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Granted Patent B2
US 12,742,287 · App. 18/536,397 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Fabric treatment agent, textile printing ink set, pretreated fabric, textile printing method, and textile printed fabric

Inventor: Ayumi Kawamura (Hino, JP)
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
D06P5/006B41J2/2107B41J2/2114C09D11/037C09D11/328C09D11/38C09D11/40C09D11/54D06P1/908D06P5/002B41J2/2117D06P3/60
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Patent No.
US 12,742,287
App. No.
18/536,397
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fabric treatment agent for use in textile printing by a sublimable color material, including an aromatic heterocyclic compound, wherein a molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound satisfies the following relational formula (1). 100≤ A ≤1000  Relational formula (1):

Claims (208)

1 . A fabric treatment agent for use in textile printing by a sublimable color material, comprising an aromatic heterocyclic compound selected from the group consisting of formulae 1-13:

and

wherein a molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound satisfies the following relational formula (1):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

1

)

:

1

⁢

0

⁢

0

≤

A

≤

1

⁢

0

⁢

0

⁢

0

.

2 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 1 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and a molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (2):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

2

)

:

350

≤

A

+

B

.

3 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 2 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and the molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (3):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

3

)

:

A

+

B

≤

1

⁢

5

⁢

0

⁢

0

.

4 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 1 , further comprising a solvent having a ratio of an inorganic value of the solvent to an organic value of the solvent (I/O) in the range of 1 or more and 3 or less.

5 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic heterocyclic compound has 3 or more aromatic rings.

6 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic heterocyclic compound has 5 or more aromatic rings.

7 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 1 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound satisfies the following relational formula (1′):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

1

′

)

:

200

≤

A

≤

6

⁢

0

⁢

0

.

8 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 7 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and the molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (2′):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

2

′

)

:

450

≤

A

+

B

.

9 . The fabric treatment agent according to claim 8 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and the molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (3′):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

3

′

)

:

A

+

B

≤

1

⁢

2

⁢

0

⁢

0

.

10 . A textile printing ink set comprising: a textile printing ink containing a sublimable color material; and a fabric treatment agent, wherein

the fabric treatment agent is the fabric treatment agent according to claim 1 .

11 . A pretreated fabric for use in textile printing by a sublimable color material, comprising an aromatic heterocyclic compound selected from the group consisting of formulae 1-13:

and

wherein a molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound satisfies the following relational formula (1):

100 ≤A ≤1000.  Relational formula (1):

12 . The pretreated fabric according to claim 11 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and a molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (2):

350 ≤A+B.   Relational formula (2):

13 . The pretreated fabric according to claim 12 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and the molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (3):

A+B ≤1500.  Relational formula (3):

14 . A textile printing method comprising,

dyeing a fabric with a sublimable color material in the presence of an aromatic heterocyclic compound selected from the group consisting of formulae 1-13:

and

wherein a molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound satisfies the following relational formula (1):

100 ≤A ≤1000.  Relational formula (1):

15 . The textile printing method according to claim 14 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and a molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (2):

350 ≤A+B.   Relational formula (2):

16 . The textile printing method according to claim 15 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and the molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (3):

A+B ≤1500.  Relational formula (3):

17 . The textile printing method according to claim 14 , wherein the fabric contains natural fibers or synthetic cellulose fibers.

18 . The textile printing method according to claim 14 , wherein dyeing is done by a sublimation transfer method.

19 . A textile printed fabric comprising an aromatic heterocyclic compound selected from the group consisting of formulae 1-13:

and a sublimable color material,

wherein a molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound satisfies the following relational formula (1):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

1

)

:

1

⁢

0

⁢

0

≤

A

≤

4

⁢

0

⁢

0

⁢

0

.

20 . The textile printed fabric according to claim 19 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and a molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (2):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

2

)

:

3

⁢

5

⁢

0

≤

A

+

B

.

21 . The textile printed fabric according to claim 20 , wherein the molecular weight A of the aromatic heterocyclic compound and the molecular weight B of the sublimable color material satisfy the following relational formula (3):

Relational

⁢

formula

⁢

(

3

)

:

A

+

B

<

1

⁢

5

0.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2023
From: KAWAMURA, AYUMI
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-002258 · Jan 11, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240240393A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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