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EP 0 638 634 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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17.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/20 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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15.02.1995 Bulletin 1995/07 |
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Date of filing: 13.07.1994 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
14.07.1993 US 91774
14.07.1993 US 91775
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Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company |
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New York, N.Y. 10022-7499 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Erilli, Rita
B-4000 Liege (Rocourt) (BE)
- Lysy, Regis
B-4877 Olne (BE)
- Durbut, Patrick
B-4800 Verviers (Lambermont) (BE)
- Broze, Guy
B-4460 Grace-Hollogne (BE)
- Galvez, Maria
B-4460 Grace-Hollogne (BE)
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Representative: Le Guen, Gérard et al |
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CABINET LAVOIX
2, place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cédex 09
75441 Paris Cédex 09 (FR) |
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Stable microemulsion cleaning composition |
(57) A microemulsion composition comprising approximately by weight 6 to 50% of a mixture
of two different anionic surfactants, one of said anionic surfactants being a sulphonate
and the other said anionic surfactant being a sulphate, a ratio of said sulphonate
to said sulphate being 10:1 to 1:10; 0 to 6% of a nonionic surfactant; 1 to 20% of
at least one of a water insoluble organic compound; 0 to 8% of a solubilizing agent;
0 to 20% of at least one water soluble hydroxy containing organic compound; and the
balance being water, wherein the composition has a pH of 1 to 11.