All The Claims

1. A method for inkjet textile printing comprising a printing step for printing an aqueous pigment ink on a specifically pretreated portion of a textile fiber product by an inkjet process,
wherein said specific pretreatment is performed by applying at least:
(A) a quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactant represented by the formula (1) below, and
(B) a block isocyanate compound
to the entire textile fiber product or a required portion thereof,
and said aqueous pigment ink comprises at least a pigment, an aqueous liquid as a solvent or dispersion medium, and:
(C) a water-soluble dispersing agent having a crosslinking property,
(D) a self-emulsifying type urethane resin, and
(E) a block isocyanate compound.
In the formula (1), two of R1 to R4 mutually independently represent an alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, the remaining two mutually independently represent a methyl group or an ethyl group, and X\u2212 represents an anion.
2. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 having a pretreatment step for performing the specific pretreatment on the entire textile fiber product or a required portion thereof prior to said printing step.
3. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the pretreatment is performed by applying a pretreatment agent containing at least:
(A) a cationic surfactant represented by the formula (1) and
(B) a block isocyanate compound
to the entire textile fiber product or a required portion thereof.
4. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein (B) the block isocyanate compound is a compound resulting from blocking of the isocyanate group in
trimethylolpropane adduct form or isocyanurate form of:
hexamethylene diisocyanate,
hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate,
isophorone diisocyanate, or
dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.
5. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 4 wherein (B) the block isocyanate compound has been obtained using diethyl malonate, diisopropylamine, 1,2,4-triazole, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, or 2-butanonoxime as a blocking agent.
6. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the aqueous pigment ink is a dispersion liquid containing a dispersed pigment having a maximum particle diameter of not more than 500 nm.
7. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein (C) the water-soluble dispersing agent having a crosslinking property results from neutralization, with a basic substance, of an emulsion polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 obtained from:
(1) 20 to 80 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer represented by CH2\u2550CR5\u2014COOR6 wherein R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R6 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.,
(2) 80 to 20 parts of an aliphatic vinyl monomer having a carboxyl group, and
(3) 0 to 20 parts of an aliphatic vinyl monomer having a crosslinking property.
8. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 7 wherein (2) the aliphatic vinyl monomer having a carboxyl group is at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, and fumaric acid.
9. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 7 wherein the basic substance is a secondary amine or a tertiary amine.
10. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the blending ratio of (C) the water-soluble dispersing agent having a crosslinking property in the aqueous pigment ink ranges from 0.05 to 2.0 parts by weight relative to 1.0 part by weight of the pigment.
11. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the aqueous pigment ink contains a polyoxyethylene styrenated phenyl ether sulfate or a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate as a dispersing aid.
12. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein (D) the self-emulsifying type urethane resin has been obtained from a composition comprising at least:
an isocyanate and
a polyol having a carboxyl group or a sulfonic acid group.
13. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the glass transition point (Tg) of (D) the self-emulsifying type urethane resin is \u221260 to 20\xb0 C.
14. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein (E) the block isocyanate compound is a compound resulting from blocking the isocyanate group in
trimethylolpropane adduct form or isocyanurate form of:
hexamethylene diisocyanate,
hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate,
isophorone diisocyanate, or
dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.
15. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 14 wherein (E) the block isocyanate compound has been obtained with diethyl malonate, diisopropylamine, 1,2,4-triazole, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, or 2-butanonoxime as a blocking agent.
16. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein (E) the block isocyanate compound is water-soluble or self-emulsifying, and wherein the aqueous pigment ink is excellently redispersible.
17. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the viscosity of the aqueous pigment ink is 3 to 30 mPa\xb7s at 20\xb0 C.
18. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1 wherein the surface tension of the aqueous pigment ink is 20 to 40 mNm.
19. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1, having a heat treatment step for heating at least a portion on which an aqueous pigment ink is printed of a textile fiber product on which the aqueous pigment ink is printed by an inkjet process in said printing step.
20. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 2 wherein the pretreatment is performed by applying at least:
(A) a cationic surfactant represented by the formula (1) above and
(B) a block isocyanate compound
to the entire textile fiber product or a required portion thereof by a padding process, coating process, screen printing process, inkjet process, or spraying process.
21. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 1, having a post-treatment step for post-treating at least a portion on which an aqueous pigment ink is printed of a textile fiber product on which the aqueous pigment ink is printed by an inkjet process in said printing step, by a padding process, coating process, screen printing process, inkjet process, or spraying process.
22. The method for inkjet textile printing according to claim 21 wherein the post-treatment is performed by applying at least one of acrylic resin emulsion, urethane resin emulsion, crosslinking agent, plasticizer, surfactant, and silicone-based softening agent to at least a portion on which an aqueous pigment ink is printed of said textile fiber product.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system for analyzing a material, the system including:
a laser source which outputs a laser beam;
an interferometer which receives the laser beam, and transmits the laser beam into a material being tested;
a detector which generates an energy absorption signal corresponding to an energy absorbed by the material as a result of the laser beam being transmitted into the material; and
a processor which analyzes the energy absorption signal to determine a characteristic of the material being tested.
2. The system of claim 1, further wherein:
the interferometer includes a movable mirror, wherein the mirror of the interferometer is movable through a range of different positions to provide a series of interference fringes in the laser beam transmitted into the material.
3. The system of claim 2, further including:
wherein the processor is operative to analyze the energy absorption signal to determine a wavelength of the laser beam.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the laser source includes a QCL laser.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the laser source includes a multi-sectional laser.
6. The system of claim 1, further including:
a photoacoustic cell in which the material being analyzed is disposed.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the detector is disposed in the photoacoustic cell, and the detector is a photoacoustic detector.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the laser beam has a wavelength in the range of 3 to 30 microns.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the laser source includes a tunable laser.
10. The system of claim 1, further including:
a reference laser which outputs a reference laser beam;
wherein the reference laser beam is transmitted through the interferometer to a reference detector, which outputs a reference signal;
wherein the reference signal is analyzed by the processor to determine characteristics of the interferometer.
11. A system for analyzing a material, the system including:
a laser source which outputs a laser beam;
a beam splitter which splits the laser beam into a first component and a second component;
a first photoacoustic cell in which the material being analyzed is disposed, wherein the first component of the laser beam is input into the first photoacoustic cell, and wherein a first detector is included in the first photoacoustic cell, and the first detector generates an energy absorption signal corresponding to an energy absorbed by the material as a result of the first component laser beam being transmitted into the material;
a processor which analyzes the energy absorption signal to determine a characteristic of the material being tested;
an interferometer which receives the second component of the laser beam, and transmits the second component of the laser beam toward a second detector;
wherein the second detector generates a second energy absorption signal in response to the second component of the laser beam;
wherein the processor analyzes the second energy absorption signal to determine a wavelength of the laser beam.
12. The system of claim 11, further wherein:
the interferometer includes a movable mirror, wherein the mirror of the tunable interferometer is movable through a range of different positions to provide a series of interference fringes in the second component of the laser beam transmitted into the reference material.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein the laser source includes a QCL laser.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein the laser source includes a multi-sectional laser.
15. A method for analyzing a material, the method including:
generating a laser beam;
transmitting the laser through an interferometer and into the material;
detecting an energy absorbed by the material as a result of the laser beam being transmitted into the material;
generating an energy absorption signal corresponding to the detected energy;
analyzing the energy absorption signal to determine a characteristic of the material.
16. The method of claim 15, further including:
analyzing the amount of energy absorbed by the material relative to the wavelength of the laser beam to identify the composition of the material.
17. The method of claim 15, further including:
tuning the interferometer to produce a series of fringe patterns in laser beam.
18. The method of claim 17, further including:
analyzing the series of fringe patterns to determine the wavelength of the laser beam.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein laser beam has a wavelength in the range of 3 to 30 microns.
20. The method of claim 15, further including:
sweeping the laser beam through a range of frequencies; and
determining absorption characteristics of the material at different frequencies.
21. A system for analyzing a material, the system including:
a laser source which outputs a laser beam;
an interferometer which receives the laser beam, the interferometer including a beam splitter which splits the laser beam into a first component and a second component, wherein the first component travels a first path of the interferometer and the second component travels a second path of the interferometer, wherein the first path and the second path are such that the first component and the second component are recombined and the recombined laser beam is transmitted into a photoacoustic cell;
a cell containing the material which is disposed in the first path of the interferometer such that the first component travels through the cell containing the material;
a detector disposed in the photoacoustic cell which outputs a signal in response to the laser beam transmitted into the photoacoustic cell;
a processor which receives the signal and analyzes the signal to determine characteristics of the material.

