Pretreatment Before Dyeing Patents (Class 8/930)

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  • Patent number: 11987931
    Abstract: The current disclosure provides for a woven or nonwoven textured substrate that is stable in water based solutions. The textured substrate is generated by a controlled placement of ink on to portions of the surface and/or between layers of the textured substrate which is then followed by heat activation which expands the ink to puff out where the ink was applied to the textured substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon K. Poruthoor, Christopher C. Creagan, Nathan J. Vogel, Jenna L. Bednar, Amanda Thelen
  • Patent number: 8475539
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions for preparing textile auxiliaries, which are used in particular to enhance the dyeing affinity of textile fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Total Raffinage Marketing
    Inventor: Richard Frelechoux
  • Patent number: 8021736
    Abstract: Substantially flame retardant-free carpets comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn having minimal carrier and, optionally, minimal antistatic agent, are disclosed, as are methods for making such carpets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jing C. Chang, Steven D. Beare, Gregory A. Urove, John J. Kozlowski
  • Patent number: 8017662
    Abstract: A process for producing a synthetic fiber composition with reclaimed post consumer carpet yarn, wherein face yarn is shaved from post consumer carpet using a shaving device to provide shaved face yarn, the shaved face yarn is reduced in size, contaminants are removed using mechanical screeners, the shave face yarn is melt filtered, and then fiber spun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Universal Fibers, Inc.
    Inventors: George Taylor Hoover, Jr., Milton Keith Roark, Brendan Francis McSheehy, Jr., Matthew Benjamin Studholme
  • Patent number: 7503940
    Abstract: Methods for spot-dyeing a damaged area on a textile employing a selected color loss filter and utilizing at least one of a primary color dye. In one embodiment, the method can include the following: inspecting the damaged area through the selected color loss filter; determining whether a primary color is missing from the damaged area by being able to view the damaged area through the selected color loss filter to, thereby, confirm that the primary color is missing from the damaged area; and applying at least one of a primary color dye, corresponding to the selected color loss filter, to the damaged area, while viewing the damaged area through the color loss filter, until the damaged area is substantially invisible through the color loss filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Donaldson, Edward E. Durrant
  • Patent number: 7235110
    Abstract: A method for surface dyeing a range of textile materials, in the form of yarn, fabric, or garments, includes: a) preparing a dyebath including dye particles and an additive, such as an anionic acrylic copolymer, causing the particles to become charged; b) preparing the textile material by applying an additive, such as a cationic polyamide, forming a substrate with a charge attracting the particles, c) immersing the textile material in the dyebath; d) chemically reducing the dye particles retained on the textile material to a leuco form; and e) oxidizing the dye material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Inventor: Melvin Alpert
  • Patent number: 7090704
    Abstract: A method of improving the resistance of dyes on natural or synthetic polyamnide fiber materials to the action of ozone and NOx, which comprises treating the fiber material, before, during or after dyeing, with a liquor comprising a terpolymer containing structural repeating units of formulae (I), (II) and (III) in which R is a radical of formula (IV) wherein A1 and A2 are independently of one another a direct bond, C1–C8alkylene or —CO—NH—C1–C8alkylene, E is vinyl or —OSH3H and n denotes 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Philippe Ouziel
  • Patent number: 6997962
    Abstract: A method for dyeing a cellulosic material, such as cotton or a blend including cotton, in the form of yarn, fabric, or garments, includes: a) preparing a dyebath including particles of indigo and an additive, such as an anionic acrylic copolymer, causing the particles to become charged; b) preparing the cellulosic material by applying an additive, such as a cationic polyamide, forming a substrate with a charge attracting the particles, c) immersing the cellulosic material in the dyebath; d) chemically reducing the particles retained on the cellulosic material to a leuco form; and e) oxidizing the dye material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: Melvin Alpert
  • Patent number: 6911055
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method which comprises irradiating at least one face of an article with UV radiation, causing the article to be photodegraded over a thickness of at least 1 ?m and contacting the irradiated face of the article with a coloring agent, so as to diffuse the coloring agent in the entire thickness of the photodegraded surface layer of the article. The invention is useful for optical and ophthalmologic articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Essilor International Compagnie General d'Optique
