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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:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lisbeth Kalum, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bente Konggaard Andersen, Lyngby, DK;
Assignee:
Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsv.ae butted.rd, DK;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8401 ; 8102 ; 435263 ;
Abstract
A method of introducing into the surface of dyed denim fabric or garment, localized areas of variations in colour density, the method comprising contacting the fabric or garment with an aqueous composition comprising an effective amount of a pectolytic enzyme preferably selected from the group consisting of pectin lyases (EC 4.2.2.10), galactanases (EC 3.2.1.89), arabinanases (EC 3.2.1.99), pectin esterases (EC 3.1.1.11), mannanases (EC 3.2.1.78), polygalacturonases (EC 3.2.1.15) and pectate lyases (EC 4.2.2.2) at a pH of the aqueous composition between 3 and 11 and a temperature of or below 90.degree. C.