1. A method, which is implemented by a computing system having a processor and which has access to contact data stored in one or more storage medium, for modifying a display of the contact data, the method comprising:
displaying a contact data control interface which receives contact data from a data source and that includes at least a first display field, the contact data control interface displaying first contact data within the first display field in a user editable format;
the first display field of the contact data control interface being configured for:
detecting prompt focus being directed at the first display field;
automatically, in response to the prompt focus being directed at the first display field, displaying menu options for manipulating the first display field;
receiving user input selecting at least one option from the menu options; and
modifying the first display field by at least editing, deleting or performing an action related to the first display field; and

presenting a menu control at the contact data control interface which, when selected, displays a plurality of selectable contact options, wherein each of the selectable contact options, when selected, causes a corresponding new display field to be presented within the contact data control interface; and
presenting a second display field within the contact data control interface in response to detecting user input selecting one of the selectable contact options from the menu control, the second display field displaying second contact data simultaneously with the first display field displaying the first contact data.
2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the method further includes modifying the contact data control interface to display additional contact data.
3. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the method further includes modifying collapsing a portion of the data control interface to display less contact data.
4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises changing a format of the first contact data.
5. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises changing an ordering of the first contact data.
6. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises resizing the displayed first contact data.
7. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises merging the contact data with new contact data.
8. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the method further includes further changing a quantity of displayed contact data fields.
9. The method recited in claim 8, wherein changing the quantity of displayed contact data fields includes adding an additional data field to the display of the contact data.
10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:
selecting a portion of displayed contact data to cause an action associated with an application to be performed.
11. The method recited in claim 10, wherein the action is placing a telephone call.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the second contact data is presented in a user editable format.
13. A computer-readable storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computing system having a processor, implement a method for modifying a display of contact data, comprising:
computer-executable instructions for displaying a contact data control interface which receives contact data from a data source and that includes at least a first display field, the contact data control interface displaying first contact data within the first display field in a user editable format;
computer-executable instructions for detecting prompt focus being directed at the first data field that is displaying the contact data;
computer-executable instructions for automatically, in response to the prompt focus being directed at the first data field having the contact data, displaying menu options for manipulating the first display field;
computer-executable instructions for receiving user input selecting at least one option from the menu options;
computer-executable instructions for manipulating the first data field that is displaying the contact data by at least editing, deleting or performing an action related to the first display field;
computer-executable instructions for presenting a menu control at the contact data control interface which, when selected, displays a plurality of selectable contact options, wherein each of the selectable contact options, when selected, causes a corresponding new display field to be presented within the contact data control interface; and
presenting a second display field within the contact data control interface in response to detecting user input selecting one of the selectable contact options from the menu control, the second display field displaying second contact data simultaneously with the first display field displaying the first contact data.
14. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein an external contact data control presents tasks associated with the first data field when focus is shifted to the first data field.
15. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein manipulating the first data field includes modifying the first contact data based on a location associated with the first contact data.
16. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein manipulating the first data field includes selecting only a portion of a plurality of the first contact data for display.
17. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein both the first and new data field display contact data of a same type.
18. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein manipulating the first data field includes an act of calling an external contact data control that checks a validity of the first contact data which was received in a non-schematized format.
19. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 18, wherein manipulating the first data field includes merging the first contact data with new contact data that is identified by user input, and wherein merging the contact data comprises adding the new data field that is displayed with the first data field.
