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US 11,098,444 B2Granted
Cotton performance products and methods of their manufacture
AssigneeTommie Copper IP, Inc.
InventorsNicole M. Richards, Thomas C. Kallish
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Abstract
Performance fabrics and methods of manufacturing them where the fabric is knit or woven cotton and cotton elastane blends to which a moisture-management treatment of wax or wax emulsion is applied to one side of the woven or knitted fabric. The treated fabric is wicking, absorbent and not water repellant or water resistant.
Claims19
A moisture management treated fabric comprising:
- a fabric of knit or woven fibers or yarns comprising cotton;
- and
- a treatment applied to the fabric, the treatment consisting essentially of a dendrimer wax solution, suspension or emulsion, said treatment applied to the fabric is continuous, the amount of the treatment on the fabric is 0.5% to 5% by weight solids add on after the treated fabric is dried,
- wherein the treated fabric has a drying rate faster than that of untreated fabric when using a heated plate apparatus.
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A moisture management fabric comprising:
- a fabric of knit or woven fibers or yarns comprising cotton;
- and
- 0.05% to 5% by weight dendrimer wax applied on the fabric, wherein the fabric has a drying rate faster than that of untreated fabric, said drying rate measured using a heated plate apparatus.
A moisture management treated fabric comprising:
- a fabric of knit or woven fibers or yarns comprising cotton;
- and
- a continuous wax treatment comprising dendrimer wax in a solvent or diluent applied to the fabric, wherein the fabric contains 0.5% to 5% by weight add on dendrimer wax after the treated fabric is dried, wherein the treated fabric has a drying rate faster than that of untreated fabric when using a heated plate apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.