(19)
(11) EP 1 240 895 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/25

(21) Application number: 02076010.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.03.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61Q 19/00(2006.01)
 A61K 8/44(2006.01)

(54)

Use of alkyl 3-(N-alkylacetamino)propionate derivatives as moisturizing agents

Verwendung von Alkyl 3-(N-alkylacetamino)propionat Derivaten als Feuchthaltemittel

Utilisation de l'alkyl 3-(N-alkylacetamino)propionate comme agent hydratant

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 14.03.2001 EP 01200953

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/38

(73) Proprietor: JOHNSON & JOHNSON GmbH
40474 Düsseldorf (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Von Stetten, Otto
    52072 Aachen (DE)
  • Schulte, Petra
    41466 Neuss (DE)

(74) Representative: Weber-Bruls, Dorothée et al
Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 962 135
US-A- 5 230 890
 DE-A- 2 234 399
US-A- 5 882 633
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 15, 6 April 2001 (2001-04-06) & JP 2000 355516 A (AJINOMOTO CO INC), 26 December 2000 (2000-12-26)
   
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