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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew J. Kielbania, Jr., Chalfont, PA (US);
Klein A. Rodrigues, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Susanne Goodson, Warrington, PA (US);
Christopher G. Gore, Cartersville, GA (US);
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, New Castle, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/3322 ; D06M 1/5564 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/3322 ; D06M 1/5564 ;
Abstract
A textile treatment composition which imparts anti-wrinkling properties to textiles treated therewith, said textile treatment composition comprising a polyhydroxyalkylurea crosslinking agent having at least two urea moieties. Textiles treated with the compositions of the invention display a significant reduction in wrinkles compared with nontreated textiles. Moreover, the treated textiles have a tactile sensation of feeling soft and retain their smoothness after laundering.