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6706076 |
Process for separating lipophilic fluid containing emulsions with electric coalescence
The present invention relates to a method for electrically coalescing emulsions especially those containing lipophilic fluid. The present invention is also directed to a method to treat fabrics...
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6684440 |
Three dimensional fabric care bag that resists collapsing during use
A vapor-venting containment bag having at least three flexible side walls and a VVE rating of at least about 40 and less than about 90, as measured in the Vapor Venting Evaluation Test. When the...
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6676710 |
Process for treating textile substrates
A process for treating a textile substrate, the process including the steps of providing a textile substrate; providing a treatment bath; entraining a transport material in the treatment bath...
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6673120 |
Dry cleaning solvents containing DPTB and other surfactants
A method for dry-cleaning garments which comprises treating the garments with a mixture of dipropylene glycol tertiary-butyl ether (DPTB) and water for a period of time sufficient to effect...
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6658760 |
Bag for home dry cleaning process
A flexible container in the form of a bag is described for use in a non-immersion dry cleaning process. Bag walls that are appropriately stiff and slick are preferred (preferred Kawabata Evaluation...
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6623530 |
Dry-cleaning solvent and method for using the same
The invention is directed to a dry-cleaning solvent and method for dry-cleaning. The dry-cleaning solvent and method employ a linear silicon comprising oligomer that unexpectedly results in...
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6610108 |
Vapor phase siloxane dry cleaning process
The process of the present invention is directed to a dry cleaning process, comprising the use of volatile cyclic, linear or branched siloxanes in the vapor phase for the cleaning of soiled or...
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6605123 |
Silicone finishing compositions and processes
A composition for finishing an article comprising a non-volatile siloxane, and a method for finishing an article with a composition comprising a non-volatile siloxane.
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6576323 |
Fabric cleaning article with texturing and/or a tackiness agent
Articles designed to clean/refresh soiled fabrics are improved by means of texturing at least one surface and/or by applying tackiness agents. In use, the articles rub against the fabrics,...
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6569210 |
Gas jet removal of particulated soil from fabric
Fabrics are cleaned by treating at least a portion of the piece of fabric with a particulating chemical, and agitated by a gas jet of a particle-dislodging gas to dislodge the particulated soil....
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6548466 |
Heterocyclic dry-cleaning surfactant and method for using the same
This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a heterocyclic group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant can have one or more heteroatom and can result...
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6524474 |
Solvent purifying system
A solvent separator apparatus having a vertical accumulator tank with a top end and a bottom end, the accumulator tank being serially connected to a vertical reservoir tank having a top end and a...
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RE38001 |
Cleaning with liquid gases
A method for cleaning objects in a pressure vessel with liquefied gases is provided. The gas liquefied under pressure is conducted into the pressure vessel. The temperature of the liquefied gas...
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6514294 |
Dry cleaning system and process for producing softer fabrics
A dry cleaning system and process for improving the characteristics of fabrics is disclosed. The system and process utilize an additive having a silicon atom, and the additive does not enhance the...
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6508844 |
Method for improving the stability of the shape of trousers
A method for improving the stability of the shape of trousers ( 10 ) subjected to treatment with a fluid. During the treatment, the inside ( 12 b ) and outside ( 12 a ) of each leg ( 12 ) of the...
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6494921 |
Method of removing particulate debris, especially dust mite fecal material from fabric articles in a conventional clothes dryer
A method is disclosed of removing particulate debris, including dust, dust mites and mite fecal material from non-washable items using webbing composed of any of the following: 1) fibers that have...
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6495502 |
Bleaching composition for dry cleaning containing transition metal bleach catalyst
A bleaching composition is provided for effective bleaching with a bleach catalyst at low temperatures. The bleaching composition comprises of a) from 0.05 microM to 50 mM of an organic substance...
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6491729 |
Dry-cleaning solvent composition
A dry-cleaning solvent composition for dry-cleaning is disclosed, comprising a compound or solvent selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol methyl ether formate, propylene glycol...
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6491730 |
Pre-treatment methods and compositions for carbon dioxide dry cleaning
A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide. The article includes a stained portion or region, which is pretreated with a pretreatment composition prior to...
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6475968 |
Carbohydrate containing cleaning surfactant and method for using the same
This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a carbohydrate group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant has a hydrocarbon group that is more...
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6475246 |
Dry cleaning additive, bath, and method
An additive for introduction into a dry cleaning solvent, and a method of use thereof, which reduces static electricity, minimizes linting, fights acidity to reduce corrosion, deodorizes the...
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6461387 |
Dry cleaning system with low HLB surfactant
A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO 2 . The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about −78.5°...
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6447685 |
Method for separating multi-phase mixtures of solvents having small differences in density
The invention relates to an apparatus for separating water-containing solvent mixtures having two or more phases, using one or two gravitational separators ( 4, 16 ) and to the use of this...
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6440363 |
Process for the fungistatic and/or antibacterial finishing of sewings and equipment therefor
The fungistatic/antibacterial treatment method for sewed goods like clothes according to the present invention is characterized by the steps of permeating the fungistatic/antibacterial chemicals...
