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US 6,207,250 B1Granted
Treated textile fabric
AssigneeHi-Tex, Inc.
InventorsKyle Bullock, Craig A. Rubin, Randy B. Rubin
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Abstract
A liquid repellant, stain-resistant, antimicrobial fabric. At least one composition comprising an antimicrobial agent and a fluorochemical composition is applied to a fabric such as a jacquard, to produce a treated fabric. The liquid and stain-resistant, antimicrobial, fabric essentially retains its natural texture, is durable and is easy to handle.
Claims22
A stain resistant and water repellant treated textile fabric, said fabric prepared by a process comprising:
- a) selecting an untreated textile fabric;
- b) topically treating said untreated fabric with an aqueous primary treatment composition comprising:
- b)i) from about 0.25 weight percent to about 4 weight percent of an antimicrobial agent, based on the weight of said primary treatment composition;
- and
- b)ii) from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of a fluorochemical textile treating agent, based on the weight of said primary treatment composition;
- c) drying the topically treated fabric at an elevated temperature to obtain a primarily treated fabric.
3 more elements
A water repellant and stain resistant textile fabric, comprising:
- a) a fabric;
- and
- b) the cured product of a primary treatment composition comprising from about 0.25 weight percent to about 4 weight percent of an antimicrobial agent, based on the weight of said primary treatment composition, and from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of a fluorochemical textile treating agent, based on the weight of said primary treatment composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.