20. A computing system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable storage media, having stored thereon:
a centralized data store acting as a single data store of contact data for a plurality of applications which access the contact data, wherein the centralized data store stores all contact data for the plurality of applications,
at least one external contact data control that can be executed by the one or more processors, the at least one external contact data control being configured to implement the following:
displaying a contact data control interface which receives contact data from a data source and that includes at least a first display field, the contact data control interface displaying first contact data within the first display field in a user editable format;
the first display field of the contact data control interface being configured for:
detecting prompt focus being directed at the first display field;
automatically, in response to the prompt focus being directed at the first display field, displaying menu options for manipulating the first display field;
receiving user input selecting at least one option from the menu options; and
modifying the first display field by at least editing, deleting or performing an action related to the first display field;

presenting a menu control at the contact data control interface which, when selected, displays a plurality of selectable contact options, wherein each of the selectable contact options, when selected, causes a corresponding new display field to be presented within the contact data control interface; and
presenting a second display field within the contact data control interface in response to detecting user input selecting one of the selectable contact options from the menu control, the second display field displaying second contact data simultaneously with the first display field displaying the first contact data.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An oscillator for providing an oscillating voltage for a powder spray coating device, the oscillator having the following:
a first signal generator for generating an intermediate circuit voltage;
a second signal generator for generating a modulation signal;
a modulation signal isolating element, connected to the second signal generator;
a modulation unit for generating an oscillator voltage;
a first terminal for outputting the oscillator voltage to a powder spray coating device; and
a second terminal for returning the used oscillator voltage to a reference potential, in particular earth potential,

the modulation unit being designed for generating the oscillator voltage by modulation of the intermediate circuit voltage with the modulation signal, and a first voltage monitoring device being provided, designed for continuously measuring the oscillator voltage, comparing it with at least one specified or specifiable oscillator voltage reference value and, if a first comparison criterion is satisfied, outputting a modulation isolating signal to the modulation signal isolating element.
2. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1, the oscillator also having an intermediate circuit voltage isolating element, connected to the first signal generator, and a second voltage monitoring device being provided, designed for continuously measuring the intermediate circuit voltage, comparing it with at least one specified or specifiable intermediate circuit voltage reference value and, if a second comparison criterion is satisfied, outputting an intermediate circuit voltage isolating signal to the intermediate circuit voltage isolating element.
3. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1, the at least one specified or specifiable oscillator voltage reference value being a maximum oscillator voltage value and the first comparison criterion being satisfied if the maximum oscillator voltage value is exceeded.
4. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
the at least one specified or specifiable oscillator voltage reference value being a minimum oscillator voltage value and the first comparison criterion being satisfied if the minimum oscillator voltage value is not reached.
5. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
the at least one specified or specifiable intermediate circuit voltage reference value being a maximum intermediate circuit voltage value and the second comparison criterion being satisfied if the maximum intermediate circuit voltage value is exceeded.
6. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
the at least one specified or specifiable intermediate circuit voltage reference value being a minimum intermediate circuit voltage value and the second comparison criterion being satisfied if the minimum intermediate circuit voltage value is not reached.
7. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
the modulation signal isolating element andor the intermediate circuit voltage isolating element each being formed as a transistor isolating element, in particular as a fast-switching field-effect transistor isolating element.
8. The oscillator as claimed in claim 7, the transistor isolating element comprising a transistor driver, preferably a transistor driver with a logical isolating signal terminal and at least one transistor, in particular at least one field-effect transistor, and the transistor driver being designed for isolating the conduction of the transistor when an isolating signal is received.
9. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
the first signal generator and the first voltage monitoring device being integrated in a first processor unit.
10. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
the second signal generator and the second voltage monitoring device being integrated in a second processor unit.
11. The oscillator as claimed in claim 1,
an earth current monitoring device also being provided, designed for continuously measuring an earth current, in particular an earth current between the reference potential and a protective conductor potential, and outputting an earth current monitoring isolating signal to the modulation signal isolating element andor an earth current monitoring isolating signal to the intermediate circuit voltage isolating element if a previously specified or specifiable maximum earth current is exceeded.
12. A method for providing an oscillating voltage provided at an oscillator for a powder spray coating device, the oscillator having the following:
a first signal generator for generating an intermediate circuit voltage;
a second signal generator for generating a modulation signal;
a modulation signal isolating element, connected to the second signal generator;
a modulation unit for generating an oscillator voltage;
a first terminal for outputting the oscillator voltage to a powder spray coating device; and
a second terminal for returning the used oscillator voltage to a reference potential, in particular earth potential,

the modulation unit generating the oscillator voltage by modulation of the intermediate circuit voltage with the modulation signal, and a first voltage monitoring device being provided, designed for performing the following method steps:
continuously measuring the oscillator voltage;
comparing the measured oscillator voltage with at least one specified or specifiable oscillator voltage reference value;
establishing whether or not a first comparison criterion is satisfied;
if the first comparison criterion is satisfied: outputting a modulation isolating signal to the modulation signal isolating element.