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US2540311A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Mothproofing composition and the application thereof to fabrics from dry cleaner's solvent

Assignee: Merck and Co Inc
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Filing: 1947-03-26
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Granted: 1951-02-06
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Expires: 1967-03-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ernst A Wolff

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 20:02
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/907; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2525; Y10T442/2541

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A PROCESS FOR MOTHPROOFING WOOLEN FABRIC THAT COMPRISES SATURATING SUCH FABRIC WITH AN IMPREGNATING SOLUTION COMPRISING DRY CLEANERS SOLVENT HAVING DISSOLVING THEREIN 2 TO 4% BY WEIGHT OF A MOTHPROOFING COMPOSITION COMPOSED OF 1,1-BIS-(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-2,2,2-TRICHLORETHANE AND ABOUT 2 TO 15% OF ITS WEIGHT OF A RESIN PLASTICIZER SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF DIBUTYL PHTHALATE, TRI-O-CRESYL PHOSPHATE, AND METHYL ABIETATE AS AN AGENT TO PREVENT CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE 1,1-BIS-(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-2,2,2TRICHLORETHANE ON THE FABRIC, REMOVING IMPREGNATING SOLUTION FROM THE FABRIC UNTIL THE AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL SOLVENT IS ABOUT 10 TO 20% BASED UPON THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE FABRIC, DRYING THE FABRIC TO REMOVE THE 10 TO 20% OF RESIDUAL SOLVENT IN THE FABRIC, THEREBY OBTAINING A MOTHPROOF FABRIC COATED WITH O.2 TO 0.4% BY WEIGHT OF SAID COMPOSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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