    Inventor: Gilles Baillet
  • Patent number: 6858044
    Abstract: Use of (PA) water-dispersible or colloidally soluble polyamides which contain hydrophilic polyalkylene glycol ether chains in the skeletal structure as wet-acting lubricants in the treatment of textile piece goods in rope or tubular form with a textile treatment agent (T) by exhaust methods from aqueous liquor under conditions which would otherwise in the textile substrate favor the formation of transport folds and/or the occurrence of friction in or on the substrate, particularly as wet-acting lubricants in the dyeing of polyamides in the jet, the corresponding wet-acting lubricants, certain polyamide preparations and certain polyamides, and their production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Bernard Danner, Francis Palacin
  • Patent number: 6802871
    Abstract: Compositions which, as well as water, contain certain sulfonate salts or polyhydric alcohols together with ethoxylated/propoxylated alcohols and ethoxylated alcohols are useful for pretreating textile sheet materials. Further ingredients also render them useful for hydrogen peroxide bleaching. The compositions, which provide the textiles with good primary wettability and good rewettability, are low-foaming. Batchwise pretreatment processes, for example in jet machines, therefore represent no problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Biancamaria Prozzo, Peter Seifert
  • Patent number: 6695889
    Abstract: In textile products (e.g. yarns, woven fabrics, knit fabrics) comprising highly crosslinked polyacrylic fibers (made of acrylic fibers by partially hydrolyzing a nitrile group to generate an amido group and a carboxylic acid group), fibers blended with the highly crosslinked polyacrylic fibers can be dyed in an even hue. A pre-dyeing treatment process for such textile products (e.g. yarns, woven fabrics, knit fabrics) comprising highly crosslinked polyacrylic fibers comprises a pretreatment step of immersing the textile product into an acidic solution and treating it at a high temperature and an elevated pressure. A dyeing process comprises the steps of conducting this pre-dyeing treatment process, and thereafter conventionally dyeing fibers blended with the highly crosslinked polyacrylic fibers. A pretreated and undyed textile product and a dyed textile product are obtained by the pre-dyeing treatment process and the dyeing process mentioned above, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignees: Sakaren Co., Ltd., Mizuno Corp.
    Inventors: Takamasa Sakamoto, Tsutomu Shiotani, Takeshi Ogino
  • Patent number: 6623532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of applying ink containing dyes to fabric composed of synthetic and cellulose fibers using an ink-jet system to print the fabric with high color shade depth and brilliancy and ink-jet printed goods obtained by the ink-jet printing method. The fabric composed of cellulose and synthetic fibers is treated with an acidic aqueous dispersion containing cellulose reactive compound, water-soluble polymer and non-water-soluble inactive organic compound with a melting point of 40° C.-150° C. and the fabric is dried before its ink-jet printing with reactive and disperse dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shungaku Nakamura, Ayumi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6602304
    Abstract: A novel aqueous dye-accelerant composition that allows for the effective and rapid reaction of a dye with the fibers of a substrate such that the dye becomes evenly attached to the substrate within seconds is provided. The dye-accelerant composition generally comprises: an organic solvent; at least one dispersing agent; a chelating agent; and a vehicle. In another embodiment, a dyeing process utilizing the dye-accelerant composition, which includes five primary treatment processes: a pre-treatment process, a bleaching process, a neutralize and dye accelerant process, a dyeing process, and a dye stop or fixing process is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: James Jung, Alex Kyuhun Lee, Yoon Gil Kim
  • Patent number: 6544300
    Abstract: A process for improving the colorfastness of dyed thermoplastic textile materials is described. The process involves heatsetting the materials to a temperature which minimizes the amount of semi-crystalline regions, dyeing the material and subjecting it to a reductive clear. The process can be used on a variety of textile materials including fibers, yarns and fabrics. The process is particularly effective in achieving high colorfastness on microdenier products, even when the product is dyed a dark shade. The materials also retain good strength and flexibility characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: James D. Cliver, Dale R. Williams
  • Patent number: 6527815
    Abstract: Textiles made of synthetic fibers and synthetic fiber blended fabrics are constructed in the form of a garment then dyed while avoiding setting permanent creases and permanent wrinkles in the garment. The process includes selecting a synthetic or synthetic blended fabric for the dyeing process by determining the fabric's shrinkage in the warp and fill directions, for instance no greater than 6%, constructing a garment from the fabric selected, then dyeing the constructed garment in an aqueous dyebath at a temperature in the range of 220 to 260° F. for a time sufficient to achieve a desired shade and levelness of color followed by drying and optionally pressing the dyed garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine T. Bryant, John E. Newbern, Earl E. Bradsher, III, Terry L. Currans, G. Lewis Best, III, Ashutosh Karnik, John W. McAnulty
