Polymeric Dye, E.g., A Chromophore Pendant From An Addition Polymer, Etc. Patents (Class 8/647)
  • Patent number: 9287504
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzodifuran, benzodipyrrole or benzodithiophene, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, Steven Tierney, William Mitchell, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Frank Egon Meyer
  • Patent number: 9017921
    Abstract: A photoresist composition includes a binder resin combined with a black dye, a monomer, a photo-polymerization initiator and a remainder of a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Hye Ryu, Yi-Seop Shim, Chang-soon Jang, Chul Huh
  • Patent number: 8816040
    Abstract: A polymer dye has repeating units of formula (I): Each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently a monocyclic carbocyclic group, a condensed polycyclic carbocyclic group, a monocyclic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic heterocyclic group. In any case, each of R1, R2, and R3 independently may have a substituent. R1 is a divalent group, and R2 and R3 are monovalent groups. D is an organic dye group and n is an integer of from 0 to 10. The polymer dye has a number-average molecular weight of from 500 to 500,000. The dye can be a component in a film. The dye can also be included in various industrial materials in automobiles; communication instruments, such as mobile phones, PDA, remote controllers, mobile information terminals, electronic dictionaries, and electronic organizers; home electric appliances; construction parts; and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: University of Tsukuba, Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaki Kanbara, Junpei Kuwabara, Hikaru Yamada, Nobutaka Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 8778224
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent dye-silane hybrid resin manufactured by polycondensing an alkoxysilane bonded with a fluorescent dye with an organo-silane. More particularly, the present invention provides a fluorescent dye-siloxane hybrid resin that is manufactured by reacting a fluorescent dye having one or more functional groups with an alkoxysilane having an organic functional group to form an alkoxysilane bonded with the fluorescent dye and then polycondensing the alkoxysilane bonded with a fluorescent dye with an organo-silanediol and an organo-alkoxysilane having a thermocurable or ultraviolet-curable functional group without water. The fluorescent dye-silane hybrid resin has excellent thermostability, photostability, fluorescence characteristics, and processibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Byeong-Soo Bae, Seung-Yeon Kwak
  • Patent number: 8535392
    Abstract: This invention relates to solid forms of polymeric colorants and the methods and processes for manufacturing the solid colorants. These solid polymeric colorants may be provided in the form of a free-flowing powder and may be useful for coloring solid pucks, tablets, powder detergents, soaps, fertilizers, personal care products, adhesives, sealants, thermoplastic polymers, thermosetting polymers, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Xiaoyong M Hong, Dominick J Valenti
  • Publication number: 20130139328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the reaction product of (A) a polymeric backbone with (B) A chromophore; and with (C) at least one sulfide containing compound. Very good dyeing results are obtained with this new technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Christian Cremer, Beate Frohling
  • Patent number: 8378083
    Abstract: This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, Jr., Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J Valenti, Gregory S Miracle
  • Patent number: 8337569
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric dyes of formula (1a), (1b), or (1c); wherein the substituents and variables are defined in the claims and specification. The dyes are distinguished by their depth of shade and their good fastness properties to washing, such as, for example, fastness to light, shampooing and rubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Cremer, Oliver Becherer, Beate Fröhling
  • Patent number: 8221508
    Abstract: Polymeric dye comprising oligo and polypeptides selected from natural or synthetic aminoacids bearing at least one covalently bounded cationic dye. Very good dyeing results on human hair are obtained with these dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Christian Cremer, Olof Wallquist, Xian-Zhi Zhou, Barbara Wagner
  • Patent number: 8206464
