Milliken + Co

Milliken Research Corporation

John W Miley

Eduardo Torres

Sanjeev Kumar Dey

Haihu Qin

Jusong Xia

John W Rekers

Darin L Dotson

Eric B Stephens

Leonard J Starks

Chi-Chun Tsai

Francisco Alvarez

Mary Angela Cooley

Mary G Mason

Edward W Kluger

Nathan A Mehl

John G Lever

Daniel M Connor

Ralph N Brendle

Raj Batlaw

Clifford C Carroll

Eugene Kyle Stephenson

Tien K Su

George A Allen

Joseph M Salley

C Charles Carroll

Richard A Van Dahm

A polyethylene article comprises crystalline polyethylene in an orthorhombic unit cell. The b-axes of the crystalline polyethylene are substantially aligned with the machine direction of the article. In particular, the Herman's index of the b-axes in the machine direction is greater than zero and greater than the Herman's indices of the b-axes in both the transverse and normal directions. The unique physical attributes exhibited by a polyethylene article having this new morphology are also described.

Polyethylene articles

The invention provides a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a polyolefin polymer and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent comprises a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (I) The invention also provides a series of compounds encompassed by the structure of Formula (I).

Thermoplastic polymer composition

The invention provides a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (C) The invention also provides a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a polyolefin polymer and a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (C) as a nucleating agent.

This invention relates to colorants comprising a chromophore having a single azo acetoacetanilide moiety, wherein said moiety each have at least one poly(oxyalkylene) chain. Such colorants exhibit extremely good base stability and lightfastness, particularly when incoporated within certain media and/or on the surface of certain substrates. These poly(oxyalkylene) chains provide solubility in different solvents or resins thereby permitting the introduction of such excellent coloring chromophores within diverse media and/or or diverse substrates. Compositions and articles comprising such colorants are provided as are methods for producing such inventive colorants.

Polymeric acetoacetanilide azo colorants

Red colorants comprising a chromophore having at least one poly(oxyalkylene) chain attached to the 1-position, as well as at least one poly(oxyalkylene) chain attached to either the 5-position or the 8-position of an anthraquinone backbone are provided. Such colorants exhibit excellent base stability, effective colorations, excellent low extraction rates, and high lightfastness levels, particularly when incorporated within certain media and/or on the surface of certain substrates, particularly polyesters. The poly(oxyalkylene) chains also increase the solubility in different solvents or resins thereby permitting the introduction of such excellent coloring chromophores within diverse media and/or diverse substrates as well as provides a liquid colorant which facilitates handling. Compositions and articles comprising such colorants are provided as well as methods for producing such inventive colorants are also provided.

Polymeric 1,5- or 1,8-disubstituted anthraquinone-derivative colorants and articles comprising such colorants

Specific novel compounds of aromatic bis-acetoamide structures are provided as intermediate compounds to forming different types of coloring agents, at least. Such compounds are useful as intermediates in the production of certain bis-acetoanilide azo dyes, pigments, and polymeric colorants. Such compounds facilitate production of such coloring agents that exhibit favorable tinctorial strength and intense color from orange to greenish yellow within and on different substrates and media. Coloring agents and methods of making such agents are encompassed within this invention as well.

Aromatic bis-acetoacetamide intermediates

This invention relates to colorants comprising a chromophore having two azo acetoacetanilide moieties, wherein said moieties each have at least one poly(oxyalkylene) chain, preferably at least two such chains. Such colorants exhibit extremely good base stability and lightfastness, particularly when incorporated within certain media and/or on the surface of certain substrates. These poly(oxyalkylene) chains provide solubility in different solvents or resins thereby permitting the introduction of such excellent coloring chromophores within diverse media and/or or diverse substrates. Compositions and articles comprising such colorants are provided as are methods for producing such inventive colorants.

Polymeric bis-acetoacetanilide azo colorants

A diacetal of a polyhydric alcohol is provided having at least one carbamoyl substituent bonded to an oxy group of the alcohol. The compound is useful as a nucleating agent in polymer resins and as a gelling agent.

