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EP 0318751 B1 19930421 - FINISHING AGENT FOR NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LEATHER

Title (en)

FINISHING AGENT FOR NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LEATHER

Publication

EP 0318751 B1 19930421 (DE)

Application

EP 88118959 A 19881114

Priority

DE 3740440 A 19871128

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0318751A2] Finishing agents for natural and synthetic leather contain solutions of cellulose acetobutyrate having a butyryl content of >/= 45 % by weight.

IPC 1-7

C14C 11/00

IPC 8 full level

C14C 9/00 (2006.01); C08L 1/00 (2006.01); C08L 1/14 (2006.01); C14C 11/00 (2006.01); D06N 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C14C 11/003 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/273 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0318751 A2 19890607; EP 0318751 A3 19910116; EP 0318751 B1 19930421; BR 8806202 A 19890815; DE 3740440 A1 19890608; DE 3880444 D1 19930527; ES 2040818 T3 19931101; JP H01170700 A 19890705; US 5002584 A 19910326

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88118959 A 19881114; BR 8806202 A 19881125; DE 3740440 A 19871128; DE 3880444 T 19881114; ES 88118959 T 19881114; JP 29373888 A 19881122; US 27156388 A 19881115