  • Patent number: 6413281
    Abstract: 2-(p-sulphophenyl) amino-1,3 5-triazine derivatives [1] and their alkali salts, wherein R1, represents Cl, F; R2 is &agr;- or &bgr;-naphthylamino, or &agr;- or &bgr;-naphthoxy, and the method for preparing the compound are provided. The compound can be used as a cationic dye auxiliary agent in dyeing animal protein fibers (such as wool, cony hair, camel hair and natural silk) and their textile fabric as well as blended yarn or fabric containing the animal protein fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventor: Zhi Wang
  • Patent number: 6368361
    Abstract: Tea polyphenol obtained by the extraction from tea has an antibacterial effect. In methods for producing an antibacterial fiber by fixing the tea polyphenol to fiber, the object of the present invention is to provide a process for manufacturing an antibacterial fiber capable of exerting an excellent antibacterial performance without the use of metal chelates potentially causing metal allergy and environmental problems. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention manufactures an antibacterial fiber by a process comprising the steps of contacting fiber with or immersing fiber in an aqueous solution in which a cationic surfactant with a quaternary ammonium salt group, a water-soluble protein, and an alkaline compound are dissolved; and separating said fiber from the aqueous solution, to immerse the fiber in another aqueous solution containing tea polyphenol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Ito En, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihisa Yayabe, Yasuhiko Ikegawa, Shuichi Takahashi, Yukiko Nonaka, Saburo Sugimoto, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Yuji Higashibata
  • Publication number: 20010054209
    Abstract: A method for dyeing cellulosic materials with reactive dye by pretreating the fabric with a polycationic polymeric agent which is desirably also polynucleophilic is disclosed. The agent can be a polyquaternary amine material especially a poly(DADMAC) or polyvinylpyridine, particularly one including nucleophilic sites such as primary amino groups, e.g. polyallylamine/DADMAC copolymers and polyvinylpyridines quaternisied with w-aminoalkyl groups. The dyes can react with the nucleophilic centres so dyebath exhaustion can be driven by dye fixation rather than substantivity to the substrate. The need to use of salts to drive substantivity can be obviated and post dyeing washing to remove unreacted/hydrolysed dye is much simplified. Material dyed by the method has the good wash fastness properties of materials dyed using reactive dyes. A wide variety of cellulosic substrates can be dyed including lyocell fibre materials and blend/union materials with polyamides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: GEOFFREY WILLIAM COLLINS, STEPHEN MARTIN BURKINSHAW, ROY GORDON
  • Patent number: 6296901
    Abstract: An ink transfer sheet and method for using the same. The transfer sheet includes a backing layer, a release layer on the backing layer, and an ink receiving layer on the release layer. The ink receiving layer contains a quaternary ammonium salt thereon or impregnated therein. To use the transfer sheet, an ink containing an anionic coloring agent is applied to the ink receiving layer, preferably using thermal inkjet methods. Thereafter, the transfer sheet is positioned on a fabric substrate. Heat is applied to the sheet which causes the release layer and ink receiving layer to adhere to the substrate. The backing layer is then detached from the release layer leaving the release and ink receiving layers (with the printed image thereon) on the substrate. This process transfers the image to the fabric substrate, with the image being stabilized by interactions between the quaternary ammonium salt and anionic coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Melissa D. Boyd, Mark H. Kowalski
  • Patent number: 6280482
    Abstract: A method of improving the stability to ozone exposure of dyes on natural or synthetic polyamide fiber materials comprises treating the fiber material, before, during or after dyeing, with a liquor comprising a homopolymer or copolymer having structural repeating units of formula (1) in which R1 is unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl. The resulting dyeings and prints feature improved ozone fastness with no effect on hue, colour yield and other fastness properties such as light fastness, for instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Ouziel, Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 6206935
    Abstract: Described in the present invention is a hair dyeing method comprising treating the hair with a hair bleaching agent and then, without rinsing off the bleaching agent, with a direct hair dye. The present invention makes it possible to color the hair into a vivid color in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Onitsuka, Kazuhiro Okada, Hajime Miyabe
  • Patent number: 6200354
