Abstract: A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising:(1) from about 4 to about 80% by weight of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 1.0 to about 60% by weight of pigment material;(3) from about 0.05 to about 30% by weight of a nonionic, polyether type property modifier; and(4) from substantially none to about 90% by weight of water.

Abstract: This invention relates to a polymer blend comprising water-dissipatable, sulfonate containing, a hydantoin-formaldehyde resin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel blend of a water-dissipatable polyester material, an acrylic polymer and a water-dissipatable vinyl polymer. The acrylic polymer and the vinyl polymer must be compatible with the polyester. The polyester is exemplified in having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 44 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof.The polymer blends are useful for preparing ink compositions having improved block resistance, water resistance, and alcohol resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel blend of a water-dissipatable polyester material, an acrylic polymer and a water-dissipatable vinyl polymer. The acrylic polymer and the vinyl polymer must be compatible with the polyester. The polyester is exemplified in having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 44 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof.The polymer blends are useful for preparing ink compositions having improved block resistance, water resistance, and alcohol resistance.

Abstract: A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising:(1) from about 4 to about 80% by weight of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and having a glycol component of from about 45 to about 60 mole % diethylene glycol and conversely from about 55 to about 40 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol or ethylene glycol or mixtures thereof;(2) from about 1.0 to about 60% by weight of pigment material;(3) from about 0.05 to about 30% by weight of a nonionic, polyether type property modifier; and(4) from substantially none to about 90% by weight of water.

Abstract: Compositions useful as printing inks or as dry or wet concentrates for the preparation of inks, comprising substantially homogenous blends of from about 0.1 to about 50.0 wt. % water dispersible polyurethane, and conversely from about 99.9 to about 50.0 wt. % water dispersible polyester, and preferably containing from about 1.0 to about 95.0 wt. % of a solvent system comprising water or water admixed with cosolvent, the cosolvent comprising up to about 30.0 wt. % of the solvent system. These blends show exceptionally marked improvements in certain physical properties such as: stability of viscosity to ambient and process conditions; linearity of viscosity change with water dilution; consistency of viscosity for a great variety of pigments; and greatly improved shelf-life (no significant polymer segregation of layering). Such properties greatly enhance the utility of these blends for use in pigmented or dyed printing inks and in other substrate coating formulations which may or may not contain colorants.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel azo dyes containing a 4-nitropyrazole azo moiety which may be substituted, for example, with an alkyl group which itself may be substituted, and an aniline coupler which may be substituted. The dyes produce bright red shades on hydrophobic textile fiber including polyesters, polyamides, and cellulose esters and show unexpected improvements in one or more of such properties as fastness to light, wash, ozone, gas such as oxides of nitrogen, perspiration, crock and sublimation, dyeability at desirable low energy levels to deep shades, build, pH stability, bloom resistance, leveling, migration, dye bath exhaustion, dye transfer, and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel azo dyes containing an isothiazole azo moiety which may be substituted, and a heterocyclic coupler which also may be substituted. The dyes produce yellow shades on, for example, hydrophobic textile fiber including polyesters, polyamides, and cellulose esters and have excellent fastness properties including lightfastness, washfastness and resistance to sublimation, and dye at unusually low energy levels. The dyes have the general formulae: ##STR1## wherein the various substituents, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each selected from hydrogen and a wide variety of groups such as lower alkyl, --CN, halogen, and the like, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, benzyl and phenyl, and Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a five or six membered ring.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel azo dyes containing a substituted thiophene diazo moiety which produces bright blue shades on polyester and also have good affinity, dyeability and other properties on cellulose esters. The dyes have the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from alkyl, phenyl and phenyl substituted with 1-3 of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen or nitro; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each alkyl or one of which is also selected from hydrogen; R.sub.3 is selected from hydrogen, cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, phenyl, phenyl substituted as for R above, and alkyl substituted with 1-3 of hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, halogen, phenyl, phenoxy or cyclohexyl; X is hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxy; and wherein each alkyl and alkoxy moiety is straight or branched and contains from 1-8 carbons.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of disperse dye couplers of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are typical groups such as straight or branched alkylene for R.sub.1, phenyl, cyclohexyl or straight or branched substituted or unsubstituted alkyl for R.sub.2, hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, acylamido and the like for R.sub.3, and n is 1, 2 or 3, comprising contacting under hydrogen atmosphere a mixture of at least one amine compound of the formula ##STR2## or its nitro precursor and at least one compound of the formula ##STR3## in the presence of from about 1 to about 10 parts of a hydrogenation catalyst per part of the amine or its nitro precursor, and from about 5.3.times.10.sup.-4 to about 1.0.times.10.sup.-1 mole per mole of said amine or its nitro precursor of one or more of lower alkyl sulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid which may be substituted with 1-3 lower alkyl groups such as p-toluenesulfonic acid.