    Abstract: Disclosed are cationic polymeric dye with a hue value of h=210° to 330° comprising: a) a polymer backbone, b) a residue of an organic dye, and c) optionally colorless organic groups, wherein (b) and (c) are covalently bound to the polymer backbone (a), and wherein the cationic charges can independently be part of the dye or the colorless organic groups. The dyes are distinguished by their depth of shade and their good fastness properties to washing, such as, for example, fastness to light, shampooing and rubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Cremer, Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Olof Wallquist, Beate Fröhling
  • Publication number: 20120110750
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric dyes of formula (1a), (1b), or (1c); wherein A and B, independently from each other represent a polymer backbone; X1 and X2 independently from each other are a linkage group selected from —S—, —S—S—, —N—, —N?—, —N(R5)—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —(CH2CH2—O)1-5—, —(CH2CH2CH2—O)1-5—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, (formula II) —CON(R1)—, —C(NR1R2)2—, —(R1)NC(O)—, —C(S)R1—; which may be interrupted and/or terminated at one or both ends by one or more than one —C1C30alkylene- or —C2-C12alkenylene-; or an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused aromatic or nonaromatic (heterocyclic) bivalent radical optionally comprising at least one heteroatom; a saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused aromatic or nonaromatic bivalent radical comprising at least one heteroatom, which is optionally substituted by C1-C30alkyl, C1-C30alkoxy, C2-C12alkenyl, C5-C10aryl, C5-C10cycloalkyl, C1-C10alkyl(C5-C10arylene), hydroxy or halogen; R1 and R2 independently from each other are hydrogen; unsubst
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Cremer, Oliver Becherer, Beate Fröhling
  • Patent number: 8118883
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric dyes obtained by the reaction of (a) a basic polycondensate with (b) an electrophilic dye of formula (2) P—X—Ya+ Ana+; wherein the basic polycondensate (a) is obtained by the reaction of (a1) an amine of formula (I) in the presence of an anhydrous solvent with an ammonium salt (a2) with a cyanamide: Wherein P, X, Y, a+, a, a1, a2, An, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and A are defined in the claims and in the disclosure. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising these polymeric dyes, to a process for their use for dyeing of organic materials, such as keratin fibers, wool, leather, silk, cellulose or polyamides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Christian Cremer, Olof Wallquist, Robert Hochberg
  • Patent number: 8118882
    Abstract: Disclosed are cationic oligomeric dye, comprising a low molecular weight polyamine comprising the repeating units (1a) or (1b), wherein at least 90% of the polyamine molecules are selected from tetramines, pentamines and hexamines; and R is the residue of a cationic dye, which is covalently bonded, optionally via a linker, to the nitrogen atoms of the polyamine; or hydrogen; wherein the polyamine repeating units (1a) and (1b) comprise at least one carionic dye residue; and n is a number from 3-12. The dyes are distinguished by their depth of shade and their good fastness properties to washing, such as, for example, fastness to light, shampooing and rubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Cremer, Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Olof Wallquist
  • Patent number: 8097045
    Abstract: Disclosed are olymeric dye of formula (1a), (1b), (1c), A and B, independently from each other represent a polymer backbone; X1 and X2 independently from each other are a linkage group selected from —C1-C30alkylene- or —C2-C12alkenylene-, which is interrupted and/or terminated at one or both ends by one or more than one —S—, —N—, —N?—, —N(R5)—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —(CH2CH2—O)1-5—, —(CH2CH2CH2—O)1-5—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, (II), —CON(R1)—, —C(NR1R2)2—, —(R1)NC(O)—, —C(S)R1—; or an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused aromatic or nonaromatic (heterocyclic) bivalent radical optionally comprising at least one heteroatom; a saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused aromatic or nonaromatic bivalent radical comprising at least one heteroatom, which is optionally substituted by C1-C30alkyl, C1-C30alkoxy, C2-C12alkenyl, C5-C10aryl, C5-C10cycloalkyl, C1-C10alkyl(C5-C10arylene), hydroxy or halogen; R1 and R2 independently from each other are hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straigh
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Christian Cremer, Olof Wallquist, Beate Fröhling
  • Patent number: 7985349
    Abstract: Disclosed is a colored heat transfer fluid, the heat transfer fluid comprising a nonconductive colorant and having a conductivity of less than 200 ?S/cm. Also provided is an assembly comprising an alternative power source and a heat transfer system in thermal communication with the alternative power source, the heat transfer system comprising the disclosed low conductivity colored heat transfer fluid. In addition, a method of making a colored heat transfer fluid is disclosed wherein the disclosed nonconductive colorants are added to a heat transfer fluid having a conductivity of less than 200 ?S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Yang, Peter M. Woyciesjes, Filipe J. Marinho, Aleksei V. Gershun
