Azo Patents (Class 8/639)
  • Patent number: 5853432
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising one or more pyridone dyes of the formula ##STR1## where M is a pyridone or triazolopyridone radical which is bonded to the thiazole ring via CH and the other radicals are each as defined in the description, and one or more dyes based on 1-aminoanthraquinone are useful for thermal transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Etzbach, Rudiger Sens
  • Patent number: 5803930
    Abstract: Dye compositions of water-soluble dyes are described, containing at least one dye having 1 or 2 vinylsulfonyl groups and at least 1 dye having 1 or 2 groups of the general formula (A)--S0.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --N(R)--V--X (A),(in which R is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be interrupted by 1 or 2 hetero groups and substituted by sulfo, carboxy, hydroxy, sulfato, phosphato and/or lower alkanoylamino, V is a covalent bond or alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms or a group of the formula --CO--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- and X is at water-solubilizing group), the dyes with the vinylsulfonyl group and the dyes with the group of the formula (A) being present in the ratio of from 90:10 mol-% to 60:40 mol-%, as well as dye compositions containing at least one water-soluble dyestuff having 1 or 2 vinylsulfonyl or .beta.-sulfatoethylsulfonyl groups, and containing an amino compound of the general formula (B)H--N(R)--V--X (B)the dye(s) with the vinylsulfonyl and/or .beta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG
    Inventors: Werner Hubert Russ, Mike Elliott
  • Patent number: 5795970
    Abstract: A disazo dye composition comprising at least a disazo dye represented by the formula (I) and a disazo dye represented by the formula (II): ##STR1## (wherein X and Y indicate an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and M indicates hydrogen or a cation selected from the group consisting of, alkaline metal, NH.sub.4, alkyl-substituted ammonium, alkanolammonium, morpholinium and piperidinium), wherein, when the disazo dye composition is analyzed by liquid chromatography, the area ratio of the peak area (Sp) of the disazo dye represented by the formula (I) to the peak area (Sc) of the disazo dye represented by the formula (II), that is Sp:Sc is from 1:0.4 to 1:2.4. This disazo dye composition provides a high quality image, rapid ink fixing and the like even on the plain paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignees: Orient Chemical Industries, Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ono, Tatsuya Yagyu, Yoshihiro Sawatari, Masaki Sasaki, Miharu Kanaya, Hiroko Hayashi, Akio Owatari, Yasuhiro Ouki
  • Patent number: 5785719
    Abstract: Dye mixtures include one or more pyridone dyes of the formula ##STR1## where M is a pyridone or triazolopyridone radical which is linked to the thiazole ring via nitrogen or CH and the rest of the radicals are each as defined in the description,and one or more azo dyes of the formulaD--N=N--K,where D is the radical of a diazo component of the pyrrole, thiophene, pyrazole, thiazole, isothiazole, triazole, thiadiazole, benzothiophene, benzothiazole, benzisothiazole, pyridothiophene, pyrimidothiophene, thienothiophene or aniline series, andK is the radical of a coupling component of the aminothiazole, aniline or tetrahydroquinoline series, and are useful for thermal transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Etzbach, Rudiger Sens
  • Patent number: 5746778
    Abstract: A wood stain which is water-based, which is suitable for staining wood, and which is comprised of water; at least one dye selected from the group consisting of azo, diazo and triarylmethane dyes; and a stabilizing agent which is effective to reduce free iron ion concentration in the stain when in contact with an autoclave composed of non-rust resistant steel during the staining process. The stabilizing agent includes at least one buffer effective to maintain the pH of the wood stain at greater than 7.0. Alternatively or additionally, the stabilizing agent includes at least one complexing agent which forms a complex with iron ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: A.W. Faber-Castell Unternehmensverwaltung GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Axel Jankewitz, Gerhard Lugert
  • Patent number: 5744588
    Abstract: A blue type disperse dye mixture comprising 1.0 part by weight of at least one dye of the formula (1), from 0 to 0.2 part by weight of at least one dye of the formula (2), from 0.05 to 1.0 part by weight of at least one dye of the formula (3) and from 0.05 to 1.0 part by weight of at least one dye of the formula (4): ##STR1## wherein X is a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-5 alkyl group, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, and R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-5 alkyl group or an allyl group, provided that R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may, respectively, be the same or different among the formulae (1) to (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: DyStar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Toshio Hihara, Yousuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5739299
