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(11) EP 0 449 159 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/40

(21) Application number: 91104617.5

(22) Date of filing: 23.03.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5D06M 11/72, D06M 15/263, D06M 13/425, D06M 13/432
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 26.03.1990 GB 9006738
29.05.1990 GB 9011920

(71) Applicant: ALBRIGHT & WILSON UK LIMITED
Oldbury, Warley, West Midlands B68 0NN (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Black, Robert 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) Composition to impart flame retardation and process to apply such compositions


    (57) An aqueous composition comprising an insoluble ammonium polyphosphate, a surfactant and a heat curable resin, which may also contain a soluble ammonium polyphosphate and/or a carbamic acid derivative, forms a shearable paste which, when applied to the back of a fabric and heat cured, flame retards the fabric without exuding to the front face and causing resin and/or salt marks.





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