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(11) EP 0 385 562 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.08.1991 Bulletin 1991/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.09.1990 Bulletin 1990/36

(21) Application number: 90300023.0

(22) Date of filing: 02.01.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5C11D 1/835, C11D 3/42
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 03.01.1989 US 292837

(71) Applicant: Amway Corporation
Ada Michigan 49355-0001 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Brouwer, Steven John
    Hudsonville Michigan 49426 (US)

(74) Representative: Robinson, Anthony John Metcalf et al
Kilburn & Strode 30 John Street
London, WC1N 2DD
London, WC1N 2DD (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Laundry detergent composition


    (57) Granulated laundry detergents comprising an admixture of at least one builder, at least one fluorescer, at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one cationic surfactant comprising a quaternary ammonium compound in which three of the substituents are lower alkyl or modified alkyl groups and the fourth substituent comprises a long chain alkyl or modified alkyl group joined to the nitrogen atom through an electronegative group. The laundry deterĀ­gents are effective for removing oily stains with minimal soil redeposition and do not substantially affect the performance of the anionic fluorescers.





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