Abstract: Disclosed are monoazo dyes derived from diazotized 5-amino-4-halo-3-methylisothiazoles and m-acylaminoaniline couplers. These dyes impart scarlet and red shades on nylon and polyester fibers and exhibit good fastness properties. The dyes are represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each selected from lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, or lower alkyl substituted with phenyl, cyano, sulfonamido, carboxamido, alkoxy, hydroxy, or an imide radical; R.sub.3 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted as above, phenyl, or trifluoromethyl; and X is chlorine or bromine.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel azo dyes containing an isothiazole azo moiety which may be substituted, and a heterocyclic coupler which also may be substituted. The dyes produce yellow shades on, for example, hydrophobic textile fiber including polyesters, polyamides, and cellulose esters and have excellent fastness properties including lightfastness, washfastness and resistance to sublimation, and dye at unusually low energy levels. The dyes have the general formulae: ##STR1## wherein the various substituents, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each selected from hydrogen and a wide variety of groups such as lower alkyl, --CN, halogen, and the like, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, benzyl and phenyl, and Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a five or six membered ring.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel azo dyes containing an isothiazole diazo moiety which may be substituted, and a tetrahydroquinoline coupler which also may be substituted. The dyes produce red to violet shades on, for example, hydrophobic textile fiber including polyesters, polyamides, and cellulose esters and have excellent properties including lightfastness, washfastness and resistance to sublimation, and dye at unusually low energy levels. The dyes have the general formula ##STR1## wherein the various substituents, R.sup.1 through R.sup.9, are selected from a wide variety of groups such as alkyl, --CN, halogen, alkoxy, and the like.

Abstract: Disperse dyes from cyano, chloro, or bromodinitroaniline and (2'-methoxy-5'-alkanoylaminoanilino)alkoxy or aryloxy alkanes impart blue shades with excellent colorfastness properties and shade reproducibility on polyester fibers. The dyes of this invention have excellent dyeing properties by either heat fixation on polyester fibers or exhaust (boil and pressure) methods of application on acetate, triacetate, polyester, or polyamide fibers.These dyes are represented by the following general structure. ##STR1## wherein X is halogen or cyano;R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are straight or branched alkyl of 1-10 carbons;R.sub.2 is 1-4C alkyl optionally substituted with lower alkoxy or aryloxy, aryl or optionally substituted aryl; andn is an integer 1-4.

Abstract: Monoazo compounds having a heterocyclic diazo component and an alkyl-3-(phenylamino)butyrate are useful as dyes for synthetic fibers such as cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, Nylon and especially polyester. The dyes of this invention have excellent fastness and dyeing properties by either heat fixation or exhaust, boil or pressure, methods of application. These novel compounds have the structure. ##STR1## wherein, for example, R is a heterocyclic component,R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy,R.sub.2 is lower alkyl, andR.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or lower alkanoylamino, and the various alkyl moieties may be substituted.

Abstract: This invention concerns certain substituted aniline coupled dyes, and, in particular, disperse dyes from 2-bromo, chloro, or cyano-4,6-dinitroaniline and selected alkyl-3-(2'-alkoxy-5'-alkanoylaminoanilino)butyrates and alkyl-4-(2'-alkoxy-5'-alkanoylaminoanilino)valerates. These dyes impart bright, blue shades with excellent colorfastness to polyester fibers, and have excellent dyeing properties by either heat fixation or exhaust (boil and pressure) methods of application on polyester fibers. These dyes are also useful for dyeing cellulose ester fibers and polyamides such as nylon.

Abstract: Disclosed are disperse dyes comprising a chloro- or bromodinitroaniline azo moiety and a particular group of 2(2'-alkoxy-5'-alkanoylaminoanilino)alkane couplers. These dyes give exceptional color depth and brightness, shade permanency on heat setting, build, leveling, barre coverage, dye exhaustion and dyeing rate on fibers of polyester, cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, and polyamide (nylon) over widely varying dyeing conditions of, for example, temperature and pressure. The dyes exhibit blue shades with excellent colorfastness properties on polyester fibers and have excellent dyeability by heat fixation (Thermosol) or exhaust (boil and pressure) methods of application on this substrate. Uniform dyeability under a wide variety of conditions is an exceptional feature of the present dyes.

Abstract: Disclosed are disperse dyes comprising a cyanodinitroaniline azo moiety and a particular group of 2(2'-alkoxy-5'-acylamidoanilino)alkane couplers. These dyes give exceptional color depth and brightness, shade permanancy on heat setting, build, leveling, barre coverage, dye exhaustion and dyeing rate on polyester fiber over widely varying dyeing conditions of for example, temperature and pressure. The dyes exhibit blue shades with excellent colorfastness properties on polyester fibers and have excellent dyeability by heat fixation (Thermosol) or exhaust (boil and pressure) methods of application on this substrate. Uniform dyeability under a wide variety of conditions is an exceptional feature of the present dyes.

Abstract: Dyestuff having the general formula ##SPC1##Wherein A represents ##SPC2##Wherein Q is ##SPC3##Ar is phenyl or phenyl substituted with chlorine, bromine, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy;R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, chloro or bromo;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and each is hydrogen, lower alkyl, benzyl or phenyl;W is lower alkyl or benzyl;X is hydrogen or lower alkyl;Y is hydrogen, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkyl or formyl; andZ is a basic dye anion. These dyes impart bright colorfast orange to red shades to acrylic, modacrylic, acid-modified polyester and acid-modified polyamide fibers.

Abstract: mixtures of monoazo dyes having at least one dye of the formula ##STR1## and at least one dye of the formula ##STR2## wherein X is chlorine, bromine, alkylsulfonyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, CN, CF.sub.3 or NO.sub.2 ; R is hydrogen or alkyl or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with phenyl, hydroxy or alkanoyloxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, cyclohexyl, phenyl, alkoxy or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with phenyl, chloro, phenoxy or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R.sub.3 has the same meaning as R.sub.1 excluding hydrogen. These mixtures produce bright, fast blue shades on polyester fibers having excellent fastness to light, wash, crock, gas, acid or base perspiration and sublimation. These mixtures have excellent pH stability over a range of 4-8 when applied to polyester above the boil, typically 220.degree. to 275.degree. F.