    Abstract: A process for coloring a synthetic textile material or fibre blend thereof which comprises applying to the synthetic textile material a compound or mixture thereof, which is free from water solubilizing groups, of Formula (1):A--N.dbd.N--D Formula (1)whereinA and D each independently is an optionally substituted heterocyclic or carbocyclic group and at least one of A or D carries directly at least one --SO.sub.2 F group or carries a substituent to which at least one --SO.sub.2 F group is attached except for 4-(4-fluorosulphonylphenylazo)-N,N-dimethylaniline, provided that one of A or D is not 3,5-difluorosulphonylthien-2-yl, optionally substituted 1-phenyl-pyrazol-4-yl-5-one or ##STR1## or that one of A or D does not carry an --NCH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 Cl, --NCOCH.sub.2 Cl or --NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 F substituent.The presence of one or more --SO.sub.2 F groups in a dye molecule generally improves the properties of that dye and confers surprisingly good wet fastness and light fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventor: Nigel Hall
  • Patent number: 5734028
    Abstract: A blue type disperse dye mixture comprising a monoazo dye of the formula (1) in an amount of 1.0 part by weight and at least one of anthraquinone dyes of the formulae (2) to (4) in a total amount of from 0.2 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: DyStar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Toshio Hihara, Ryouchi Sekioka
  • Patent number: 5733343
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Mockli
  • Patent number: 5723586
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein D signifies a diazo component which is usual with disperse dyes,K signifies an aromatic radical of formula ##STR2## Y signifies ##STR3## and the other symbols have the meanings as defined in claim 1, are useful for dyeing or printing hydrophobic, fully or half-synthetic organic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Ruedi Altermatt
  • Patent number: 5688288
    Abstract: A disperse dye composition comprising one or more dyes represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents a chlorine or bromine atom; Y a hydrogen atom or an alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy group; and each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an allyl group or a cycloalkyl group, provided that each of the alkyl and alkoxy groups has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, anda dye represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein Y represents an alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy group; each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an allyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and R.sub.3 an alkyl group, provided that each of the alkyl and alkoxy groups has 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiki Akatani, Yasuo Murakami, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kiyoko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5665871
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures comprisingone or more phthalocyanine dyes of formula I ##STR1## wherein CuPc is the radical of a Cu-phthalocyanine dye,A is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted, linear or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkylene groups,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or optionally substituted, linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl,M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium or substituted ammonium,x and y is 1 to 3, with the provision that the sum of x+y is 3 to 4, and; one or more azo dyes of formula II: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Reinhard Pedrazzi
  • Patent number: 5665125
    Abstract: Mixtures comprising a compound of the formula ##STR1## and a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which K is the radical of a coupling component, s is the same in the compounds of formulae (16a) and (16b) and is the number 1 or 2, R and R' are each hydrogen, sulfo, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, halogen or cyano, A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene which is optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxyl, sulfato, carboxyl, cyano, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoyloxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl or carbamoyl or interrupted by a group --O-- or --NR"--, or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylenephenylene which is unsubstituted or substituted in the phenyl part by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, halogen or sulfo, and R" is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and the ratio of the compounds of formulae (16a) and (16b) is about 1:1, are suitable as fibre-reactive dyes for dyeing or printing widely varying fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Herzig, Anton Andreoli
  • Patent number: 5644039
    Abstract: Mixtures of dyestuffs of the formulae (I) and (II) ##STR1## which are outstanding substitute products for the anthraquinone dyestuff Disperse Blue 56, have been found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Hamprecht, Heinz-Dietrich Jordan
  • Patent number: 5639864
