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(43) Date of publication: 26.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/48 (21) Application number: 95943787.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.12.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/ 395( . ) C11D 3/ 50( . ) C11D 7/ 38( . ) C11D 3/ 39( . ) C11D 7/ 18( . ) C11D 7/ 54( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/016249 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/019560 (27.06.1996 Gazette 1996/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 21.12.1994 GB 19940025876 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: McRITCHIE, Allan, Campbell Tyne & Wear NE26 1SY (GB) GREEN, Michael Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 4SX (GB) (74) Representative: Mather, Peter Geoffrey, et al  BVBA Procter & Gamble Europe SPRL, Temselaan 100 1853 Strombeek-Bever 1853 Strombeek-Bever (BE)