  • Patent number: 7976585
    Abstract: A highly crosslinked polysiloxane dye comprising at least 10 Si atoms, including at least one moiety of the formula (I) whose open Si-bonds each are linked to an oxygen atom and open O-bond is linked to a silicon atom in the rest of the polysiloxane, and wherein T is a direct bond or an organic spacer group such as C1-C18alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)- each of which may be end-capped towards the linkage to Dye by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, SO2, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or T is C3-C18alkylene interrupted, and optionally end-capped towards the linkage to Dye, by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, —SO2—, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or is CO; (CH2CH2—O)1-5; COO; N(R1); CON(R1); O; S; SO; SO2; R1 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE Ludwigshafen
    Inventors: Christian Cremer, Richard Lewis Riggs, Beate Fröhling, Martin Müller
  • Patent number: 7947091
    Abstract: Colored silicone polymers and elastomers are described herein wherein the colorants used in the composition provide tint to the polymer, but are capable of retaining transparency of the substrate if desired. The colorants include curcumin and/or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Barry C. Arkles
  • Publication number: 20110104495
    Abstract: A filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a reactive chemical. In another aspect, a filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a core which includes a reactive functional group attached to a polymer. A miniemulsion polymerization process of producing filled nanoparticles includes: providing a mixture comprising monomer, initiator or catalyst to aid polymerization, reactive chemical, surfactant and water; shearing the mixture to form a miniemulsion of nanosized particles dispersed in water, the nanosized particles comprising the monomer combined with the reactive chemical; and then heating the miniemulsion to polymerize the monomer and produce filled nanoparticles comprising a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating the reactive chemical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Ramanathan S. Lalgudi, Jeff J. Boyce, Barry L. McGraw
  • Patent number: 7901824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a colorant treated ion exchange resin comprising at least 15% of exchangeable groups comprising at least one of an ion, a Lewis acid, or a Lewis base resulting from a colorant having a pKa or pKb of greater than 5 in an aqueous solution at 25° C., based on the total number of exchangeable groups. Also disclosed are heat transfer systems, assemblies, fuel cell systems and methods of maintaining a conductivity of less than 200 ?S/cm in a heat transfer fluid that employ the disclosed colorant treated ion exchange resins. Finally, a method of making the disclosed colorant treated ion exchange resins is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Yang, Peter Woyciesjes, Aleksei V. Gershun, Filipe Marinho
  • Publication number: 20100192312
    Abstract: A highly crosslinked polysiloxane dye comprising at least 10 Si atoms, including at least one moiety of the formula (I) whose open Si-bonds each are linked to an oxygen atom and open O-bond is linked to a silicon atom in the rest of the polysiloxane, and wherein T is a direct bond or an organic spacer group such as C1-C18alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)- each of which may be end-capped towards the linkage to Dye by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, SO2, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or T is C3-C18alkylene interrupted, and optionally end-capped towards the linkage to Dye, by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, —SO2—, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or is CO; (CH2CH2—O)1-5; COO; N(R1); CON(R1); O; S; SO; SO2; R1 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: CIBA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Cremer, Richard Lewis Riggs, Beate Frohling, Martin Muller
  • Patent number: 7731761
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric dyes of formula (1a); (1b); or (1c); wherein A and B, independently from each other represent a polymer backbone; X1 and X2 independently from each other are a linkage group selected from —C1-C10alkylene-; —C2-C12alkenylene-; —C5-C10cycloalkylene-; C5-C10arylene; —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)-; —C(O)—; —(CH2CH2—O)1-5—; —C(O)O—; —OCO—; —N(R1)—; —CON(R1)—; —(R1)NC(O)—; -0-; —S—; —S(O)—; —S(O)2—; —S(O)2—N(R1R2); or the direct bond; R1 and R2 independently from each other are hydrogen; or unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C6-C10aryl-C1-C10alkyl; or C5-C10alkyl(C5-C10aryl); Y1 and Y2 independently from each other are a residue of an organic dye; or hydrogen; wherein at least one of Y1 and Y2 is a residue of an organic dye; An1, An2 and An3, independently from each other are an anion; a and b independently from each other are a number from 1 to 3; m is a number from O to 1
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Corporation
    Inventors: Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Olof Wallquist, Christian Cremer, Beate Fröhling, Andreas Möck
  • Publication number: 20100125957
    Abstract: This invention relates to solid forms of polymeric colorants and the methods and processes for manufacturing the solid colorants. These solid polymeric colorants may be provided in the form of a free-flowing powder and may be useful for coloring solid pucks, tablets, powder detergents, soaps, fertilizers, personal care products, adhesives, sealants, thermoplastic polymers, thermosetting polymers, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Xiaoyong Hong, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20100069282
    Abstract: A particle for use in a composition comprising: a first coating layer comprising a coating material selected from surfactant, surfactant precursor, builder, film-forming polymer and mixtures thereof, and a core, at least a portion of said core being coated by said coating; wherein the particle additionally comprises a hueing dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Manasvini Prabhat, Gillian Balfour Swan
  • Publication number: 20100000030
    Abstract: In the case of fiber products, flame-retardant properties can be achieved by applying a polyethylenimine and a phosphonic acid to the fiber products or to precursors thereof. The fiber products may be sheet-like textile structures in the form of woven fabrics or they may be yarns or fiberboards. The precursors of the fiber products may be aqueous fiber suspensions which are further processed to give paper or fiberboards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Huntsman Textile Effects ( Germany ) GmbH
    Inventors: Salman Dermeik, Reinhold Braun, Karl-Heinz Lemmer, Martin Lung
  • Patent number: 7611787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a colorant treated ion exchange resin comprising at least 15% of exchangeable groups comprising at least one of an ion, a Lewis acid, or a Lewis base resulting from a colorant having a pKa or pKb of greater than 5 in an aqueous solution at 25° C., based on the total number of exchangeable groups. Also disclosed are heat transfer systems, assemblies, fuel cell systems and methods of maintaining a conductivity of less than 200 ?S/cm in a heat transfer fluid that employ the disclosed colorant treated ion exchange resins. Finally, a method of making the disclosed colorant treated ion exchange resins is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Yang, Peter M. Woyciesjes, Filipe J. Marinho, Aleksei V. Gershun
  • Publication number: 20080196176
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Patrick D. Moore, Joe Clark
  • Publication number: 20080196179
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick D. Moore, Eduardo Torres
  • Publication number: 20080196177
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick D. Moore, Eduardo Torres
  • Publication number: 20080161222
    Abstract: Use of polyaminomethylenephosphonates as dispersing and/or wetting and/or stabilizing agents in formulations for cements, detergents, ceramic materials, dyes, synthetic resins, and rubbers, drilling fluids, reverse osmosis, as a substitution of or in combination with commercial products suitable for the purpose, characterized in that said polyaminomethylenephosphonates have the formula. (I) wherein n is integer higher than 2, M is hydrogen or a cation selected from those of alkaline metals and the ammonium ion, and the residues R, the same or different, are independently selected from 1. —CH2PO3M2, 2. —CH2R1 with R1 selected from —CH2OH, —CHOHCH3, —CHOHCH2CL, —CHOHCH2OH, 3. —(CH2)Mso3M, m being equal to 3 or 4, 4. —CH2CH2R2 with R2 equal to —CONH2, CONH2, —CHO, —COOR3, —COOX, CN, R3 being either —CH3 or —C2H5 and X a cation selected from the meanings of M and from the fact that said polyaminomethylenephosphonates are present in the formulation of interest in a weight quantity of over 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: GIOVANNI BOZZETTO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Massimo Paladini, Francesco Spini, Alessandro Scalvedi, Maurizio Bellotto, Jean Claude Valle
  • Publication number: 20080127429