    Abstract: Azo dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each independently of one another hydrogen, halogen, sulfo, carbamoyl, carboxy, unsubstituted or hydroxy-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy;C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoylamino which is unsubstituted or substituted in the alkyl moiety by hydroxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, or ureido which is unsubstituted or substituted in the amino end group by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups,Y.sub.1 is hydroxy, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, amino; N-mono-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino or N,N-di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted in the alkyl moiety by hydroxy, sulfo, carboxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkylamino which is unsubstituted or substituted in the cycloalkyl ring by C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 5623060
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising at least 4 dyes of the same color having the formula ##STR1## where D is the radical of a diazo component of the aminoanthraquinone, aniline, aminothiophene, aminothiazole, aminoisothiazole, aminothiadiazole or aminobenzisothiazole series,one of X1 and X2 is substituted or unsubstituted phenylamino while the other is a radical of the formula NH--L--O--R, where L is substited or unsubstituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkylene, andR is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkanoyl,are useful for dyeing or printing textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunther Lamm, Hermann Loeffler, Helmut Reichelt
  • Patent number: 5602238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse dyes having the formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by fluoro, chloro, bromo, methyl, methoxy or nitro; Y is cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl or nitro; Z is nitro, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, formyl, --CH.dbd.C(CN).sub.2, --CH.dbd.C(CN)CO.sub.2 R or carbamoyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, phenyl or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl).sub.1-2 phenyl, and R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, or X and Z or Y and Z are each simultaneously C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl, and A, B and C are each independently of one another --NH.sub.2 or --N(R.sub.1)R.sub.2, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of each other hydrogen, phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, or is unsubstituted or C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: J urgen Schaetzer
  • Patent number: 5595575
    Abstract: A blue disperse dye mixture comprising a monoazo dye of the following formula (1) and at least one azo dye selected from the group consisting of dyes of the following formulas (2), (3), (4) and (5): ##STR1## wherein each of the variables is defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: DyStar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Toshio Hihara, Ryouichi Sekioka
  • Patent number: 5585469
    Abstract: Dyeing agents which are excellent in visual recognition of discernible or tangible components in a sample cause no coagulation of proteins, sugars or glycoproteins dissolved in the sample. An apparatus for image analysis of flow type stain particles uses the dyeing agents, and particles of discernible components suspended in a flowing sample can be detected so that images of the particles can be efficiently photographed and the discernible components can thus be analyzed by image processing of the thus-obtained image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Kojima, Ryohei Yabe, Mitsuo Hattori, Kazumitsu Kawase
  • Patent number: 5569309
    Abstract: A dye composition containing at least one turquoise blue monoazo dye of the formula (I): ##STR1## and at least one additional dye which is at least one yellow monoazo dye of the formula (II): ##STR2## or at least one blue anthraquinone dye of the formula (III): ##STR3## or at least one navy blue dye of the formula (IV): ##STR4##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Dystar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Hihara, Kiyoshi Himeno
  • Patent number: 5569751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new useful azo dyestuffs which are free from ionic groups, of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, Y, R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the meanings given in Claim 1, mixtures of dyestuffs of the general formula I, the preparation of dyestuffs of the general formula I and their use for dyeing and printing hydrophobic fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Mitsubishi Kasei Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Buhler
  • Patent number: 5567470
    Abstract: A blue dyestuff represented by the formula (2) ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is independently a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, nitro group, hydroxy group, alkyl group which may have a substituent, alkoxy group, alkylsulfonylamino group or alkylcarbonylamino group, and each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is independently an alkyl group which may have a substituent, and a heat-sensitive transfer sheet containing the above-mentioned dyestuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hitoshi Koshida, Isamu Ghoda, Tsukasa Ohyama, Keisuke Takuma
