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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Katherine T. Bryant, Greensboro, NC (US);
John E. Newbern, Forest, VA (US);
Earl E. Bradsher, III, Penhook, VA (US);
Terry L. Currans, Alexander City, AL (US);
G. Lewis Best, III, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Ashutosh Karnik, Burlington, NC (US);
John W. McAnulty, Asheboro, NC (US);
Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
Textiles made of synthetic fibers and synthetic fiber blended fabrics are constructed in the form of a garment then dyed while avoiding setting permanent creases and permanent wrinkles in the garment. The process includes selecting a synthetic or synthetic blended fabric for the dyeing process by determining the fabric's shrinkage in the warp and fill directions, for instance no greater than 6%, constructing a garment from the fabric selected, then dyeing the constructed garment in an aqueous dyebath at a temperature in the range of 220 to 260° F. for a time sufficient to achieve a desired shade and levelness of color followed by drying and optionally pressing the dyed garment.