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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
William Michael Scheper, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Robb Richard Gardner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark Robert Sivik, Mason, OH (US);
Victor Manuel Arredondo, West Chester, OH (US);
William Michael Scheper, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Robb Richard Gardner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark Robert Sivik, Mason, OH (US);
Victor Manuel Arredondo, West Chester, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from polycarboxylates such as homopolymers of ethylenically-α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylates, copolymers of all ethylenically-α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylates, and copolymers of ethylenically-α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylates polymerized with vinyl-containing monomers. Also provided via the present invention are methods for applying the aforementioned finishing compositions to textile articles.