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising at least one nonionic polysiloxane/polyurea block copolymer, at least one colored or coloring entity, and at least one volatile nonsilicone organic solvent. Such a composition may make it possible to obtain a coloring which is resistant to external agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Gaelle Brun, Sabine Vrignaud
  • Publication number: 20070204412
    Abstract: Colored silicone polymers and elastomers are described herein wherein the colorants used in the composition provide tint to the polymer, but are capable of retaining transparency of the substrate if desired. The colorants include curcumin and/or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Gelest, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry C. Arkles
  • Patent number: 7097669
    Abstract: Colorant compositions are useful for a wide variety of product applications. For example, colorants are used in tinting of polymers, providing colors to aqueous solution(s), and affording color to solid or semi-solid products such as detergents. Disclosed herein are colorant compositions having a triphenylmethane (“TPM”) derived structure having improved stability to alkaline conditions. Thus, the colorant compositions resist decolorization, even at relatively high pH levels. The colorant compositions of the invention are useful as applied in polyolefins, such as polypropylene and polyethylene, as examples. These colorant compositions also may be employed in thermoplastics, such as PET, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eric B. Stephens, Pat Moore
  • Patent number: 6997963
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a dye composition for dyeing human keratin fibres such as hair containing, in an appropriate medium for dyeing human keratin fibres, at least one compound chosen from among chromoionophores and fluorionophores, and at least one cosmetic additive other than water. The invention also concerns the use of a compound chosen from among the chromoionophores and fluorionophores as a direct dye for dyeing human keratin fibres, methods for dyeing human keratin fibres and a device or “kit” with several compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Frederic Guerin
  • Patent number: 6645257
    Abstract: A process for pigmenting wood, which comprises treating wood in succession: a) with a solution comprising from 0.01 to 80% by weight, based on the solution, of a compound of the formula A(B)x  (I), in which x is an integer from 1 to 8, A is the radical of a chromophore of the quinacridone, anthraquinone, perylene, indigo, quinophthalone, indanthrone, isoindolinone, isoindoline, dioxazine, azo, phthalocyanine or diketopyrrolopyrrole series which is attached to x groups B via one or more heteroatoms, these heteroatoms being selected from the group consisting of N, O and S and forming part of the radical A, B is hydrogen or a group of the formula  at least one group B not being hydrogen and, if x is a number from 2 to 8, the groups B being identical or different, and L is any desired group suitable for solubilization; and from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on the solution, of a salt of the formula Kat+.An−  (II), Kat+.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hans-Thomas Schacht, Gilbert Moegle, Reiner Jahn, Christiane Griessen, Peter Scheibli
  • Patent number: 6610131
    Abstract: Novel magenta and cyan colorants for utilization within water-based inks are provided which exhibit improved chromatic properties. In particular, such colorants provide magenta or cyan colorations that exhibit increased color space characteristics, high water solubility, excellent compatability with impurities, and correspondingly cost-effectiveness for flexographic printing procedures. The methods of utilizing such colorants within flexographic printing processes are also encompassed within the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Milliken & Co.
    Inventors: Philip G. Harris, Patrick D. Moore
  • Patent number: 6605126
    Abstract: New and useful low viscosity polymeric colorant formulations are provided comprising extremely low amounts of viscosity modifiers that drastically reduce the overall viscosity of the resultant colorant formulation as compared with the viscosity of the colorants themselves. In such a manner, the resultant formulation facilitates the utilization of such polymeric colorants within certain coloring processes and methods requiring low viscosity formulations while simultaneously permitting substantial retention of the same high color strength characteristics of the unmodified colorants. Such an unexpected result thus permits production and utilization of a low viscosity formulation that does not sacrifice colorability to an appreciable degree for target substrates or media. The inventive formulations thus comprise any number of polymeric colorants, (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Milliken & Co.
