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Thermochromic textile material

US4681791A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 1986
Grant dateJul 21, 1987
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/603
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A textile material in the form of fiber, raw stock, yarn or fabric, which comprises fibers each of which is coated with a thermochromic layer containing a thermochromic pigment having a particle size satisfying the formula: ##EQU1## wherein r represents a particle size of a pigment; D represents fineness (denier) of a fiber; and d represents a density (g/cm.sup.3) of a fiber. The textile material can undergo reversible color change in a wide variety of colors and can be applied to any kind of textile products.

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