Patents by Inventor Willi Leutenegger

Willi Leutenegger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4340387
    Abstract: An improved process for dyeing of fibre material, especially textile fibres, by applying to the fibre material at a temperature below the absorption temperature of the dyestuffs and with a goods-to-liquor ratio of 1:1.5 to 1:4, a concentrated aqueous dye liquor, said concentrated aqueous dye liquor containing at least one dyestuff which, in the case of the substrate to be dyed, has affinity to the fibres and which is either soluble or dispersible in water, and 0.2 to 10 g/l, preferably 2 to 5 g/l, of a surface-active agent, and finishing of the dyeing by means of a heat treatment, e.g. introduction of saturated steam, superheated steam or hot air, preferably by heating from without, at temperatures of 95.degree. to 140.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Evans, Jacques Zurbuchen, Willi Leutenegger
  • Patent number: 4329146
    Abstract: An improved process for dyeing of fibre material, especially textile fibres, by applying to the fibre material at a temperature below the absorption temperature of the dyestuffs and with a goods-to-liquor ratio of 1:1.5 to 1:4, a concentrated aqueous dye liquor, said concentrated aqueous dye liquor containing at least one dyestuff which, in the case of the substrate to be dyed, has affinity to the fibres and which is either soluble or dispersible in water and 0.2 to 10 g/l, preferably 2 to 5 g/l, of at least one nonionic, surface-active agent from the class of ethylene oxide addition products and having a cloud point below 85.degree. C., and finishing of the dyeing by means of a heat treatment, e.g. introduction of saturated steam, superheated steam or hot air, preferably by heating from without, at temperatures of 95.degree. to 140.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jacques Zurbuchen, Willi Leutenegger
  • Patent number: 4270236
    Abstract: An improved process for dyeing of diverse fibre material, especially textile fibres, by applying to the fibre material at a temperature below the absorption temperature of the dyestuffs a concentrated aqueous dye liquor and with a goods to liquor ratio of 1:1.5 to 1:4, the said aqueous dye liquor containing at least one dyestuff which, in the case of the substrate to be dyed, has affinity to the fibres and which is either soluble or dispersible in water and 0.2 to 10 g/l, preferably 2 to 5 g/l, of a non-foaming anionic dispersing agent from the class of aromatic sulphonic acids or the water-soluble salts thereof, and finishing of the dyeing by means of a heat treatment, e.g. introduction of saturated steam, superheated steam or hot air, preferably by heating from without, at temperatures of 95.degree. to 140.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1981
    Assignee: CIBA-GEIGY Corporation
    Inventors: Jacques Zurbuchen, Willi Leutenegger
  • Patent number: 4111645
    Abstract: An improved process for the dyeing of organic material, especially synthetic organic material, from organic solvents with application of a short goods-to-liquor ratio, by(a) applying a concentrated organic dye liquor heated to at least 80.degree. C with a goods-to-liquor ratio of 1:1.5 to 1:4 in atomized form to said organic material maintained in motion in an essentially closed chamber, preferably at a temperature below the absorption temperature of the dyestuffs, said concentrated organic dye liquor containing at least one dyestuff or optical brightener dissolved and/or finely dispersed in an organic solvent and having affinity to the fibers of the substrate to be dyed;(b) heating the thus treated organic material after application of the whole amount of the dye liquor to a temperature of 100.degree. to 150.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AG
    Inventors: Jacques Zurbuchen, Willi Leutenegger, Luigi Calcaterra
  • Patent number: 3957429
    Abstract: A Process is described for the pretreatment or finishing of materials with processing agents dissolved or dispersed in water or in organic solvents, wherein the portion of the treatment liquor or of the pretreatment liquor containing the processing agent constitutes the volumetrically smaller part, and the remaining portion of this treatment liquor consists of at least one inert organic compound selected from a water-insoluble, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic compound which is perfluorinated or mixed-halogenated, or which contains a perfluorinated or mixed-halogenated radical which compounds are immiscible with the treatment liquor; and wherein the liquor optionally contains additional auxiliaries that do not form an emulsion with the inert organic compound, and the system is very thoroughly mixed during the pretreatment or finishing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Willi Leutenegger, Jakob Buhler, Jurgen Markert, Jacques Zurbuchen