Process for patterning textile materials and fabrics made therefrom
CA 2433085 A1 · Owner: Milliken & Company · Inventors: Cliver, James D.; Lovingood, Scott; Moore, F. Jeffery
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A process for patterning textile materials is described. The process involves applying a water soluble chemical substance designed to mechanically inhibit the wetting of underlying regions of the fabric to a textile fabric in a predetermined pattern, then dyeing the fabric in a manner conventionnally used to uniformly dye fabrics, such as by a continuous or semi-continuous dye process. The chemical substance which has been applied to the fabric functions to temporarily mechanically inhibit wetting of the underlying regions of the fabric, so that the underlying portions are dyed to a lesser extent than the surrounding regions. The resulting fabrics have good print characteristics …
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- Filed December 13, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 13, 2021.
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