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6397421 |
Methods and apparatus for conserving vapor and collecting liquid carbon dioxide for carbon dioxide dry cleaning
A method for conserving carbon dioxide vapor in a carbon dioxide dry cleaning system employing a liquid carbon dioxide cleaning solution to clean articles, where the method includes removing carbon...
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6369014 |
Dry cleaning system comprising carbon dioxide solvent and carbohydrate containing cleaning surfactant
This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a carbohydrate group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant has a hydrocarbon group that is more...
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6368359 |
Process for stabilization of dry cleaning solutions
A method for stabilizing silicone dry cleaning solvents that may contain an undesirable basic impurity capable of causing cyclic siloxane formation, comprising contacting the silicone solvent with...
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6332342 |
Methods for carbon dioxide dry cleaning with integrated distribution
The present invention provides a dry cleaning process that facilitates distribution of detergent and solvent and (optionally) facilitates recovery of cleaning by-products in conjunction with the...
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6315800 |
Laundry care products and compositions
A product for use in a conventional home clothes dryer that delivers one or more desirable benefits to clothing in need of freshening. The product us particularly suited for delivering the benefits...
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6312476 |
Process for removal of odors from silicones
A process for removing malodorous elements from silicone dry cleaning solvents, comprising contacting the used silicone solvent with adsorbent to remove the odor, and separating the silicone solvent.
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6310029 |
Cleaning processes and compositions
A method for cleaning an article comprises contacting the article with a cleaning composition comprising a linear or branched volatile siloxane.
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6299652 |
Method of dry cleaning using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant
A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO 2 . The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5° C....
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6297206 |
Combination surfactant systems for use in carbon dioxide-based cleaning formulations
A method for dry-cleaning garments or fabrics in carbon dioxide comprises contacting a garment or fabric article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean...
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6280481 |
Sizing methods and compositions for carbon dioxide dry cleaning
A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide while concurrently applying a sizing agent to the articles comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a...
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6270531 |
End functionalized polysiloxane surfactants in carbon dioxide formulations
A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean...
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6262009 |
Covered cleaning sheet
The present invention encompasses an article for treating fabrics, comprising a) an absorbent carrier substrate; and b) a liquid cleaning/refreshment composition releasably absorbed in said...
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6258766 |
Dry cleaning methods and compositions
A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean...
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6218353 |
Solid particulate propellant systems and aerosol containers employing the same
A liquid composition useful for suspending and dispensing a solid particulate comprises carbon dioxide, a surfactant, an organic co-solvent, and the solid particulate to be suspended. The...
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6183521 |
Method of fiber scouring with supercritical carbon dioxide
A method of removing spinning and finishing oils from fibers using supercritical carbon dioxide as an extraction media is provided. This process using carbon dioxide to remove oils from fiber...
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6179880 |
Fabric treatment compositions containing polysulfonic acid and organic solvent
This invention relates to dry-cleaning systems which include anhydrous dry-cleaning compositions which contain polysulfonic acid, and a bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric...
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6159917 |
Dry cleaning compositions containing hydrofluoroether
The invention provides dry cleaning compositions comprising hydrofluoroether, a cosolvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers, fluorocarbon surfactants, alkanols, and mixtures...
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6148644 |
Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant adjunct
A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO 2 . The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5° C....
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6143713 |
Polyamines having fabric appearance enhancement benefits
Articles of manufacture comprising fabric appearance enhancing polyamines and methods for enhancing the appearance of fabric, said articles being applied in an automatic clothes dryer. These...
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6132474 |
Fabric-cleaning bag having absorptive inner layer
A bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric articles is provided which comprises a fastening system that, when fastened provides a vapor impermeable container and an interior surface...
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6117190 |
Removing soil from fabric using an ionized flow of pressurized gas
A piece of soiled fabric is cleaned by contacting it with a jet of an ionized soil-dislodging gas to dislodge the soil therefrom. The ionized gas and the use of an oppositely charged electrostatic...
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6114295 |
Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a functionalized surfactant
A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics is described which contains densified carbon dioxide combined with a selected surfactant. The densified carbon dioxide is used in a temperature range of...
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6086634 |
Dry-cleaning compositions containing polysulfonic acid
This invention relates to dry-cleaning systems which include dry-cleaning compositions which contain polysulfonic acid and water, and a bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric...
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6086635 |
System and method for extracting water in a dry cleaning process involving a siloxane solvent
A system and method are provided for separating water from a solvent during dry cleaning. Included is an inlet capable of receiving a mixture of dry cleaning fluid and water from a basket of a dry...
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6068665 |
Stain removing compositions
An improved method for the removal of stains from textiles is disclosed. The method involves the use of novel mixtures of zeolites and imides. The method of the invention provides superior...
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6063135 |
Dry cleaning method and solvent/detergent mixture
The present invention comprises a dry cleaning system and method, in which dry cleaning machinery is used in conjunction with a specific solvent which is derived from an organic/inorganic hybrid...
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