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EP 0267681 B1 19930310 - TREATING FIBROUS POLYAMIDE ARTICLES

Title (en)

TREATING FIBROUS POLYAMIDE ARTICLES

Publication

EP 0267681 B1 19930310 (EN)

Application

EP 87308464 A 19870924

Priority

US 91837686 A 19861014

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0267681A2] A method for providing fibrous polyamide materials with stain resistance is provided. The method comprises contacting the fibrous polyamide materials with an aqueous solution comprising a normally solid, water-soluble, partially sulfonated novolak resin, which comprises the condensation product of at least one phenolic compound and an aldehyde, and a water-soluble divalent metal salt.

IPC 1-7

D06M 15/41

IPC 8 full level

D06M 15/41 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06M 15/412 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0267681 A2 19880518; EP 0267681 A3 19910313; EP 0267681 B1 19930310; AU 604504 B2 19901220; AU 7865987 A 19880421; CA 1339878 C 19980526; DE 3784631 D1 19930415; DE 3784631 T2 19930923; ZA 877686 B 19890628

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87308464 A 19870924; AU 7865987 A 19870918; CA 546983 A 19870916; DE 3784631 T 19870924; ZA 877686 A 19871013