Patent ID: 6416558
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: C08J,D06M

Abstract:
A method of treating fibers selected from the group consisting of raw yarns, raw cotton, stuffing, wool blends, nylon staple fibers, acrylic staple fibers, knitted fibers, spun fibers, sewing threads, spandex urethane elastic yarns, rayon fibers, regenerated fibers, acetate fibers, semi-regenerated fibers, and polyester fibers, comprising applying to the fibers a water based fiber treatment agent, the water based fiber treatment agent being a silicone oil emulsion, the silicone oil emulsion comprising:(i) crosslinked silicone rubber particles with an average diameter of 0.01-100 &mgr;m, (ii) silicone oil drops with an average diameter of 0.05-500 &mgr;m, and (iii) water; with the provisos that (a) the crosslinked silicone rubber particles are contained within the silicone oil drops, (b) the silicone oil drops containing the crosslinked silicone rubber particles are in turn dispersed in the water, and (c) the diameter of the crosslinked silicone rubber particles is smaller than the diameter of the silicone oil drops within which the crosslinked silicone rubber particles are contained.