Title:
FIBROUS PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004065684
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Fabrics having a laundry-durable finish made by graft polymerisation of a polymerisable monomer and methods of manufacture thereof which comprise exposing the fabric or a region thereof to a polymerisable monomer and exciting the polymerisable monomer within a monomer excitation zone such as a plasma. The methods of the invention provide oleophobic and hydrophobic stain-resistant fabrics having improved laundry-durability without adversely affecting other textile properties such as textile handle, drape and breathability.
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Inventors:
YORK DAVID WILLIAM (GB)
BROOKER ALAN THOMAS (GB)
SUMMERS SHIRLEY (GB)
CROWTHER JONATHAN MARK (GB)
SOMMERVILEE-ROBERTS NIGEL PATR (GB)
YATES ADAM THOMAS (GB)
DATTA SASWATI (US)
BROOKER ALAN THOMAS (GB)
SUMMERS SHIRLEY (GB)
CROWTHER JONATHAN MARK (GB)
SOMMERVILEE-ROBERTS NIGEL PATR (GB)
YATES ADAM THOMAS (GB)
DATTA SASWATI (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/001722
Publication Date:
September 10, 2004
Filing Date:
January 22, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
YORK DAVID WILLIAM (GB)
BROOKER ALAN THOMAS (GB)
SUMMERS SHIRLEY (GB)
CROWTHER JONATHAN MARK (GB)
SOMMERVILEE-ROBERTS NIGEL PATR (GB)
YATES ADAM THOMAS (GB)
DATTA SASWATI (US)
YORK DAVID WILLIAM (GB)
BROOKER ALAN THOMAS (GB)
SUMMERS SHIRLEY (GB)
CROWTHER JONATHAN MARK (GB)
SOMMERVILEE-ROBERTS NIGEL PATR (GB)
YATES ADAM THOMAS (GB)
DATTA SASWATI (US)
International Classes:
C08J7/18; D06M10/02; D06M14/18; D06M14/20; D06M14/22; D06M14/24; (IPC1-7): D06M14/20; D06M10/02; D06M14/18
Domestic Patent References:
WO1998058117A1 | 1998-12-23 |
Foreign References:
US4041192A | 1977-08-09 | |||
US5041304A | 1991-08-20 |
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