Polymer compositions having specified ph for improved dispensing and improved stability of wrinkle reducing compositions and methods of use

• Main Authors: ALESSANDRO CORONA III, TIMOTHY ROY NIJAKOWSKI, MARY VJAYARANI BARNABAS, DONALD RAY BROWN, BRUNO ALBERT JEAN HUBESCH, GAYLE MARIE FRANKENBACH, TODD STEPHEN ALWART, TOAN TRINH, JOHN HENRY SHAW JR, ANNE MARIE CANDIDO, DIMITRIS IOANNIS COLLIAS, GABRIELLE HOLLY DETZEL, JOHN WILLIAM SMITH, EARL BRAY JR, ELLIS B. GREGG, STEPHEN GARY BUSH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.08.2001
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; TEXTILES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS BY LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

Polymer compositions, while providing suitable wrinkle control, also tend to dispense poorly when sprayed. The present invention shows that when viscosity of polymer compositions is minimized spray dispensing improves. Several approaches to minimizing the viscosity of polymer compositions are disclosed. Methods of controlling wrinkles in fabrics comprise treating fabrics with a variety of polymer compositions following a variety of methods. Articles of manufacture comprise (1) a container or substrate, (2) a wrinkle controlling composition, and (3) a set of instructions.