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Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification of textiles and fibers

20130117941 - Metal free bleaching composition: The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising specific a-amino-ketones, H2O2, a H2O2 precursor or a peracid and optionally an activator as a bleaching mixture for textile materials or dishes either manually or in an automatic washing machine or dish washer. Further aspects of the invention are... Agent: Basf Se

20130117942 - Cleaning product: A detergent dispensing cartridge for use in a washing machine. The washing machine is for cleaning a soiled substrate. The treatment of the moistened substrate is with a formulation comprising a multiplicity of polymeric particles. Said formulation is free of organic solvents.... Agent: Reckitt & Colman (overseas) Limited

20130117944 - Clothes treating apparatus and method for controlling the same: The cloth treating apparatus includes a main cabinet having a first housing space for housing cloth therein and a water spray unit for supplying steam to the first housing space, at least one supplementary cabinet having a second housing space for housing the cloth therein, and a control unit for... Agent:

20130117943 - Drum type washing machine: A drum type washing machine capable of reducing water supply time and water drainage time, thereby reducing time of an entire washing cycle, the drum type washing machine including a body; a tub provided at an inside the body to accommodate washing water therein; a drum rotatably installed at an... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20130117945 - Fabric treatment appliance control panel and associated steam operations: A fabric treatment appliance capable of indicating when a fabric load is sanitized, implementing a sanitizing by modifying a predetermined operation cycle, or implementing a sanitizing cycle after the completion of a predetermined operation cycle.... Agent: Whirlpool Corporation

20130117946 - Compositions and methods to use them to remove stains from garments including water sensitive protein fibers, without incurring any damage to the fibers or dye/color loss, in wet and dry cleaning processes: The present invention proposes compositions and methods to use for the removal of stains and particularly of those that are notoriously difficult to remove such as deodorant, perspiration and ink stains from all kinds of garments, including water sensitive protein fibers such as wool, cashmere or silk without incurring surface... Agent:

20130117947 - Disperse dyes: The present invention is directed to a disperse dye of formula (1) Wherein, X, Y and Z are, independently, hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro or SO2F; Wherein at least one of X, Y and Z is SO2F. R1 is hydrogen, methyl, hydroxyl or NHR4; R2 is hydrogen, chloro or methoxy; R3... Agent: Colourtex Industries Limited

20130111674 - Treatment of keratinous fibers with an enzyme having perhydrolase activity: Described are compositions and methods relating to the treatment of keratinous fibers and textiles comprising such fibers with enzymatically-generated peracids in aqueous media. The treatment has beneficial effects, including reducing felting, increasing dye uptake, and reducing prickling tendency.... Agent: Danisco US Inc.

20130111677 - Concentrated soak wash: The present invention relates to a method for cleaning an object comprising the steps: (a) distributing to the object a first soak solution comprising at least one surfactant and at least one enzyme followed by a first soak period wherein the concentrations of the at least one surfactant and the... Agent: Novozymes A/s

20130111675 - Sustainable laundry sour compositions with iron control: Linen treatment compositions and linen processes are disclosed which help to prevent iron deposition from wash water, and/or redeposition after iron containing stain (such as blood) removal by alkaline detergents. The linen treatment composition is a combination of a hydroxycarboxylic acid and an acid source, which may be organic or... Agent: Ecolab Usa Inc.

20130111676 - Washing machine to produce three-dimensional motion: A method for driving a washing machine that includes a main body, a tub disposed within the main body, a main drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a sub drum mounted in the main drum to be relatively rotatable with respect to the main drum, a driving motor, and a... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20130104315 - Ecological fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection: An ecological fabric having protection from ultraviolet radiation incorporated therein is disclosed in which the fabric is treated by a method comprising the steps of dissolving zinc acetate or other zinc salt in a liquid to form a solution containing Zn(II) ions, adding a fabric to the solution, mixing the... Agent:

20130104319 - Treatment of non-trans fats, fatty acids and sunscreen stains with a chelating agent: The invention relates to methods and compositions for treating non-trans fats, fatty acids and sunscreen stains with a chelating agent. The invention also relates to methods for reducing the frequency of laundry fires with a chelating agent.... Agent: Ecolab Usa Inc.

20130104316 - Vertical axis washing machine having steam features: One exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a vertical axis washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a top portion with a lid and side portions extending downwardly from the top portion. A tub is positioned within the cabinet with a basket rotatably supported within... Agent: General Electric Company

20130104317 - Vertical axis washing machine having steam features: One exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a vertical axis washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a top portion with a lid and side portions extending downwardly from the top portion. A tub is positioned within the cabinet with a basket rotatably supported within... Agent: General Electric Company

20130104318 - Vertical axis washing machine having steam features: One exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a vertical axis washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a top portion with a lid and side portions extending downwardly from the top portion. The lid has a first layer and a second layer that are separated... Agent: General Electric Company