Carbamoyl substituted acetals and compositions containing the same

A novel colorant compound is provided which is the addition product of an organic chromophore having at least one reactive hydroxyl or amine substituent, a polyisocyanate, and a carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, or salt of either thereof. The polyisocyanate, added in a molar excess relative to the number of such reactive substituents, reacts with the reactive hydroxyl or amine groups to provide terminal isocyanate groups. Subsequently, the carboxylic acid or salt thereof, also added in an amount excessive in relation to the number of terminal isocyanate groups, reacts therewith to from urethane moieties on the colorant. Such a compound provides excellent ink compositions upon dilution and are very soluble within all the standard ink diluents. Furthermore, such colorants provide good jettability, waterfastness, washfastness, and the like, within ink-jet applications on various types of printing substrates. A method for producing such a colorant and specifically printed substrates colored therewith is also provided.

Colorant having isocyanate substituent

A substituted colorant which may be copolymerized with a condensation polymer to provide a covalently bound, nonextractable coloring, having the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.4 is selected from hydrogen or lower alkyl; x is 0 or 1; N and M are each integers of from 1 to about 100 and the sum of N and M is from 3 to about 100. The hydroxyl groups are protected by formation of a ring structure during alkoxylation and amination of the substituent.

Polyoxylalkylene amino diol substituted colorants

Primary amino polyoxyalkylene 1,3-dioxane or 1,3-dioxolane compounds are provided of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen, phenyl or lower alkyl groups; R.sub.4 is selected from hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; x is 0 or 1; N and M are each integers of from 1 to about 100 and the sum of N an M is from 2 to about 100; also disclosed are polyoxyalkylene amino alcohol compounds which may be derived from the compounds of Formula I above having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R, R.sub.1, R.sub.4, x, N and M all have the values given above. Also provided is a process for preparing a primary amino polyoxyalkylene 1,3-dioxane or 1,3-dioxolane.

Polyoxyalkylene amino alcohols and polyoxyalkylene amino 1,3-dioxanes

A mixture of diphenols is provided of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein the mixture comprises three components as follows; (a) from about 2% to about 35% by weight of compound A corresponding to formula (I) wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.6 are H; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are selected from H and Br; and --X-- is selected from CH.sub.3 --C--CH.sub.3, --S--, or --O--;

Liquid, non-crystallizing two mole diphenol alkoxylate mixtures

A process for coloring polyurethane resins made by a polyaddition reaction of a polyol and an isocyanate is provided, which comprises adding to the reaction mixture before or during the polyaddition reaction a reactive coloring agent suitable for incorporation in the resin with the formation of covalent bonds, said coloring agent having the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from an alkyl group having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, X is --CH.sub.2 --, a and a' are integers from 1 to about 6, and Y and Y' are independently selected from polymeric units of hydroxy alkylenes or alkylene oxide monomers selected from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, cyclohexene oxide, or glycidol, b and b' are independently either 0 or 1, and Z and Z' are reactive groups independently selected from --OH, --NH.sub.2, or --SH.

Process for preparing polyurethane resins colored with anthraquinone

A vinyl ester resin composition having excellent physical, mechanical and handling properties is provided which comprises: a vinyl ester resin made by condensing an epoxy resin and an ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid; and a thixotropy imparting amount of a thixotropy imparting material selected from at least one condensation product of a sugar alcohol with an aromatic aldehyde.

Vinyl ester resin compositions

A method for improving the dyeing characteristics of textile materials containing polyolefin fibers is provided wherein the polyolefin fibers are coated with a coating composition consisting essentially of a film forming component containing at least one quaternary ammonium group. A preferred coating composition useful in the practice of the invention further includes a wetting agent and a minor effective amount of a fluorocarbon surfactant. Procedure for forming such coating compositions, application of same to polyolefin fibers, as well as dyeing of the coated polyolefin fibers is disclosed. In one embodiment the film forming component is the reaction product of a chemical substance containing at least one quaternary ammonium group and at least two amino groups having active hydrogen and a polyepoxide having at least two 1,2-epoxy groups per molecule. A method for producing such a film forming component and application of same to a textile material containing polyolefin fibers is also set forth.

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