Global Patent Index - EP 1276836 A2

EP 1276836 A2 20030122 - SPHERICAL COMPACTED UNIT DOSE SOFTENER

Title (en)

SPHERICAL COMPACTED UNIT DOSE SOFTENER

Title (de)

SPHÄRISCHE VERDICHTETE DOSIERUNGSEINHEIT EINES WEICHSPÜLERS

Title (fr)

ADOUCISSANT EN DOSE UNITAIRE COMPACTEE SPHERIQUE

Publication

EP 1276836 A2 20030122 (EN)

Application

EP 01927303 A 20010423

Priority

  • US 0113080 W 20010423
  • US 55882200 A 20000426
  • US 82123301 A 20010329

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0181521A2] A unit dose laundry composition for softening or conditioning fabrics which is suitable as an additive to the wash cycle of an automatic washing machine, said unit dose composition comprising a compacted granular composition comprising a fabric softener or a fabric conditioner, said compacted granular composition being characterized by having a spherical shape and having no discrete outer layer surrounding said fabric softener or conditioner, which outer layer is comprised of an alkaline material such that the pH of the wash water is increased upon the dissolution of said outer layer in said wash water.

IPC 1-7

C11D 3/00; C11D 17/00

IPC 8 full level

C11D 1/66 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/10 (2006.01); C11D 3/12 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 17/00 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01); D06M 11/00 (2006.01); D06M 13/224 (2006.01); D06M 23/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/667 (2013.01); C11D 3/001 (2013.01); C11D 3/10 (2013.01); C11D 3/126 (2013.01); C11D 3/2065 (2013.01); C11D 17/0039 (2013.01); C11D 17/0073 (2013.01); C11D 17/0078 (2013.01); C11D 17/0086 (2013.01); C11D 17/044 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0181521A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0181521 A2 20011101; WO 0181521 A3 20020207; AU 2001253770 B2 20050818; AU 5377001 A 20011107; BR 0110345 A 20030513; CA 2405862 A1 20011101; CN 1439048 A 20030827; EP 1276836 A2 20030122; JP 2003531312 A 20031021; MX PA02010287 A 20030425

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0113080 W 20010423; AU 2001253770 A 20010423; AU 5377001 A 20010423; BR 0110345 A 20010423; CA 2405862 A 20010423; CN 01811846 A 20010423; EP 01927303 A 20010423; JP 2001578593 A 20010423; MX PA02010287 A 20010423