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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Desai, Cartersville, GA (US);
Jeffrey Lovelady, Spring, GA (US);
Assignee:
Mannington Mills, Inc., Salem, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 1/702 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for treating one or more yarn strands before or after the strand is dyed. The apparatus preferably includes a modified space dyeing apparatus having a dye applicator modified to be used as a treatment composition applicator for treating a yarn strand. The apparatus enables a high speed yarn dyeing and treatment method. Also described is a method and composition for treating yarn with a polyphenolic derivative composition to form a bleach-resistant yarn.