John M Komninos

US Patent:

41557107, May 22, 1979

Filed:

Mar 30, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/891621

Inventors:

John A. Komninos - Upper Saddle River NJ
Elliot H. Baum - Spring Valley NY

Assignee:

Kewanee Industries, Inc. - Bryn Mawr PA

International Classification:

D06M 1346
D06P 502

US Classification:

8 74

Abstract:

The prevention of fading of denim fabric by treating the fabric with a compound or mixture of compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a linear unbranched saturated or unsaturated chain having from 7 to 17 carbon atoms, R' is either ethyl or methyl, X. sup. - is an anion selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide methosulfate and ethosulfate, and n is an integer of from 1 to 6, and wherein at least 75 percent of the weight of the composition comprises a compound or mixture of compounds in which n is an integer of between 1 and 4.