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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. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Fitzgerald, Boothwyn, PA (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/521 ; D06M 1/5256 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/521 ; D06M 1/5256 ;
Abstract
A method of treating a fabric or fabric blend to impart soil release properties is disclosed comprising application to the surface of the fabric or fabric blend of a copolymer composition comprising three monomers copolymerized in certain weight percentages wherein the hydrophilic and oleophobic properties of the treated fabric or fabric blend are varied by varying the relative amounts of the monomers employed.