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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
Johannes Antonius Craamer, Ijlst, NL;
James E. Fox, Cambridge, GB;
Gerhard H. Bouwhuis, Losser, NL;
Alfons M.f. Wegdam, Delden, NL;
Johannes Antonius Craamer, Ijlst, NL;
James E. Fox, Cambridge, GB;
Gerhard H. Bouwhuis, Losser, NL;
Alfons M.F. Wegdam, Delden, NL;
Ten Cate Advanced Textiles B.V., Nijeverdal, NL;
Abstract
A method of producing a textile article having a localized finish is described. The method comprises providing a continuous supply of a textile substrate, providing an array of digital nozzles, supplying a finishing composition to the nozzles and selectively depositing the finishing composition from the nozzles in a series of droplets to deposit a first predetermined pattern of droplets on a selected area of the substrate to endow a functional characteristic on the selected areas. In this way, it is possible to ensure that only those areas receive the finishing composition that ultimately require it. Usage of valuable chemicals and process time can hereby be reduced.