    Abstract: A method of dyeing cellulosic fibers or fabrics using pre-metallized acid dye by pretreating the fabric with a cationic agent having a plurality of cationic centers and optionally after treating the dyed material with a cationic polymer is disclosed. The cationic polymer is desirably a polyquaternary amine material especially a poly(DADMAC) or polyvinylpyridine. Material dyed by the method has a “washed out” appearance similar to fabrics dyed using the “Jarofast” process, but the availability of a wide range of pre-metallized dyes gives a wider color range, and the method enables a wider range of substrates to be dyed successfully, including lyocell fiber materials e.g. those sold under Courtauld's trademark “Tencel” and blend/union materials with polyamides, easier processing and superior wash and light fastness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Collins, Stephen Martin Burkinshaw, Roy Gordon
  • Patent number: 6113656
    Abstract: A method for exhaust dyeing a polyester or polyester blend textile article with a disperse dye is provided whereby the article is first treated with an aliphatic amine to reduce the tensile strength of the polyester fibers, followed by dyeing the fabric in a bath containing from 1.0 to 3.0 weight percent based on the weight of the fabric, of a compound selected from the group consisting of:(a) C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 aliphatic fatty acid ethoxylates having from 5 to 15 ethylene oxide residues;(b) C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 alcohol ethoxylates having from 5 to 15 ethylene oxide residues; and(c) C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 aliphatic amine ethoxylates having from 5 to 15 ethylene oxide residues,to achieve a spot free, level dyed fabric, with reduced pilling tendencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventor: William C. Kimbrell
  • Patent number: 6086636
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for printing fibre material with reactive dyes, which comprises the fibre material to be printed first being treated with an aqueous alkaline liquor, optionally dried and then printed with a print paste comprising at least one reactive dye, a thickener and optionally further additives with the exception of an alkali or an alkali donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Mickael Mheidle, Peter Scheibli
  • Patent number: 6056790
    Abstract: The present invention is a fully automated modified batch dyeing process that provides a process that reduces water consumption, reduces environmental pollution, and reduces the energy and chemical consumption of the conventional batch dyeing process through efficient reuse of spent dyebath. The invention provides a holding tank which stores the spent dyebath, and an analysis system which allows for the analysis of the dyebath in the holding tank so that the dyebath may be reconstituted and used in the batch dyeing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corp.
    Inventors: James Leonard Clark, Wayne Coleman Tincher, Wiley Don Holcombe, Richard A. Carey, Elizabeth Wise White
  • Patent number: 6051036
    Abstract: A printed cloth in which a dye is deposited in dots on the cloth to form a desired printed pattern. Said dot deposition is formed in a length of 0.05 to 0.3 mm to the longitudinal direction of the fiber in single fiber unit of the yarn constituting said cloth. A fine printed pattern is deposited clearly in good reproducibility. The printed pattern can be formed by using the dyes of the three primary colors or of the three primary colors and black color. It is preferred that Dyes I, II and III having a perceived chromaticity index (a) and (b) defined in the color range [CIE 1976 (L, a, b) space] on the cloth within the following range are used as said dyes of three primary colors and DyeIV is used as said black dye.______________________________________ I Yellow: (a) -20.about.0 (b) 50.about.90 II Red: (a) 50.about.70 (b) 0.about.20 III Blue: (a) -50.about.-1 (b) -50.about.-20 IV Black: (a) -6.about.6 (b) -6.about.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Kanebo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Kusaki, Toshikazu Fuse, Tohru Morita, Toshihiko Ishihara, Kazuyoshi Morimoto, Kazuo Iwata, Michiyo Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6024770
    Abstract: The invention consists of a process to improve the resistance to stains on yarns, on the basis of wool, silk, polyamide, polyacrilonitrile, natural and artificial cellulosic fibres and in general, all other synthetical fibres which can be dyed. According to the invention the yarns are treated during the dyeing process with an aqueous solution containing up to 5% tannic acid in acid medium. It is economically advisable to add a stabiliser to the solution to avoid oxidation of the solution and the fibres, and possibly a wetting agent. Preferably the treatment is made during the dyeing procedure, before, during or after the effective dyeing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: N.V. Denderland-Martin
    Inventor: Armand de Lathauwer
  • Patent number: 6022383
    Abstract: A leather coloring process for carrying out coloring on a natural leather, or a natural leather which has been subjected to degreasing. The coloring process is accomplished by ink-jet coloring on at least a partial area of the natural leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Tokuya Ohta, Yasushi Takatori, Sadayuki Sugama, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Yuji Akiyama, Miyuki Fujita
