Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A dyeing assistant which comprises at least (A) a sulfonated condensation product of a hydroxyaryl compound and formaldehyde or a sulfonated N-arylmelamine derivative, and (B) a quaternary ammonium compound which contains a basic nitrogen atom to which is attached at least one polyglycol ether chain and at least one aliphatic radical of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, said polyglycol ether chain containing at least one grouping of the formula ##STR29## wherein one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A dyeing assistant which comprises at least (A) a sulfonated condensation product of a hydroxyaryl compound and formaldehyde or a sulfonated N-arylmelamine derivative, and (B) a quaternary ammonium compound which contains a basic nitrogen atom to which is attached at least one polyglycol ether chain and at least one aliphatic radical of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, said polyglycol ether chain containing at least one grouping of the formula ##STR29## wherein one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, which further comprises a siloxane/oxyalkylene copolymer as component (C).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, which further comprises a polar solvent as component (D).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, which contains components (A), (B), (C) and (D) together.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, wherein component (A) is a sulfonated formaldehyde condensate of the formula ##STR30## wherein each of A 1 and A 2 independently of the other is naphthylene or a phenylene radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, R is halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, M is hydrogen or a salt-forming cation and n is a value from 1 to 3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 5, wherein component (A) is a sulfonated formaldehyde condensate of the formula ##STR31## wherein each of R 1 and R 2 independently of the other is halogen, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl or phenyl, and R 1 is also hydrogen, M 1 is hydrogen, an alkali metal or ammonium, and n is a value from 1 to 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 6, wherein R 1 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 9 -alkyl, R 2 is C 1 -C 9 alkyl, and M 1 is hydrogen, sodium, potassium or ammonium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 7, wherein R 1 is tert-butyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, wherein component (A) is a sulfonated melamine compound of the formula ##STR32## wherein B is an α- or β-napthylene radical, T 1 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 5 alkyl, T 2 is phenyl or phenyl substituted by halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, and M is hydrogen or a salt-forming cation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, wherein the quaternary ammonium compound contains two polyglycol ether chains, which together contains 4 to 200 polyether groupings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 10, wherein the polyglycol ether chains together contain one or two groupings of the formula ##STR33## wherein one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, wherein component (B) is a quaternary ammonium compound which is prepared by reaction of an aliphatic mono-, di- or triamine, the aliphatic moiety of which contains 10 to 22 carbon atoms, with 1 to 2 moles of styrene oxide and 1 to 45 moles of an alkylene oxide, and subsequent quaternization of the reaction product with a quaternizing agent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
118 words
A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, wherein component (B) is a quaternary ammonium compound of the formula ##STR34## wherein V 1 is alkyl or alkenyl, each of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, V 2 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, carbamoylmethyl or benzyl; one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl; one of X 1 and X 2 is hydrogen or methyl and the other is hydrogen; An.sup.⊖ is the anion of an inorganic or organic acid, m 1 and m 2 are 0 or 1 and p and s are whole numbers, the sum of p+s being from 2 to 40.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 13, wherein V 1 is alkyl or alkenyl, each of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, X 1 and X 2 are hydrogen, one of m 1 and m 2 is 1 and the other is 0, and the sum of p+s is from 5 to 25.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, which comprises at least (Aa) a sulfonated formaldehyde condensation product of the formula ##STR35## wherein each of R 1 and R 2 independently of the other is halogen, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl or phenyl, and R 1 is also hydrogen, M 1 is hydrogen, an alkali metal or ammonium, and n is a value from 1 to 3 and (Bb) a quaternary ammonium compound of the formula ##STR36## wherein V 3 is octadecyl or octadecenyl and An 1 .sup.⊖ is the chloride, bromide, methanesulfonate or ethanesulfonate ion, and the sum of p 1 +s 1 is from 15 to 25.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 2, wherein component (C) is a polyether siloxane having a cloud point of 20° to 70° C.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 3, wherein component (D) is water.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A dyeing assistant according to claim 1, which comprises 15 to 70% by weight of component (A), 2 to 30% by weight of component (B), 0 to 5% by weight of component (C), 0 to 70% by weight of component (D), and 0 to 15% by weight of a base, in each case based on the weight of the entire composition.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A process for dyeing or printing synthetic polyamide fibre material with anionic dyes, which process comprises dyeing or printing said material in the presence of an assistant which comprises at least (A) a sulfonated condensation product of a hydroxyaryl compound and formaldehyde or a sulfonated N-arylmelamine derivative, and (B) a quaternary ammonium compound which contains a basic nitrogen atom to which is attached at least one polyglycol ether chain and at least one aliphatic radical of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, said polyglycol ether chain containing at least one grouping of the formula ##STR37## wherein one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for dyeing or printing synthetic polyamide fibre material with anionic dyes, which process comprises dyeing or printing said material in the presence of an assistant which comprises at least (A) a sulfonated condensation product of a hydroxyaryl compound and formaldehyde or a sulfonated N-arylmelamine derivative, and (B) a quaternary ammonium compound which contains a basic nitrogen atom to which is attached at least one polyglycol ether chain and at least one aliphatic radical of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, said polyglycol ether chain containing at least one grouping of the formula ##STR37## wherein one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 19, wherein the assistant is used in an amount of 1 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the material to be dyed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 19, wherein dyeing is carried out in the temperature range from 60° to 96° C.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 19, wherein the pH of the dyebath is 4.5 to 8.5.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 19, wherein the dyebath is used again any number of times after the dyeing procedure by adding further anionic dye and the components (A) and (B).