USE OF OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS FROM THE CLASS OF THE STILBENE COMPOUNDS AS ANTIMICROBIALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES - Patent 1263919

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EP 1 263 919 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/50

(21)	Application number: 01917048.9

(22)	Date of filing: 01.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C11D 3/00, C11D 3/42, D06L 3/12, D06M 13/07, D06M 13/358, D06M 13/355, D06M 13/352, C07D 251/68

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP0102/315

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0106/6681 (13.09.2001 Gazette 2001/37)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.03.2000 EP 00104907

(71)	Applicant: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.
	4057 Basel (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	KASCHIG, Jürgen 79104 Freiburg (DE) MAO, Jianwen 79639 Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE)

(54)	USE OF OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS FROM THE CLASS OF THE STILBENE COMPOUNDS AS ANTIMICROBIALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES