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EP 0 740 007 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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07.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/02 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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30.10.1996 Bulletin 1996/44 |
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Date of filing: 10.11.1995 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: D06B 23/20 |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Priority: |
18.04.1995 US 423188
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Applicant: HENKEL CORPORATION |
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Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Anderson, Jack L.
Charlotte NC 28210 (US)
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Representative: von Kreisler, Alek, Dipl.-Chem. et al |
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Patentanwälte,
von Kreisler-Selting-Werner,
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus)
50667 Köln
50667 Köln (DE) |
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Process for treating a textile substrate |
(57) A process for treating a textile substrate by (a) providing a mixing apparatus located
in-line with a textile substrate contacting system, the apparatus having at least
two inlet ports for receiving a predetermined amount of water and at least one raw
textile finish component, a fluid port for combining the water and textile finish
component into a single fluid stream, an interfacial surface generator in operative
connection with the fluid port for statically mixing the water and raw textile finish
component, and an outlet port connected to the interfacial surface generator for discharging
a formulated textile finish composition, and (b) contacting a textile substrate with
the textile finish composition.