Global Patent Index - EP 1051470 A1

EP 1051470 A1 20001115 - METHOD FOR SOFTENING SOIL ON HARD SURFACES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SOFTENING SOIL ON HARD SURFACES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM ERWEICHEN VON SCHMUTZ AUF HARTEN OBERFLÄCHEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR RAMOLLIR DES SALISSURES SUR DES SURFACES DURES

Publication

EP 1051470 A1 20001115 (EN)

Application

EP 98956645 A 19981106

Priority

  • US 9823657 W 19981106
  • US 6500697 P 19971110

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9924539A1] The present application relates to a method of softening soil deposited on a hard surface. The method comprises contacting a hard surface having soil with a composition having a soil softening additive incorporated into the composition. The compositions may be formulated at either high or low pH and preferred soil softening additives are amylase enzymes.

IPC 1-7

C11D 3/30; C11D 3/20; C11D 3/386; C11D 3/18; C11D 11/00

IPC 8 full level

C11D 3/30 (2006.01); C11D 3/18 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/386 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/00 (2013.01); C11D 2111/14 (2024.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9924539 A1 19990520; CA 2220312 A1 19980301; CA 2220312 C 19991109; EP 1051470 A1 20001115; JP 2001522931 A 20011120

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9823657 W 19981106; CA 2220312 A 19980120; EP 98956645 A 19981106; JP 2000520535 A 19981106