# US 4,400,281 A · Yarn processing lubricants > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 4,400,281 A - Document ID: US4400281A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 06/294,110 - Filed: 1981-08-19 - Granted: 1983-08-23 - Earliest claimed: 1981-08-19 - Assignees: Atlantic Richfield Company - Inventors: David C. Dehm - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4400281A ## CPC - D06M 15/227: of hydrocarbons, or reaction products thereof, e.g. afterhalogenated or sulfochlorinated - D06M 7/00: {Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made of other substances with subsequent freeing of the treated goods from the treating medium, e.g. swelling, e.g. polyolefins (D06M10/00 takes precedence; treating fibres or filaments made of glass, mineral -, or slag wool C03C; carbon fibres D01F11/10)} - D06M 13/02: with hydrocarbons - D06M 2200/40: Reduced friction resistance, lubricant properties; Sizing compositions - D06M: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS ## Abstract Disclosed are textile lubricants having improved adherency to textile fibers, comprised of a lubricant base oil, an emulsifier and a high molecular weight polymer of one or more alpha-monoolefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A methood of improving the adhesive and cohesive properties of a textile lubricating composition comprised of a base oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, fatty esters and natural oils and an emulsifing agent comprising incorporating into the lubricant formulation about 0.01 to 10%, based on the total weight of lubricating composition, of a polymer selected from (a) homopolymers of normal alpha-monoolefins having 6 to 14 carbon atoms and (b) copolymers of two or more normal alpha-monoolefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, said polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 1 to 10 million. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein said polymer is a copolymer of butene-1 and at least one alpha-monoolefin having 5 to 14 carbon atoms. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein said polymer is incorporated into the lubricant formulation at a concentration of about 0.05 to 5%, based on the total weight of lubricant formulation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein the copolymer is selected from the group consisting of butene-1-hexene-1 copolymer, butene-1-octene-1 copolymer, butene-1-decene-1 copolymer, butene-1-dodecene-1 copolymer, butene-1-tetradecene-1 copolymer and mixtures of these. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 4) The method of claim 1 or 4 wherein said polymer is incorporated into the lubricant formulation at a concentration of about 0.05 to about 5%, based on the total weight of lubricant formulation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4 wherein said copolymer is incorporated into the lubricant formulation at a concentration of about 0.1 to 2%, based on the total weight of lubricant formulation. ### Claim 7 A textile lubricant having improved adhesive and cohesive strengths comprised of 50 to 95 weight percent mineral oil, about 5 to 15 weight percent emulsifier and about 0.01 to 10 weight percent of a polymer selected from (a) homopolymers of normal alpha-monoolefins having 6 to 14 carbon atoms and (b) copolymers of at least two normal alpha-monoolefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, said polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 1 to about 20 million and said percentages being based on the total weight of textile lubricant. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The composition of claims 7 wherein said copolymer is present in the lubricant formulation at a concentration of about 0.05 to about 5%, based on the total weight of lubricant formulation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The composition of claims 7 wherein said polymer is a copolymer of butene-1 and at least on alpha-monoolefin having 5 to 14 carbon atoms. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The composition of claim 9 wherein said polymer is present in the lubricant formulation at a concentration of about 0.05 to 5% based on the total weight of lubricant formulation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The composition of claim 9 wherein the copolymer is selected from the group consisting of butene-1-hexene-1 copolymer, butene-1-octene-1 copolymer, butene-1-decene-1 copolymer, butene-1-dodecene-1 copolymer, butene-1-tetradecene-1 copolymer and mixtures of these. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The composition of claim 11 wherein said copolymer is present in the lubricant formulation at a concentration of about 0.1 to 2%, based on the total weight of lubricant formulation. ### Claim 13 In a method of processing yarn wherein a textile lubricant is applied to the yarn to facilitate processing of the yarn, the improvement comprising processing the yarn with about 0.1 to 10%, based on the weight of yarn of a lubricant comprised of about 50 to 95 weight percent mineral oil, about 2 to 50 weight percent emulsifier and 0.01 to 10 weight percent of a polymer selected from (a) homopolymers of normal alpha-monoolefins having 6 to 14 carbon atoms and copolymers of at least two normal alpha-monoolefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, said polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 1 to about 20 million. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The improved method of claim 13 wherein the lubricant is applied to the yarn at a concentration of about 0.05 to 6%, based on the weight of yarn, the polymer is present in the lubricant at a concentration of about 0.05 to 5% based on the total weight of lubricant and the polymer is a copolymer of at least two normal alpha-monoolefins having 4 to 14 carbon atoms. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13, 14) The improved method of claim 13 or 14 wherein said polymer is a copolymer of butene and at least one alpha-monoolefin having 5 to 14 carbon atoms. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The improved method of claim 15 wherein said copolymer is selected from the group consisting of butene-1-hexene-1 copolymer, butene-1-octene-1 copolymer, butene-1-decene-1 copolymer, butene-1-dodecene-1 copolymer, butene-1-tetradecene-1 copolymer and mixtures of these.