    Inventors: Jusong Xia, Mark E. Ragsdale, Eric B. Stephens
  • Patent number: 6497732
    Abstract: The invention is directed to fiber-reactive polymeric dyes, which comprise a dye covalently bound to a carboxyl-containing polymer. By “fiber-reactive” is meant that the polymeric dye will form a chemical covalent bond with the fiber, textile, or web to be treated, via functional groups for binding or attachment to the fibers of the webs to be dyed. The invention also encompasses textile dye preparations comprising a solution or suspension of the fiber-reactive polymeric dye. The resulting polymeric dye preparations have improved colorfastness and retention on the textile or web fiber structure, even after a large number of washings. The textiles or webs treated with the fiber-reactive dye are also included in the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Nano-Tex, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Soane, Matthew R. Linford, Ryan Lau, Eric Green
  • Patent number: 6471730
    Abstract: The invention concerns a ready-to-use composition for dyeing human keratinous fibers and more particularly human hair, comprising in support suitable for dyeing keratinous fibers: (a) at least an enzyme such as laccase; (b) at least a cationic substantive or particular amphoteric polymer; (c) at least an oxidation coloring agent, as well as the dyeing methods using said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Gérard Lang, Jean Cotteret
  • Patent number: 6417155
    Abstract: Colored detergent bars are provided comprising water soluble polymeric colorants that exhibit excellent non-staining performance on fabrics and other contacted surfaces, including manufacturing and/or washing equipment, are easy to process into the desired detergent bar compositions, and do not exhibit any appreciable harmful effects to the environment. The particular polymeric colorants utilized in this respect are of very high molecular weight (in order to assure staining will not occur on target cleaning surfaces), are extremely water soluble, provide excellent vivid and aesthetically pleasing color shades within the target bar compositions, and are present as liquid or waxy pastes at room and at processing temperatures. The ultimate laundry bar product thus exhibits highly pleasing colors for product distinction as well as for aesthetic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Zhaolin Zhou, Tiong Khoon Ong
  • Patent number: 6350305
    Abstract: A polymeric furanone magenta colorant is disclosed that contains a furanone magenta chromophore having a furanone adduct, the adduct containing at least one alkoxylated phenyl radical, the chromophore further being derived from at least one aromatic aldehyde having a para-nitrogen and containing electron donating groups selected from the group consisting of alkyls, cycloalkyls, and oligomers or polymers derived from alkyleneoxy or aryleneoxy moieties. The colorant can be utilized in resins, waxes and inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford R. King, Jeffery H. Banning
  • Patent number: 6306182
    Abstract: A compound of the formula: wherein: n, y, and z are each independently integers ranging from 1 to 100,000; R1 through R6, and R8 are each independently H, C1-6 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aminoalkyl; or R4 and R5 together form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic 5 to 6 membered ring wherein the substituents are selected from C1-6 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or aminoalkyl; R7 is H or SR1, or S—R7 in the above formula together form an isothiouronium salt or Bunte salt; X is a linking group; and D is a chromophore that absorbs visible light; hair dye compositions containing the polymeric compound; and a method for dyeing hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander C. Chan, Geoffrey Robert Hawkins, Alexander Lukacs, III
  • Patent number: 6251987
    Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition comprised of water, colorant, and colored resin emulsion particles generated from olefinic monomers, wherein at least one of said olefinic monomers contains a colorant, wherein the olefinic colorant component is prepared from the condensation reaction of a functional colorant with an olefinic containing reactive material, and which reaction generates: wherein Dye represents a colorant chromophore, and R is a carbonyl, carboxylate, oxygen, or arylene, and R′ is hydrogen or alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, Garland J. Nichols, Min-Hong Fu, Chieh-Min Cheng, Daniel G. Marsh
  • Patent number: 6176885
    Abstract: The use of linear or cyclic silicon compounds containing at least one chromophoric group of quinone or azo type as direct dyes in dye compositions intended for dyeing human keratin fibers and in particular the hair. The invention also relates to novel silicon compounds and dye compositions containing them, as well as to the corresponding direct dyeing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Madeleine Leduc, Herv{acute over (e)} Richard, Alain Lagrange
  • Patent number: 6149692