  • Patent number: 5554736
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the production of azodyes and their derivatives by diazotization and coupling reactions and optionally further modification reactions, wherein a compound of formula ##STR1## in which E signifies an aromatic bivalent radical,X.sub.1 signifies hydroxy or a primary amino group,Y.sub.1 signifies hydroxy or a primary amino groupand in which the aminogroup linked to the --SO.sub.2 -bound phenyl radical may optionally be acylated,or a mixture of compounds of formula (I), is employed as a coupling component or/and--in the non-acylated form--as a diazo component,the invention in particular relates also to the novel dyes and their use and to the novel intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Inventors: Jordi B. Barra, Jose R. Sorolla
  • Patent number: 5548073
    Abstract: Novel azo compounds having the specific structural formula (1) or (3) set out below, water-soluble dyes containing the compounds, and polarizing films containing the water-soluble dyes: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl, C.sub.1-2 acylamino, cyano, carboxyl or sulfonic acid group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.8 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl or C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl or C.sub.1-2 acylamino group; R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl or C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl group; R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl, amino, methylamino, .beta.-hydroxyethylamino or C.sub.1-2 acylamino group, or a phenylamino or benzoylamino group which the phenyl nucleus may be substituted by one or more nitro, amino, hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, carboxyl and/or sulfonic acid groups and/or chlorine atoms; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutami Misawa, Akira Ogiso, Rihoko Imai, Hisato Itoh
  • Patent number: 5547477
    Abstract: Dye mixtures useful for dyeing or printing textile fibers or fabrics contain from 40 to 75% by weight, based on the weight of the dyes, of a dye of the formula ##STR1## where R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and n is 1 and from 25 to 60% by weight, based on the weight of the dyes, of a dye of the abovementioned formula where R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and n is 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arno Lange, Helmut Degen, Gunther Lamm, Helmut Reichelt, Dieter Wegerle
  • Patent number: 5542956
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group containing fiber materials, which comprises using at least one yellow or orange dyeing dye of formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, together with at least one blue dyeing dye and/or at least one red dyeing dye. Level dyeings and prints with good allround fastness properties are obtained by the process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: David McMullan, Rudolf Schaulin, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 5529586
    Abstract: A composition containing benzodifuranone compounds for coloring hydrophobic materials in red which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of benzodifuranone compounds represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a methylene group, a hydroxide group or a straight chain or branched C.sub.2-6 alkylene group which may be substituted by a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or C.sub.1-4 alkylcarbonyloxy group, Q represents a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring residue which may be substituted; and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of benzeneazo compounds and/or benzothiazolazo compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshinori Fukui, Nobuyuki Katsuda, Shinichi Yabushita, Shuhei Hashizume
  • Patent number: 5514819
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye sublimation transfer, said dye-donor element comprising a support provided with a dye layer containing a dye and a polymeric binder, characterized in that said dye corresponds to the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.12 are as set out in the claims and the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventor: Luc Vanmaele
  • Patent number: 5514783
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the production of azodyes and their derivatives by diazotization and coupling reactions and optionally further modification reactions, wherein a compound of formula ##STR1## in which E signifies an aromatic bivalent radical,X.sub.1 signifies hydroxy or a primary amino group,Y.sub.1 signifies hydroxy or a primary amino groupand in whichthe aminogroup linked to the --SO.sub.2 -bound phenyl radical may optionally be acylated,or a mixture of compounds of formula (I), is employed as a coupling component or/and--in the non-acylated form--as a diazo component,the invention in particular relates also to the novel dyes and their use and to the novel intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Jordi B. Barra, Jose R. Sorolla
  • Patent number: 5505742
