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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:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Seiin Kobayashi, Yamagata, JP;
Yoko Zaikawa, Yamagata, JP;
Ronald Magee, LaGrange, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06B001/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific preferred process colors, as well as procedures for expanding the range of reproduced colors using such process colors, are presented Optionally, specific actuation instructions for a specific dye injection machine capable of patterning a moving textile substrate may be generated.