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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2008
Charles A. Hodge, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Julio R. Panama, Blaine, MN (US);
Amanda Blattner, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Nicholas Popp, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David W. Gohl, St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles A. Hodge, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Julio R. Panama, Blaine, MN (US);
Amanda Blattner, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Nicholas Popp, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David W. Gohl, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a method of conditioning fabrics, comprising contacting fabric with a liquid composition comprising an amino-functional silicone and a quaternary ammonium, and drying said fabric at 200 degrees F. or greater. The invention includes a method of conditioning fabrics, comprising washing fabric in a detergent having a wash pH of greater than 10, contacting fabric with a liquid composition comprising an amino-functional silicone and a quaternary ammonium, and drying said fabric at less than 200 degrees F. The invention further provides a method of conditioning fabrics wherein softness, anti-static, and anti-wrinkle properties are imparted to the fabric wherein the conditioned fabric resists yellowing in industrial and institutional conditions wherein the wash pH is greater than 9 and/or the fabric temperature is 200 degrees Fahrenheit or greater.