Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification of textiles and fibers inventions 05/06

20060107466 - Composition for treating textile fiber articles comprising a dendritic polymer: The invention relates to a composition for the treatment of articles made of textile fibres which is intended to be used for washing and/or rinsing, drying in a tumble dryer or ironing articles made of textile fibres comprising a dendritic polymer (in particular a hyperbranched polyamide). The invention also relates...

20060107467 - Method for conditioning textiles: Fatty branched polyalkoxylates, particularly of the formula: R1O(AO)mR2 (I) where R1 is C8 to C30 aliphatic hydrocarbyl or acyl; AO is predominantly branched alkyleneoxy, particularly propyleneoxy; m is from 2 to 50; and R2 is H or a is C1 to C4 aliphatic hydrocarbyl or acyl, are used as fabric...

20060107468 - Household-type water-recirculating clothes washing machine with automatic control of the washload weight, and operating method thereof: Household-type front loading and water-recirculating clothes washing machine adapted to automatically measure the weight of the dry clothes loaded in the machine for washing, also on the basis of the information on the type of clothes in said washload entered from the outside (user), in which the measurement of such...

20060107470 - Composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, comprising a 3,5-diaminopyridine derivative and a cationic or amphoteric polymer: The invention concerns an oxidation dyeing composition for keratinous fibres, in particular human keratinous dyeing such as hair comprising, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least a coupling agent selected among 3,5-diamino-pyridine derivatives and their addition salts with an acid, at least an oxidation base, and at least a...

20060107469 - Formulations designed to be applied on keratinous material and to be rinsed: The invention concerns a formulation designed to be applied on keratinous material such as the skin, the hair, and to be rinsed with an aqueous rinsing medium, in the form of a stable dispersion for a pH ranging between 3 and 5.5, and comprising at least one active substance, a...

20060107471 - Method and apparatus for dyeing a layer of nanocrystalline material: Method for dyeing a layer of a nanocrystalline material on a substrate using a liquid dye, comprising the successive steps of (i) providing said layer on a substrate, (ii) providing an apparatus for dyeing said layer, which apparatus comprises at least a supply container for the liquid dye, a closable...

20060107472 - Method and device for dyeing lenses: In a method of coloring a dye coating-formed lens by heating, the lens is subjected to half dyeing by changing the heating temperature depending on the lens site. This dyeing method involves heating a lens having a dye coating-formed on the surface thereof in a heating furnace to diffuse a...

20060101583 - Adducts based on cyclic compounds and the use thereof as tanning agents and curing agents: The invention relates to adducts that can be obtained by reacting carbonyl compounds of general formula (I) in which the variables are defined as follows: R1 and R2 are selected among hydrogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C3-C12 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, C7-C13 aralkyl, C6-C14 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted, whereby R1 and R2...

20060101584 - Formulation for use in chrome or chrome-free tannage: A formulation for use in chrome-free or chrome tanning is proposed, comprising a clay mineral which, after vigorous stirring for 30 minutes in water at 50° C., has a number average particle diameter of less than 2 μm or a bimodal size distribution with a first, finely divided fraction whose...

20060101585 - Fluorochemical-containing textile finishes that exhibit wash-durable soil release and moisture wicking properties: Wash-durable fluorochemical-containing textile and/or fiber treatments that simultaneously impart soil resistance (or soil-release) properties and moisture wicking characteristics to target fabric substrates are provided. Such treatments surprisingly impart these two simultaneous effects to target fabrics and/or fibers because fluorochemicals generally provide moisture repellency rather than moisture wicking capabilities. As prior...

20060101586 - Washing machine and method for controlling the same: A washing machine having a steam generating device for directly heating wash water to generate optimum steam, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method includes sensing a temperature of the steam generating device; controlling water supply means according to the temperature of the steam generating device...

20060101587 - Drying control method for washing machines with drying functions/drying machines: A drying control method for washing machines with drying functions/drying machines includes measuring an air temperature of heated air passing through a heater duct by a heater during a drying operation of the washing machine with drying function or the drying machine, and measuring at least one of the temperature...

20060101591 - Method and device for display use of washing machine: The present invention relates to a method and device for displaying usage guidelines of a washing machine, and more particularly, to a method and device for displaying usage guidelines of a washing machine wherein a user can be guided in all the washing processes by the respective stages. The present...

20060101592 - Method and device for display use of washing machine: The present invention relates to a method and device for displaying usage guidelines of a washing machine, and more particularly, to a method and device for displaying usage guidelines of a washing machine wherein a user can be guided in all the washing processes by the respective stages. The present...

20060101590 - Method for washing sportswear: Method for washing sportswear items in a traditional-type rotating-drum clothes washing machine, the method comprising at least a main wash phase, a rinse phase and a final spin-extraction phase, wherein a preliminary wash phase to be performed in cold water, without any detergent addition and under reduced mechanical agitation of...

20060101589 - Washing machine combined with dryer and controlling method thereof: A washing machine combined with a dryer is provided. In the washing machine combined with a dryer, a tub is provided, a dryer duct is installed outside of the tub to introduce a surrounding air into the tub, a heater is installed in the dryer duct to apply heat to...

20060101588 - Washing machine with steam generating device and method for controlling the same: A washing machine having a drying function, which includes a steam generating device for spraying steam directly onto laundry, and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling the washing machine, which supplies hot air, heated by a drying heater, to laundry through a drying duct, includes heating...

20060101593 - Colorant compositions: 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...

20060101594 - Phthalimidyl-azo dyes, process for their preparation and their use: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (I) wherein R1, is 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl or 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl, R2 is C1,-C6alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups, halogen atoms, C1,-C4alkoxy groups, C2-C8alkoxyalkoxy groups, C1,-C4alkyl-COO— groups or C1,-C4alkyl-OCO— groups, R3 is methyl, hydroxy, halogen, —NH—SO2—R5 or —NH—CO—R6, wherein...

