the category of monoazo or diazo dyes, methine, azamethine or diazamethine dyes or naphthalactam dyes.In accordance with the invention, after substantially removing the non-aqueous spinning solvent by washing, the spun material, as a moist gel, is dyed continuously or discontinuously from an aqueous dyebath; the fibers can be stretched before the dye is applied, during the dyeing process itself or immediately afterwards.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1984Date of Patent: January 7, 1986Assignee: Hoechst AktiengesellschaftInventors: Manfred Hahnke, Reinhard Mohr, Kurt Hohmann
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Patent number: 4249902Abstract: Formulations for dyeing polyesters and polyamides, the dyestuff component of which does not tend to crystallize in the dyebath and the effluents of which can be readily degraded biologically, are obtained in an inexpensive manner when those organophilic dyestuffs which have melting points below 140.degree. C., preferably below 100.degree. C., are used and these dyestuffs are homogeneously mixed with emulsifying polar/non-polar compounds, such as, for example, fatty sulphates and sulphonates, without expensive fine comminution processes.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1978Date of Patent: February 10, 1981Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Winfried Kruckenberg, Karl H. Schundehutte