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(11) EP 0 378 295 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.11.1991 Bulletin 1991/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.07.1990 Bulletin 1990/29

(21) Application number: 90300050.3

(22) Date of filing: 03.01.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: D06M 13/288, D06M 15/673, D06M 13/292, D06M 11/71, D06M 11/72, D06M 15/277
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL

(30) Priority: 04.01.1989 GB 8900060

(71) Applicant: Albright & Wilson Limited
Oldbury Warley West Midlands B68 0NN (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Black, Robet William
    Warley West Midlands B67 5PU (GB)

(74) Representative: Savidge, Roger Gordon Madgwick et al
ALBRIGHT & WILSON UK LIMITED Patents Department P O Box 3 210-222 Hagley Road
Oldbury, Warley, West Midlands B68 0NN
Oldbury, Warley, West Midlands B68 0NN (GB)


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    (54) Flame retardant composition and method of use


    (57) Aqueous compositions imparting semi durable flame retardant properties to fabrics from cellulosic and synthetic polymer fibres contain an ammonium or organic quaternary ammonium condensed phosphate and a cyclic organic phosphonate and preferably a carbamic acid derivative such as urea.





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