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Method of after-treatment of a dyeable nylon textile surface with a stain resist and the article produced thereby

US6811574B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 2, 2002
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06P5/08
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of treating articles having a textile surface (such as broadloom carpets or carpet tiles) with a stainblocker composition is disclosed. After coloring, a stainblocker composition having a temperature from twenty to ninety-five degrees Celsius (20 to 95° C.) is applied. If the articles are carpet tiles, the stainblocker is applied using a flood process. The article is dried in a drying zone having a temperature in the range from seventy-five degrees Celsius to ninety-five degrees Celsius (75-95° C.) for a time sufficient to allow the stainblocker composition to react with the nylon yarn in the textile surface. Preferably, an infra-red oven is used to define the drying zone.

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