Global Patent Index - EP 1423494 B1

EP 1423494 B1 20080716 - LAUNDRY COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN A TUMBLE DRYER

Title (en)

LAUNDRY COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN A TUMBLE DRYER

Title (de)

WASCHMITTEL ZUR ANWENDUNG IM TROCKENAUTOMAT

Title (fr)

COMPOSITIONS POUR LE TRAITEMENT DU LINGE, DESTINEES A ETRE UTILISEES DANS UNE SECHEUSE A CULBUTAGE

Publication

EP 1423494 B1 20080716 (EN)

Application

EP 02797664 A 20020830

Priority

  • EP 0209825 W 20020830
  • GB 0121394 A 20010904

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03020861A1] A laundry treatment process, which comprises tumble drying clothes in the presence of a chelating agent which has one nitrogen atom and at least four carboxylic acid groups per molecule, or a salt thereof. The preferred chelating agent being is a disuccinnic acid or a salt thereof of the general formula HOOC-(R1.COOH)R2-NR5-R3(R4.COOH)-COOH wherein R1-R5 are preferably each independently, C1-C5 alkyl, hydroxy-alkyl or hydrogen.

IPC 8 full level

C11D 3/33 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C11D 3/33 (2013.01 - EP US); C11D 17/041 (2013.01 - EP US); C11D 17/047 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03020861 A1 20030313; AT E401387 T1 20080815; BR 0212309 A 20041013; CA 2459083 A1 20030313; CA 2459083 C 20111213; DE 60227677 D1 20080828; EP 1423494 A1 20040602; EP 1423494 B1 20080716; ES 2307825 T3 20081201; GB 0121394 D0 20011024; US 2005020478 A1 20050127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0209825 W 20020830; AT 02797664 T 20020830; BR 0212309 A 20020830; CA 2459083 A 20020830; DE 60227677 T 20020830; EP 02797664 A 20020830; ES 02797664 T 20020830; GB 0121394 A 20010904; US 48863404 A 20040303