  • Patent number: 5942009
    Abstract: A method for the same-day permanent waving and coloring of hair ("same-day" meaning during a twenty-four hour period and preferably during a single session of only a few hours), which can provide to the hair improved shape retention, color receptivity, color stability, color retention, color evenness, color depth, shine, strength, softness, luster, and/or elasticity. After initial preparation (shampooing, treating with a pre-wrap, and placing on rods if the hair is to be curled), the hair is processed using a waving agent (e.g., thioglycolate), the excess is preferably removed, contacted with a first composition, the excess preferably removed, optionally but preferably contacted with a second composition, heated to dry the hair, and then contacted with a coloring composition containing an oxidative colorant and an oxidizing agent, the oxidizing agent helping develop the color and rebond the hair. The first and second compositions each contain a biologically acceptable metal (preferably a polyvalent metal, e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: BRG, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael S. Burns
  • Patent number: 5925148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of overdyeing a warp dyed denim textile, comprising treating the textile in an aqueous dye liquor with a dye system which comprises an effective amount of (a) one or more mono-, di- or polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds and (b) (i) a hydrogen peroxide source and at least one enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity and/or (ii) at least one enzyme exhibiting oxidase activity on the one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Martin Barfoed, Ole Kirk
  • Patent number: 5911902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a modified fatty amine of formulaR--NR.sub.3 --(R.sub.1 --O).sub.n --R.sub.2 (1),whereinR is C.sub.9 -C.sub.24 alkyl or acyl, R.sub.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylene, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or acyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or (R.sub.1 --O).sub.m, n and m are each independently of the other an integer from 2 to 100, and (R.sub.1 --O).sub.n is n identical or different radicals (R.sub.1 --O), and (R.sub.1 --O).sub.m is m identical or different radicals (R.sub.1 --O),for reducing or preventing low molecular weight by-product deposits developing in the course of the polyester fiber material production process on textile materials consisting of polyester fibers or containing these fibers in blends with other fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Claudius Brinkmann, Alfred Keller
  • Patent number: 5882356
    Abstract: The fibrillation tendency of solvent-spun cellulose fiber is reduced by treating the previously dried fiber with a chemical reagent containing at least two functional groups which are reactive with cellulose and which are electrophilic carbon--carbon double bonds, particularly vinyl sulfone groups, or precursors thereof or electrophilic three-membered heterocyclic rings or precursors thereof. The chemical reagent is preferably colorless and is preferably applied to the fiber from aqueous solution. The fiber may be contained in a woven or knotted fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Courtaulds Fibres (Holdings) Limited
    Inventor: Christopher David Potter
  • Patent number: 5833720
    Abstract: A method of dyeing cellulosic textile fibers with a dye which normally requires an exhaust salt. The method includes the step of forming a dye site, which includes the steps of treating the fibers with a dilute alkali solution containing an epoxy ammonium compound having an epoxy-reactive group which will permanently attach to cellulose hydroxyl groups to form a permanent cationic dye site, rinsing the fibers to remove any excess epoxy ammonium compound and at least some of the dilute alkali solution, and neutralizing any remaining alkali solution with a mild acid.The method also includes the steps of dyeing the fibers in a dyebath containing a bifunctional reactive dye without a salt and at a temperature at or below 30.degree. C. (86.degree. F.) to dye exhaustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventors: Johnny Joe Kent, Eric C.S. Lee, Sui-Fung Yu
  • Patent number: 5695529
    Abstract: A 5% strength by weight to saturated aqueous solution of N-(2-sulfatoethyl)piperazine sulfate, having a pH of between 4 and 0, can be used to modify fiber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schrell, Michael Meier, Heinz Georg Kautz
  • Patent number: 5676707
    Abstract: Provided is a leather treatment process for leather coloring, carried out on a leather to be colored with a liquid ink, the process comprises the steps of, imparting to the coloring surface of the leather a resin soluble in the liquid ink and imparting to the coloring surface an aggregate of particles with a functional group having an affinity for the liquid ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Miyuki Fujita
  • Patent number: 5667533
