US5143729A
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Fade resistant water and soil repellent composition for fabric
Assignee: Fadeguard Inc
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Filing: 1991-02-25
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Granted: 1992-09-01
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Expires: 2011-02-25
Abstract
Abstract Ultra-violet screening compounds have been combined with hydrophobic fluid and solid-repellent compounds to provide a spray, and ultimately a thin solid adherent layering, deposit or coating for fabrics and the like that simultaneously imparts both fade or photodegradiation-resisting properties, and fluid and soil repellent properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter B. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:42
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M23/00; D06M23/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A fabric treatment spray which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethyoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a non-reactive fluid-repellent and soil-repellent fluorinated polymeric binder solution to permit spraying of particles of the combined ingredients in a micron particle size in the range of 1 to 300, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%, wherein the limits of weight per square foot of spray, as applied in a thin layer of about 20 microns, are from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 1 gram per square foot of UV absorbing compound and from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 3 grams per square foot of binder solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A fabric treatment spray which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethyoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a non-reactive fluid-repellent and soil-repellent fluorinated polymeric binder solution to permit spraying of particles of the combined ingredients in a micron particle size in the range of 1 to 300, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%, wherein the limits of weight per square foot of spray, as applied in a thin layer of about 20 microns, are from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 1 gram per square foot of UV absorbing compound and from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 3 grams per square foot of binder solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fabric treatment spray according to claim 1, wherein the UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzophenones and hydroxybenzotriazoles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
A fabric treatment composition which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without imparting the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a fluid-repellent and soil-repellent fluorinated polymeric binder solution that is non-reactive with the UV absorbing compound, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
A fabric treatment composition which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without imparting the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a fluid-repellent and soil-repellent fluorinated polymeric binder solution that is non-reactive with the UV absorbing compound, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 3 combined with a fluorinated hydrocarbon propellant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4, wherein the UV absorbing compound comprises o-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole and the propellant is selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated hydrocarbon propellant and a fluorinated-hydrocarbon/ethanol propellant mixture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 3, wherein the UV absorbing compound and the binder are present in amounts such that when said composition is applied as a thin layer of about 20 microns, the amount of UV absorbing compound in the layer is from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 1 gram per square foot and the amount of binder in the layer is from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 3 grams per square foot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A fabric treatment spray which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric and without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazole, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a non-reactive fluid-repellent and soil-repellent polystyrene methyl methacrylate binder solution to permit spraying of particles of the combined ingredients in micron particle size in the range of 1 to 300 microns, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
95 words
A fabric treatment spray which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric and without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazole, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a non-reactive fluid-repellent and soil-repellent polystyrene methyl methacrylate binder solution to permit spraying of particles of the combined ingredients in micron particle size in the range of 1 to 300 microns, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
A fabric treatment spray according to claim 7, wherein the limits of weight per square foot of spray, as applied in a thin layer of about 20 microns, are from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 1 gram per square foot of UV absorbing compound and from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 3 grams per square foot of binder solution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fabric treatment spray according to claim 7, wherein the UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzophenones and o-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
81 words
A fabric treatment composition which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a fluid repellent and soil repellent polystyrene methyl methacrylate binder that is non-reactive with the UV absorbing compound, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
81 words
A fabric treatment composition which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a fluid repellent and soil repellent polystyrene methyl methacrylate binder that is non-reactive with the UV absorbing compound, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 10 combined with a fluorinated hydrocarbon propellant.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 11, wherein the UV absorbing compound comprises o-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole and the propellant is selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated hydrocarbon propellant and a fluorinated-hydrocarbon/ethanol propellant mixture.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 10, wherein the UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzophenones and hydroxybenzotriazoles.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 10, wherein the UV absorbing compound and the binder are present in amounts such that when said composition is applied as a thin layer of about 20 microns, the amount of UV absorbing compound in the layer is from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 1 gram per square foot and the amount of binder in the layer is from about 0.1 gram per square foot to about 3 grams per square foot.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
A fabric treatment composition according to claim 10, wherein a fugitive dye indicator is admixed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
105 words
A fabric treatment spray which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a non-reactive fluid-repellent and soil-repellent polymer binder solution selected from the group consisting of a solution of fluorinated and polyfluorinated polymers and polystyrene methyl methacrylate binder solution to permit spraying of particles of the combined ingredients in micron particle size 1-300 microns, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
105 words
A fabric treatment spray which is effective to impart fade resistance and fluid and soil repellency to fabric without impairing the hand, coloration, or flexibility of the fabric, and which comprises a UV absorbing compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzotriazoles, hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxymethoxybenzophenones, and hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles, dissolved in a non-reactive fluid-repellent and soil-repellent polymer binder solution selected from the group consisting of a solution of fluorinated and polyfluorinated polymers and polystyrene methyl methacrylate binder solution to permit spraying of particles of the combined ingredients in micron particle size 1-300 microns, the ratio range of UV absorbing compound to repellent being from about 2-30% to 98-70%.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fabric treatment spray according to claim 16, wherein a propellant is admixed selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated hydrocarbon propellant and a fluorinated hydrocarbon/ethanol propellant mixture.
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