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EP 0 786 514 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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18.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/33 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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30.07.1997 Bulletin 1997/31 |
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Date of filing: 16.01.1997 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE ES FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
25.01.1996 US 591750
25.01.1996 US 591790
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER N.V.
NL-3000 DK Rotterdam (NL)
DE ES FR IT
- UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
GB
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Inventors: |
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- Bory, Barbara Helen
Edgewater,
New Jersey 07020 (US)
- Lunsmann, Walter Joseph
Edgewater,
New Jersey 07020 (US)
- Murphy, Dennis Stephen
Edgewater,
New Jersey 07020 (US)
- Padron, Tamara
Edgewater,
New Jersey 07020 (US)
- Salas, Lucia Victoria
Edgewater,
New Jersey 07020 (US)
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Representative: Joppe, Hermina L. P. et al |
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Unilever N.V.
Patent Division
P.O. Box 137
3130 AC Vlaardingen
3130 AC Vlaardingen (NL) |
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Pretreatment compositions |
(57) The present invention relates to pretreater or laundry additive compositions which
removes stains and as a laundry additive, whiten fabrics. The compositions contain
0.1 to 20 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant, 0.1% to 10 wt. % of a hydrophobically modified
polymer and less than about 5 wt. % of an anionic soap. Methods of using the composition
are also described.