    Abstract: A method for dyeing hydrophobic fibers black, wherein a mixed black dye is used which comprises a blue color component containing at least 70 wt % of a disperse dye of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, and R is a methyl group or an ethyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Dystar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Kazuhisa Konishi, Ryouichi Sekioka
  • Patent number: 5496380
    Abstract: A dispersed dye composition which is (A) a combination of blue dye composition (1) and red dye composition (2); (B) a combination of blue dye composition (1) and yellow dye composition (3); or (C) a combination of blue dye composition (1), red dye composition (2) and yellow dye composition (3); wherein blue dye composition (1) consists of from 35 to 55 weight percent of a compound of Formula (I), from 35 to 55 weight percent of a compound of Formula (II) and from 2 to 20 weight percent of a compound of Formula (III); red dye composition (2) consists of at least one red dye selected from the group of compounds of Formulas (IV-1) and (IV-2); and yellow dye composition (3) consists of at least one dye within the scope of the compound of Formula (V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Dystar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Imafuku, Takashi Fujita, Toshikazu Tamiya, Kuniko Kira
  • Patent number: 5494493
    Abstract: A disperse dye mixture comprising dye (I) and dye (II) blended at a ratio of from 0.1 to 10 times by weight of dye (II) to dye (I): ##STR1## wherein X is halogen, nitro, cyano, thiocyanate, methylsulfonyl, C.sub.1 or C.sub.2 alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl or vinylsulfonyl, Y is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl or methylsulfonyl, W is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 or C.sub.2 alkyl or C.sub.1 or C.sub.2 alkoxy, and each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 which are independent of each other, is hydrogen, C.sub.1 --C.sub.8 alkyl, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl substituted by halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, a hydroxyalkoxy, hydroxyalkoxyalkoxy, acyloxyalkoxy or acyloxyalkoxyalkoxy, provided that each alkoxy has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Dystar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Toshio Hihara
  • Patent number: 5495004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to monoazo dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## in which X is methyl, chlorine or bromine,R.sup.1 is ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl or i-butyl,R.sup.2 is (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)-alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkoxy-substituted linear (C.sub.2 -C.sub.4)-alkyl, allyl, phenyl, acetyl or propionyl andR.sup.3 is hydrogen, acetyl or propionyl,mixtures containing dyes of the general formula I and the preparation of these dyes and their mixtures and their use for the dyeing of hydrophobic synthetic materials, in particular for automotive cover fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Mitsubishi Kasei Company
    Inventor: Ulrich Buhler
  • Patent number: 5494492
    Abstract: A disperse dye composition comprising compounds of the formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 is a methyl group or an ethyl group, and each of R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a C.sub.1-5 alkyl group, wherein the weight ratio of the compound of the formula (I) to the compound of the formula (II) is within a range of from 95:5 to 5:95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Dystar Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Kazuhisa Konishi, Ryouichi Sekioka
  • Patent number: 5493011
    Abstract: Water-insoluble azo colorants, their preparation and use The invention relates to monoazo and disazo compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which D is the radical of a carbocyclic or heterocyclic diazo or bisdiazo component, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, independently of one another, are each a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl radical, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, independently of one another, are each ring-forming ether oxygen or a substituted or unsubstituted imide grouping and n has the value 0 or 1, in which rings A and B, independently of one another, can each be additionally substituted and/or carry substituted or unsubstituted fused rings.These new compounds of the formula (I) are obtained by coupling diazotized amines or diamines of the type D--NH.sub.2 or H.sub.2 N--D--NH.sub.2 with (benzoxazol-2-yl)- or (benzimidazol-2-yl)-arylacetamides.Depending on the presence and length of alkyl chains, the compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for use as pigments, disperse dyes or oil-soluble dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst AG
    Inventors: Rudiger Jung, Reinhold Deubel
  • Patent number: 5484458
    Abstract: Triphendioxazine compounds corresponding to the formula ##STR1## which are suitable as fiber-reactive dyestuffs for dyeing and printing material, in particular fiber material, containing hydroxy and/or carboxamide groups, such as wool and synthetic polyamide fibers, and especially cellulose fibers, such as cotton, are described. In formula (1), M is hydrogen or an alkali metal and Z is a radical of the formula (2) ##STR2## in which R is hydrogen, sulfo, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro or cyano, W is alkylene having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and the group --SO.sub.2 --Y is a fiber-reactive group of the vinyl sulfone series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner H. Russ, Horst Tappe, Christian Schumacher
