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EP 0679178 A4 19951129 -

Publication

EP 0679178 A4 19951129

Application

EP 94906657 A 19940114

Priority

EP 94906657 A 19940114
EP 93870004 A 19930118
EP 93870090 A 19930528
US 9400570 W 19940114

IPC 1-7

C11D 7/18

IPC 8 full level

C11D 7/18 (2006.01); C11D 7/24 (2006.01); C11D 7/36 (2006.01); C23G 1/18 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] EP 0337523 A1 19891018 - UNILEVER NV [NL], et al
[Y] WO 9209680 A1 19920611 - PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]
[A] WO 9206163 A1 19920416 - PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]
[A] EP 0186088 A2 19860702 - HENKEL KGAA [DE]
[DA] EP 0150387 A1 19850807 - HENKEL KGAA [DE]
[A] FR 2548684 A1 19850111 - CHARBONNAGES STE CHIMIQUE [FR]
[A] WO 9206166 A1 19920416 - HENKEL KGAA [DE]
[A] EP 0135226 A2 19850327 - UNILEVER NV [NL], et al
See references of WO 9416048A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0679178 A1 19951102; EP 0679178 A4 19951129

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94906657 A 19940114