Global Patent Index - EP 1553161 A1

EP 1553161 A1 20050713 - Garment stain removal product which uses sonic or ultrasonic waves

Title (en)

Garment stain removal product which uses sonic or ultrasonic waves

Title (de)

Schall- oder Ultraschallwellen erzeugender Gegenstand zur Fleckenentfernung von Kleidungsstücken

Title (fr)

Produit de détachage de vêtements utilisant des ondes soniques ou ultrasoniques

Publication

EP 1553161 A1 20050713 (EN)

Application

EP 05003652 A 19990219

Priority

  • EP 99934300 A 19990219
  • US 7542698 P 19980220

Abstract (en)

A garment stain removal product and process is disclosed. The product includes a liquid cleaning composition which contains water, an organic solvent and a surfactant, an absorbent stain receiver, and a sonic or ultrasonic wave generating source for imparting sonic or ultrasonic waves onto stains on textiles. The sonic or ultrasonic wave source is, for example, a hand-held, pen-shaped device with a directed point to focus the sonic or ultrasonic waves at the stain to be removed. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

C11D 3/43; C11D 11/00; C11D 17/04; D06B 13/00

IPC 8 full level

A47L 25/08 (2006.01); B08B 3/12 (2006.01); C11D 3/39 (2006.01); C11D 3/43 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 25/08 (2013.01); B08B 3/12 (2013.01); C11D 3/3947 (2013.01); C11D 3/43 (2013.01); C11D 17/041 (2013.01); C11D 2111/46 (2024.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] WO 9726821 A1 19970731 - PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]
  • [A] DATABASE WPI Week 8651, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 86-334896, XP002104997
  • [A] DATABASE WPI Week 9215, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 92-117926, XP002104998, TOKYO KINGURAN ET AL.

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)

EP 1553161 A1 20050713

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05003652 A 19990219