    Abstract: Textile fabrics and garments having a random, irregular heather-like appearance are produced by impregnating a textile fabric with an aqueous pretreaement composition comprising a fiber reactive cationic compound, aging the impregnated fabric in a moistened state for about 4 to 24 hours to allow the fiber reactive cationic compound to react with the fibers of the fabric, rinsing the fabric to remove unreacted cationic compound, immersing the fabric in an aqueous bath at a pH of less than 7 and gradually introducing dyestuffs to the bath over a period of at least 15 minutes, and fully exhausting the dyestuffs onto the fabric. The process is applicable for dyeing either piece goods or garments. Where the fabric is in the form of garments, it is preferred that the aging be carried out by storing the garments in an insulated sealed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: The Virkler Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Hauser, Stewart G. Helfrich
  • Patent number: 5611822
    Abstract: This invention provides processes for dyeing fibers with indigo including placing the fibers in a substantially enclosed compartment of a commercial dye apparatus, which is equipped with means for introducing a non-oxidizing gas into the compartment; prior to or following placing the fibers in the compartment, introducing a non-oxidizing gas into the compartment to produce a substantially non-oxidizing atmosphere therein; contacting the fibers with a dye liquor comprising leuco indigo in the compartment such that the leuco (reduced) indigo is taken up by the fibers; and oxidizing the leuco indigo taken up by the fibers to produce a blue color in the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Allegro Natural Dyes LLC
    Inventor: Sally Gurley
  • Patent number: 5611819
    Abstract: A fabric superior in anti-drape stiffness, stiffness and soft handle, which is formed using a spun yarn comprising regenerated fibers having an average polymerization degree of not less than 400 and a modified cross-section, in a proportion of at least 20% by weight of the yarn, wherein at least one regenerated fiber from among the regenerated fibers of said fabric is split and/or fibrilar. According to the present invention, a fabric having a dry touch, which is superior in anti-drape stiffness, stiffness and soft handle, and a method for manufacture thereof are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Nomura, Ikuharu Nishida, Tadaaki Kashima
  • Patent number: 5601621
    Abstract: Fiber materials can be modified by applying heterocycloaliphatic compounds containing at least one primary, secondary or tertiary amino group or quaternary ammonium group, the hetero portion of which in the ring is a carbonic ester radical of the formula --O--CO--O-- or a carbamic acid radical of the formula --O--CO--NH--, in aqueous alkaline solution by exposing the fiber material to these compounds at a temperature of between 60.degree. and 230.degree. C. The characteristic of the modified fiber material is that it can be dyed with dye solutions of water-soluble, anionic textile dyes which are low in electrolytes or entirely free of electrolytes and/or are low in alkali or entirely free of alkali. The advantage of a dyeing process carried out in this manner, in particular for fiber-reactive dyes, is that fixation of the dyes under alkaline conditions is unnecessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schrell, Werner H. Russ, Thomas Riehm
  • Patent number: 5597386
    Abstract: A hair dye consisting of an anti-hair antibody immobilized on a high bulky coloring material. The coloring material may be a coloring substance such as an inorganic pigment, water-soluble coloring matter, or water-insoluble coloring matter, or a composite of the coloring substance and a macromolecular carrier. Since it provides a good and strong coloring capability specific to hair, the hair dye of the present invention will neither stain the skin nor cause skin irritation. Further, the touch and feel of the hair will be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Kanebo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Igarashi, Toshihiro Usui, Junichiro Hiraoka, Keiko Hashimoto, Hideyo Uchiwa, Umeji Murakami, Kenichi Sugimoto, Hiromi Minamino, Toshio Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 5580354
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for providing a solvent-spun cellulose fibre with a reduced fibrillation tendency. The fibre is treated with a chemical reagent, preferably substantially colourless, having 2 to 6 functional groups reactive with cellulose, suitably dissolved in an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Courtaulds PLC
    Inventor: James M. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5575821
    Abstract: A process for the dyeing of fiber materials with water-soluble anionic dyes, in particular those having a fiber-reactive group, is described, according to which dyeing is carried out using low-electrolyte or entirely electrolyte-free and/or low-alkali or entirely alkali-free dye solutions (dye liquors, printing pastes) and in which a fiber material is used which was modified by means of a saturated straight-chain or branched aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compound which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups and contains at least one primary, secondary or tertiary amino group or quaternary ammonium group and at least one hydrolyzable ester group, it also being possible for the aliphatic radical in this compound to be interrupted by one or more hetero groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst AG
    Inventors: Andreas Schrell, Werner H. Russ, Thomas Riehm
  • Patent number: 5560751
    Abstract: A method for dyeing an optical component such as a lens or filter. A coating of dyeing solution is formed on a surface of a lens and the lens is subjected to a nonuniform heating treatment in dependence on the position within the surface to obtain the desired color density gradient of the lens. In accordance with the positions within such surface, a nonuniform integrated heating amount distribution provides the desired color density gradient with excellent reproducibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichirou Hoshiyama
  • Patent number: 5542954
    Abstract: A process for the production of aminated cotton fibers by subjecting a raw cotton or cotton-polyester mixture to a modification with a saturated aliphatic compound of 3 to 15 carbon atoms which contains at least one primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary amino group and at least one hydrolyzable ester group, in which the saturated radical is straight chain, branched, or cyclic, and may be interrupted by one or more hetero groups and may be substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups. The modification occurs simultaneously with scouring, kiering, or dry mercerizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schrell, Werner H. Russ
  • Patent number: 5512061
    Abstract: A process for printing and dyeing sheetlike fiber materials with anionic dyes comprisesa) first applying to the sheetlike fiber material an aqueous solution containing a fixing alkali and a compound which contains a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group or a quaternary ammonium group, which may each also be part of a heterocycle, by using a printing process, thenb) subjecting the sheetlike fiber material to a fixing treatment to modify the sheetlike fiber material, and finally and optionallyc) dyeing the modified sheetlike fiber material one or more times by a customary exhaust or padding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas von der Eltz, Andreas Schrell, Werner H. Russ
  • Patent number: 5512062
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and related dye compositions for dyeing textiles which operates at atmospheric pressures, is open to the atmosphere, and does not require the steaming of the textile to set or fix the dye to the textile; specifically, a multi-temperature textile dyeing method which achieves a more complete and even dyeing of the textile in a shorter period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ful-Dye, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Franklin Fuller, Franklin G. Fuller
  • Patent number: 5500023
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ink-jet printing process comprising at least the steps of:(a) successively applying, as ink droplets, at least two inks of different colors to a cloth to form a color-mixed portion;(b) subjecting the cloth to a heat treatment to fix dyes contained in the inks to the cloth; and(c) washing the cloth to remove unfixed dyes from the cloth,wherein the inks comprise water, an organic solvent and individual reactive dyes different from each other in reaction rate, and the volume of a droplet of the ink containing a slower-reacting dye is made smaller upon the application of the inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoji Koike, Masahiro Haruta, Koromo Shirota, Tomoya Yamamoto, Mariko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5496707
    Abstract: The present invention provides an assay method for hemicellulases comprising a) directly dyeing, using a reactive dye, an insoluble natural product, or a modified form of a natural fibre material; and b) adding the enzyme to the dyed product produced in step a) and, after a specific incubation period, separating the liquid component from the insoluble dyed product, e.g. by a simple filtration, and determining the amount of dyestuff liberated in the the separated solution by spectrophotometric means. A combined mixing and dispensing device for use in the method of the present invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignees: Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Beat Freiermuth, Dieter Werthemann, Alfred Gaertner, Spencer Fisk
  • Patent number: 5490865
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for producing two-tone or multi-color effects on animal fibers and the products derived from these fibers. Pretreatment of the fibers to increase the affinity of the fiber relative to metallic salts or dyes for is accomplished by treatment with an ethanolamine solution containing varying amounts of mono-, di-, or triethanolamine. A mordant treatment with a metallic salt exposes the pretreated fibers to an aqueous solution of organic acids and a metallic salt mordant having affinity for the pretreated fiber. The two-tone or multi-colored effect is achieved by combining the treated fibers with untreated fiber and dyeing the fibers in a dyestuff having affinity for the treated fiber. The dyeing process may also include placing treated and untreated fibers in a dye bath containing dye stuffs that have affinity to treated fibers and dyestuffs that have an affinity to untreated fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Inventor: Jurg P. Scheiwiller