Global Patent Index - EP 0507478 A1

EP 0507478 A1 19921007 - Fabric softening composition.

Title (en)

Fabric softening composition.

Title (de)

Wäscheweichmacherzusammensetzung.

Title (fr)

Composition adoucissante pour le linge.

Publication

EP 0507478 A1 19921007 (EN)

Application

EP 92302452 A 19920320

Priority

GB 9106308 A 19910325

Abstract (en)

A fabric softening composition comprising a water insoluble cationic fabric softening agent and a nonionic stabilising agent wherein the water insoluble cationic fabric softening agent is a biodegradable quaternary ammonium material with at least one ester link and the nonionic stabilising agent is selected from:i. a linear C<sub>8</sub> to C₂₂ alcohol alkoxylated with 10 to 20 moles of alkylene oxide, orii. a C₁₀ to C₂₀ alcohol or mixtures thereof.The invention also provides a process for making the liquid fabric softening composition comprising the steps ofi. mixing and heating the cationic fabric softening agent and nonionic stabilising agent to form a melt andii. dispersing the melt in water.

IPC 1-7

C11D 1/62; C11D 1/835

IPC 8 full level

C11D 1/68 (2006.01); C11D 1/72 (2006.01); C11D 1/835 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/26 (2006.01); D06M 13/02 (2006.01); D06M 13/165 (2006.01); D06M 13/17 (2006.01); D06M 13/188 (2006.01); D06M 13/322 (2006.01); D06M 13/46 (2006.01); D06M 13/463 (2006.01); C11D 1/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/835 (2013.01); C11D 3/0015 (2013.01); C11D 1/62 (2013.01); C11D 1/72 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0506312 A1 19920930; EP 0506312 B1 19960117; AU 1312592 A 19921001; AU 652429 B2 19940825; BR 9201017 A 19921124; CA 2063463 A1 19920926; CA 2063463 C 19990427; DE 69207624 D1 19960229; DE 69207624 T2 19960530; DE 69211203 D1 19960711; DE 69211203 T2 19961010; EP 0507478 A1 19921007; EP 0507478 B1 19960605; ES 2083084 T3 19960401; ES 2088542 T3 19960816; GB 9106308 D0 19910508; JP 2937306 B2 19990823; JP H05106166 A 19930427; ZA 922173 B 19930927

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92302453 A 19920320; AU 1312592 A 19920323; BR 9201017 A 19920324; CA 2063463 A 19920319; DE 69207624 T 19920320; DE 69211203 T 19920320; EP 92302452 A 19920320; ES 92302452 T 19920320; ES 92302453 T 19920320; GB 9106308 A 19910325; JP 6757592 A 19920325; ZA 922173 A 19920325