  • Patent number: 5484460
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising at least six isochromatic dyes of the formula ##STR1## where D is the radical of a diazo component of the aniline, aminothiophene, aminothiazole, aminoisothiazole or aminobenzisothiazole series andone of the radicals X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is amino and the other is a radical of the formula ##STR2## where L is unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkyleneR.sup.1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl andR.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, benzyl, phenyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanoyl,and the use thereof for dyeing or printing textile materials, and dye mixtures comprising thienylazopyridine dyes and anthraquinone dyes and the use thereof for dyeing or printing textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hermann Loeffler, Gunther Lamm, Volker Bach, Arno Lange, Helmut Reichelt, Herbert Rothmaier
  • Patent number: 5474579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures of monoazo dyes, characterised in that they comprise one or more dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## one or more dyes of the general formula II ##STR2## and one or more dyes of the general formula III ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 independently of one another, are methyl, ethyl or n-propyl and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may each also be i-propyl and Hal is chlorine or bromine, processes for their preparation and their use for the dyeing and printing of hydrophobic synthetic fibre materials and blends thereof with natural fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Mitsubishi Kasei Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Buhler
  • Patent number: 5468256
    Abstract: The present invention includes new 4-{4'-{bis-(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)amino}phenylazo}benzenesulfonic acid amides of formula (II) ##STR1## wherein Y is fluorine, chlorine or bromine. The invention also includes new hair dyeing compositions for dyeing hair including 0.01 to 5 percent by weight of the compound of formula II, 0.5 to 30 percent by weight of a surfactant and a solvent which can be water, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, glycerin or 1,2-propylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Wella Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans-Jurgen Braun
  • Patent number: 5466791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to valuable monoazo dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R is methyl or ethyl,R.sup.1 is methyl, ethyl, methoxyethyl or ethoxyethyl,R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl, if n is equal to 0, and hydrogen, if n is equal to 1,R.sup.3 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl andn is 0 or 1,to mixtures of dyes of the general formula I and to the preparation of these dyes and their mixtures and to their use for the dyeing of hydrophobic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Cassella Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Buhler, Reinhard Kuhn, Margareta Boos
  • Patent number: 5460631
    Abstract: Reactive dyestuff mixtures containing one or more monochlorotriazine dyestuffs of the formula (1) ##STR1## and one or more monofluorotriazine dyestuffs of the formula (2) ##STR2## in which the substituents have the meaning given in the description, show on-tone exhaustion onto fibres and are fixed uniformly even under different fixation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Hoppe, Karl-Josef Herd, Konrad Bootz, Stefan Ehrenberg, Thomas Eizenhofer, Wolfgang Harms, Hermann Henk, Klaus Kunde, Stefan Meier, Wolfram Reddig
  • Patent number: 5445654
    Abstract: The disclosed black dye mixtures contain 50 to 95% by weight of one or more disazo dyes of the formula (1) and 5 to 50% by weight of one or more monoazo dyes of the formula (2) ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, identical to or different from each other, are each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, sulfo or carboxy,Y is in each instance independently of the others vinyl, .beta.-chloroethyl, .beta.thiosulfatoethyl or .beta.-sulfatoethyl, andM is hydrogen or an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kurt Hussong, Werner H. Russ, Karl Krieger
  • Patent number: 5440024
    Abstract: A monoazo disperse dye for dyeing polyester fibers of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is ##STR2## wherein W is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl or alkoxy, the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl substituted by cyano, halogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxyalkoxy, acetoxalkoxy, acyloxyalkoxyalkoxy alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy or acetoxy, and Y is hydrogen or halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Mitsubishi Kasei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Himeno, Toshio Hihara, Wataru Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5433754