    Abstract: A method of incorporating dyes into polymeric materials. The method involved contacting a functionalized dye with a high molecular weight crosslinkable polymer precursor, dispensing the solution into a mold and applying radiation, thereby forming a molded article having dye covalently bonded to the polymer backbone. A preferred product is a visibility tinted disposable contact lens comprising poly(vinyl alcohol). Various embodiments of the innovative method offer advantages in reduced fabrication cycles, reduced extractables, elimination of post-polymerization activation steps, elimination of post-polymerization extraction steps and reduced scrap and costs associated with lens handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: John Martin Lally, Deborah Jean Mulcahy, Achim Muller, Beat Muller, Bernhard Seiferling, Friedrich Stockinger
  • Patent number: 6140517
    Abstract: The invention relates to anthraquinone polysulfonamide colorants derived from colored disulfonyl chlorides containing anthraquinone chromophores by reacting with various diamines. The anthraquinone polysulfonamide colorants are useful for coloring a wide variety of products such as plastics, fibers, films, cosmetics, skin creams or lotions, polishes, waxes, hair colorations, coatings, paints, inks, etc. and are particularly useful in end uses where sublimation, migration, extraction and exudation of presently used colorants are problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Max Allen Weaver, James John Krutak, Sr., Clarence Alvin Coates, Jr., Gerry Foust Rhodes, Brian Edison Maxwell
  • Patent number: 6127480
    Abstract: This invention concerns a composition comprising a blend of polyolefin with the reaction of a functionalized polyolefin and polyetheramine in which the polyetheramine is grafted into the functionalized polyolefin in a customary mixing apparatus. A process for producing the reaction product of functionalized polypropylene and polyetheramine by melting with polypropylene in a customary mixing apparatus is also disclosed. Blends of the present invention are advantageously useful to prepare paintable automotive body parts. This invention further includes dyeable polyolefin compositions containing the reaction product of functionalized polyolefin and polyetheramine. Dyeable polyolefin fibers, including polypropylene fibers, are disclosed, which may be made by melt spinning, and which may be employed to make woven and non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Joseph Gilbert Dominguez, Christopher S. Henkee, Wheeler C. Crawford, Gerald W. Cummings, Kevin John Hess, Richard James Clark, Randall Keith Evans
  • Patent number: 6040005
    Abstract: A colored polymer obtained or obtainable by polymerization of a mixture consisting essentially of a dye and a triazine compound having at least two groups selected from alkoxymethylamino and hydroxymethylamino. The colored polymers may be used in the coloration of plastics, inks and colored reprographic toners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Kathyrn Carr, Ian Ferguson
  • Patent number: 6027537
    Abstract: The use of linear or cyclic silicon compounds containing at least one chromophoric group of quinone or azo type as direct dyes in dye compositions intended for dyeing human keratin fibres and in particular the hair. The invention also relates to novel silicon compounds and dye compositions containing them, as well as to the corresponding direct dyeing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Madeleine Leduc, Herve Richard, Alain Lagrange
  • Patent number: 5985999
    Abstract: This invention concerns a composition comprising a blend of polyolefin with the reaction of a functionalized polyolefin and polyetheramine in which the polyetheramine is grafted into the functionalized polyolefin in a customary mixing apparatus. A process for producing the reaction product of functionalized polypropylene and polyetheramine by melting with polypropylene in a customary mixing apparatus is also disclosed. Blends of the present invention are advantageously useful to prepare paintable automotive body parts. This invention further includes dyeable polyolefin compositions containing the reaction product of functionalized polyolefin and polyetheramine. Dyeable polyolefin fibers, including polypropylene fibers, are disclosed, which may be made by melt spinning, and which may be employed to make woven and non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Huntsman, Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Joseph Gilbert Dominguez, Christopher S. Henkee, Wheeler C. Crawford, Gerald W. Cummings, Kevin John Hess, Richard James Clark, Randall Keith Evans
  • Patent number: 5955523
    Abstract: Disazo chromphores having at least two different poly(oxyalkylene) substituents are linked together by a covalent bond or by an intervening connecting group to form dimers. The preferred poly(oxyalkylene) substituents are straight chain polymers consisting of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. The disazo colorants are useful for coloring thermoplastic resins such as polypropylene and polyethylene and show improved extraction, migration, clarity and thermal stability characteristics as compared to standard monoazo colorants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: Eric B. Stephens, Mark E. Ragsdale