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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
May. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan Bamford, Ripley, GB;
David Longley Connell, Western Underwood, GB;
Kenneth Michael Huddlestone, Allestree, GB;
Assignee:
Precision Processes Textiles, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M / ; D06M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8196 ; 8198 ; 81276 ; 811551 ; 811565 ; 81156 ; 811561 ; 81275 ; 252-861 ; 252-884 ; 252-885 ; 252-896 ; 252-891 ; 4273899 ; 427392 ;
Abstract
A method for the treatment of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool, cotton, nylon or acrylic, so as to impart a softer handle, comprising treating the fibers with a polymer or prepolymer as defined. The method may be performed as either a continuous process or as a batch process.