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EP 1 179 582 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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16.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/29 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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13.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/07 |
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Date of filing: 25.09.1996 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE ES FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
23.10.1995 GB 9521667
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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96933428.3 / 0877786 |
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
GB
- UNILEVER N.V.
3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
DE ES FR IT
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Inventor: |
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- Turner, Graham Andrew, c/o Unilever Research Port
Merseyside, CH63 3JW (GB)
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Representative: Elliott, Peter William |
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Unilever PLC Patent Department, Colworth House Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ
Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB) |
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Fabric softening composition |
(57) An aqueous fabric softening composition comprises:
- a) a water insoluble, quaternary ammonium material comprising at least one ester link
and two C12-28 alkyl or alkenyl groups, and
- b) a nonionic stabilising agent present in an amount from 0.1 wt% to 2.5 wt% of the
total composition
wherein the nonionic stabilising agent is a sucrose ester, the composition comprises
an aqueous dispersion of the water insoluble quaternary ammonium material and the
ratio of quaternary ammonium material to nonionic stabilising agent is in the range
from 5:0.5 to 5:0.1.