20060101595 - Mono azo dyes: The invention relates to novel azo dyestuffs of formula (I), the use of such compounds and/or mixtures for printing recording materials, especially paper or papery substrates, textile fibre materials, plastic films and plastic transparencies by the inkjet printing process and also to the recording materials printed thereby....

20060096036 - Method for hydrophobing leather and furskins: Water repellency is imparted to leather and fur skins by a process in which leather or fur skin is treated, before, during or after the retanning, with one or more formulations comprising from 1 to 30% by weight, based on the formulation, of a mixture of polysiloxanes comprising from 10...

20060096037 - Method for preventing the shrinkage of woolen or wool blend fabrics: Method for preventing the shrinkage of woolen or wool blend fabrics during water washing treatment, comprising the initial impregnation of the fabric of interest with a reducing product (compound A) and after suitable mechanical and drying treatment, the subsequent contact of the resulting fabric with a blend of products comprising...

20060096038 - System for monitoring ozone and controlling supply of ozone to washing machine: A system for controlling a supply of ozone to a washing machine during operation thereof. The system comprising a washing machine having an internal drum for containing laundry and a quantity of a water. An ozone generator is connected to the washing machine and the ozone generator produces and supplies...

20060096040 - Bismuth dye system for human hair: A progressive hair dyeing composition which comprises the following ingredients: (a) from 0.1 to 5 wt % of a bismuth salt; (b) from 0.1 to 5 wt % of a thiosulfate compound; (c) from 1 to 20 wt % of a delta-valerolactam; (d) from 0.25 to 2.5 wt % of...

20060096039 - Composition comprising at least one conductive polymer and at least one oxidizing agent, and process for treating keratin fibers employing it: A composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, (a) at least one oxidizing agent and (b) at least one conductive polymer, for example, comprising at least one repeating unit chosen from aniline, pyrrole, thiophene, bisthiophene, furan, para-phenylene sulfide, para-phenylene vinylene, indole, aromatic amide, aromatic hydrazide, aromatic azomethine, and aromatic ester....

20060096041 - Conditioning and colouring composition for hair: The present invention concerns a conditioning and colouring composition for hair showing optimum conditioning properties especially shine, softness and manageability. Hair conditioning composition comprising at least one hair conditioning compound, at least one cationic hair dye and at least one dicarboxylic acid and/or hydroxycarboxylic acid, show optimum performance in colour...

20060096042 - Process to color and permanently restructure hair: Process to simultaneously color and permanently restructure hair, wherein (a) an oxidative hair colorant is applied to the hair based on at least one developer substance and least one coupler substance, (b) the oxidative hair colorant is left on for 5 to 60 minutes, (c) the oxidative hair colorant is...

20060096043 - Dicationic bis-hydrazone compound, dye composition comprising at least one such compound, implementation process therefor and uses thereof: The present disclosure relates to a novel family of dicationic bis-hydrazone compounds that may be used as direct dyes, and to a dye composition for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, in a suitable dyeing medium, at least one such compound. Also disclosed...

20060096044 - Colorant for ocular lenses and material for colored ocular lenses using the colorant: A colorant for ocular lenses represented by the formula (I) defined herein or a colorant for ocular lenses represented by the formula (II) defined herein....

20060096045 - Method for dyeing polarizers: A polarizing substrate is placed into a dyeing tank for dyeing. A concentration of a dyeing agent in the dyeing tank is less than 800 ppm, and a dyeing period is greater than 200 seconds, so as to improve the dyeing of the polarizing substrate by lengthening the dyeing period...

20060090266 - Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles: and mixtures thereof; X is H, OH, or OSO3M, M is H, a salt forming cation, and mixtures thereof; the indices x, y, and z are each independently from 0 to about 7; x+z is greater than or equal to 1, Q is H, OH, OM but not H when...

20060090267 - Textile finishing composition and methods for using same: Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from a number of phosphorous containing materials derived from maleic acid....

20060090268 - Washing machine, apparatus and method of controlling the same: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a driver, an electrode sensor, and a controller. The driver operates each part of the washing machine. The electrode sensor detects bubble generation using a voltage change between the electrodes when the bubbles contact the electrodes during the washing cycle. The...

20060090269 - Compositions comprising at least one substituted carbocyanin derivative, processes for treating keratin fibers using them, device therefor and uses thereof: The disclosure provides compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one direct dye, processes for treating keratin fibers, such as human keratin fibers, using the compositions, and devices comprising the compositions. Use of the compositions as lightening agents and as coloring agents for the keratin fibers is also...

20060090270 - Novel 6-alkoxy-2, 3-diaminopyridine couplers in which the amino radical in position 2 is a disubstituted amino radical, and use of these couplers for dyeing keratin fibres: The invention relates to a dye composition that is useful for dyeing keratin fibres, containing at least one oxidation base and at least one coupler of the 6-alkoxy-2,3-diaminopyridine type in which the amino radical in position 2 is a disubstituted amino radical, to the use of this composition for dyeing...

20060090271 - Processes for modifying textiles using ionic liquids: Processes for modifying a textile to improve its performance which comprise the steps of a) contacting a textile comprising fibers with a treating composition comprising an ionic liquid under conditions sufficient to modify at least surfaces of the fibers, thereby provide a performance improvement to treated textile; b) optionally, contacting...

20060090272 - Flame-retardant mattress: There is provided a flame-retardant knit fabric which can exhibit texture and comfort inherent to materials such as cotton and urethane foam used for upholstered furniture such as a mattress and chair and bedding products such as a pillow, mattress pad and bedding, the flame-retardant knit fabric which can provide...