    Abstract: A disperse dye composition comprising:(A) a yellow dye mixture comprising from 20 to 60 wt % of a compound of the following formula (I) and from 80 to 40 wt % of a compound of the following formula (II) (the sum of (I) and (II) is 100 wt %): ##STR1## wherein each of X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 which are independent of each other, is a halogen atom, and R.sup.1 is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 CN or --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OCOC.sub.6 H.sub.5, and(B) a blue dye mixture comprising from 75 to 95 wt % of a compound of the following formula (III) and from 25 to 5 wt % of the following formula (IV) (the sum of (III) and (IV) is 100 wt % ): ##STR2## and/or (C) a red dye of the following formula (V): ##STR3## wherein each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 which are independent of each other, is a methyl group or an ethyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Mitsubishi Kasai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Imafuku, Kaoru Fujikawa, Toshikazu Tamiya, Kuniko Kira
  • Patent number: 5431699
    Abstract: Dye mixtures containa) one or more azo dyes of the formula I ##STR1## where Y.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanoylamino or C.sub.3 - or C.sub.4 -alkenylamino orY.sup.2 and Y.sup.3 are each hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylb) the azo dye of the formula II ##STR2## where L is allyl which may be partially replaced by or may furthermore be hydrogen andc) optionally, an azo dye of the formula III and/or IV as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arno Lange, Uwe Nahr, Walter Sieber, Volker Walther
  • Patent number: 5425785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for dyeing polyester or polyester-containing textile materials at pH 8 to pH 11 with one or more monoazo dyestuffs of the general formula I ##STR1## in which A, R and X.sup.1 to X.sup.3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Mitsubishi Kasei Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Buhler, Ralf Zerrer
  • Patent number: 5403363
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising at least six isochromatic dyes of the formula ##STR1## where D is the radical of a diazo component of the aniline, aminothiophene, aminothiazole, aminoisothiazole or aminobenzisothiazole series andone of the radicals X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is amino and the other is a radical of the formula ##STR2## where L is unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkyleneR.sup.1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl andR.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, benzyl, phenyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanoyl,and the use thereof for dyeing or printing textile materials, and dye mixtures comprising thienylazopyridine dyes and anthraquinone dyes and the use thereof for dyeing or printing textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hermann Loeffler, Gunther Lamm, Volker Bach, Arno Lange, Helmut Reichelt, Herbert Rothmaier
  • Patent number: 5399182
    Abstract: Improved reactive dyestuff red mixtures comprise in each case at least one component of the formula 1 ##STR1## and one component of the formula 2 ##STR2## wherein the substituents have the meaning given in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Max Schwarz, Joachim Grutze, Dietrich Hildebrand, Joachim Wolff, Frank Stohr
  • Patent number: 5393308
    Abstract: There are described dye mixtures containinga) an azo dye of the formula I ##STR1## where Hal is chlorine or bromine, b) the azo dye of the formula II ##STR2## where L is allyl or optionally hydrogen, and c) an azo dye of the formula III and/or IV ##STR3## where R.sup.1 is nitro or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl,R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each hydrogen, chlorine or bromine,R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each hydrogen or chlorine,R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are each hydrogen, phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,X.sup.1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, methoxy, acetylamino or nitro,X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4 and X.sup.5 are each hydrogen, methyl or methoxy, andX.sup.6 is hydroxyl, 2-hydroxyethoxy, formyl or methoxycarbonylamino,dye preparations containing the novel dye mixtures, and the use of the novel dye mixtures for dyeing or printing polyesters in textile form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arno Lange, Volker Bach, Clemens Grund, Helmut Reichelt, Paul Richter
  • Patent number: 5393306
    Abstract: Dye mixtures which comprise a reactive dye of the formula ##STR1## together with at least one reactive dye of the formulae ##STR2## in which D, D', R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.3 ' and B are as defined in claim 1, are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing cellulosic fibre materials or naturally occurring or synthetic polyamide fibre materials with a high tinctoffal yield, and produce dyeings and prints having good fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Claudia Carisch