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(11) |
EP 0 651 049 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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11.10.1995 Bulletin 1995/41 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/18 |
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Date of filing: 22.10.1994 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Priority: |
01.11.1993 US 146542
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Applicant: Reckitt & Colman Inc. |
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Wayne, New Jersey 07474 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Graubart, Beth T.G.,
c/o EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Cavanagh, James William,
c/o EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US)
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Representative: Sanderson, Nigel Paul |
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Group Patents Department,
Reckitt & Colman plc,
Dansom Lane
HULL HU8 7DS
HULL HU8 7DS (GB) |
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Antimicrobial dish washing liquid |
(57) Herein is disclosed a nonionic aqueous dishwashing liquid that has good foaming capability
and antibacterial action. The liquid contains:
a) 0.5 to 15, preferably 2, weight percent of a quaternary disinfecting compound;
b) 0.5 to 20, preferably 13-14, weight percent of a C₁₂-C₁₃ alcohol ethoxylate nonionic
surfactant;
c) 0.0 to 20, preferably 3-5, weight percent of a C₁₃- C₁₅ alcohol ethoxylate nonionic
surfactant;
d) 0.5 to 20.0, preferably 2, weight percent of a nonionic surfactant selected from
the group consisting of cocomonoethanolamide or cocodiethanolamide or combinations
thereof;
e) 0.5 to 12, preferably 4-5, weight percent cocoamidopropyl betaine nonionic surfactant;
f) 0 to 2.0, preferably 1, weight percent of the sodium salts of EDTA.