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EP 0 854 182 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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16.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/51 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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22.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/30 |
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Date of filing: 06.01.1998 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: C11D 1/94
// C11D1:14, C11D1:29, C11D1:75, C11D1:90, C11D1:72 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
16.01.1997 GB 9700803
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Applicant: Robert McBride Ltd |
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Middleton,
Manchester M24 4DP (GB) |
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Inventors: |
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- Herd, Helen Elizabeth
Whitworth,
Rochdale OL12 8SH (GB)
- Ashton, Caroline Lorraine
Middleton,
Manchester M24 1DX (GB)
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Representative: Atkinson, Peter Birch et al |
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MARKS & CLERK,
Sussex House,
83-85 Mosley Street
Manchester M2 3LG
Manchester M2 3LG (GB) |
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Detergent formulation |
(57) A liquid detergent formulation comprising for use as a "washing-up" liquid comprises,
by weight, 10-20% of an alkyl (C
8-22) sulphate, 1-10% of an alkyl (C
8-22) ether sulphate, 1-7% of an amine oxide containing at least one C
8-22 alkyl group, 1-7% of an amphoteric betaine surfactant containing at least one C
8-22 alkyl group, 1 to 15% of an ethoxylated alcohol (C
8-22), and a balance of water.