Dye fading protection from soil release agents

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5486297
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08259724

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The present invention relates to a method for reducing dye fading of a fabric comprising depositing on the fabric a soil release agent capable of substantially absorbing ultraviolet and/or visible light (in the 200-700 nanometer wavelength range). The soil release agent is preferably deposited on the fabric during a laundering or drying operation. Preferably the weight ratio of soil release agent to fabric is between about 1:10,000 and about 1:100. The soil release agent has light-absorbing chemical structure groups which can include carbonyls, carboxylates, conjugated double bonds, and/or aromatic rings. Suitable soil release agents for use in the invention include oliogomeric, substantially linear, sulfonated poly-ethoxy/propoxy end-capped esters, which comprise oxyethyleneoxy units and terephthaloyl units.

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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY THE6090 CENTER HILL ROAD ATTENTION CHIEF PATENT COUNSEL CINCINNATI OH 45224

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amestica, Luis A Caracas, VE 1 7
Figueroa, Francisco R Caracas, VE 3 40
Marin-Carrillo, Edgar M Caracas, VE 1 7
Ramirez-Semeco, Ana M El Valle, VE 1 7

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