SPHERICAL COMPACTED UNIT DOSE SOFTENER - Patent 1276836

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EP 1 276 836 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.02.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(21)	Application number: 01927303.6

(22)	Date of filing: 23.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C11D 3/00, C11D 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0113/080

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0108/1521 (01.11.2001 Gazette 2001/44)

(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:

26.04.2000 US 558822
29.03.2001 US 821233

(71)	Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
	New York, N.Y. 10022 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	JACQUES, Alain B-4670 Blegny (BE) ROUSSELET, Juliette B-4000 Liege (BE) CAO, Hoai-Chau B-4000 Liege (BE)

(74)	Representative: Prins, Adrianus Willem et al
	Vereenigde,Nieuwe Parklaan 97 2587 BN Den Haag 2587 BN Den Haag (NL)

(54)	SPHERICAL COMPACTED UNIT DOSE SOFTENER