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EP 1 184 450 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10 |
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Date of filing: 24.11.1998 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 17/00 |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE |
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26.11.1997 US 66903 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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98961773.3 / 0960188 |
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Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company |
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) |
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- Speed, Lynda Anne
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4HS (GB)
- Painter, Jeffrey Donald
Loveland, Ohio 45140 (US)
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Representative: Brooks, Maxim Courtney et al |
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Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited, Whitley Road, Longbenton
Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9TS
Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9TS (GB) |
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(57) According to the present invention there is provided a detergent tablet comprising
a compressed portion and a non compressed portion wherein the compressed portion comprises
a mould and dissolves at a faster rate than the non-compressed portion on a weight
by weight basis, measured using the SOTAX dissolution test method described herein
and the non-compressed portion is at least partially retained with the mould.