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EP 0 634 475 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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11.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/50 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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18.01.1995 Bulletin 1995/03 |
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Date of filing: 14.07.1994 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: C11D 1/65 |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
15.07.1993 US 92186
14.03.1994 US 213308
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Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company |
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New York, N.Y. 10022-7499 (US) |
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- Farooq, Amjad
Somerset,
New Jersey (US)
- Cesar, Regis
B-4530 Villers-le-Bouileet (BE)
- Deville, Francoise
B-4000 Liege (BE)
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Representative: Smulders, Theodorus A.H.J., Ir. et al |
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Vereenigde Octrooibureaux
Nieuwe Parklaan 97
2587 BN 's-Gravenhage
2587 BN 's-Gravenhage (NL) |
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Concentrated liquid fabric softening composition |
(57) The pourability and softening performance of amidoamine fabric softeners, such as
bis(tallow amidoethyl)-2-hydroxyethyl amine) is improved by blending with a quaternary
diester fabric softener, such as N-methyl, N,N,N-triethanolamine ditallow ester quaternary
ammonium salt. The amidoamine fabric softener includes at least 5% by weight of unsaturated
higher alkyl groups. The compositions are concentrated with amounts of active softener
compounds in excess of 25% by weight and, as such, may be used at low levels or maybe
further diluted prior to use.