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(43) Date of publication: 09.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/15 (21) Application number: 00948658.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 1/65, C11D 3/34, C11D 11/00, C11D 17/06 // (C11D1/22, 1:14, 1:28, 1:62) (86) International application number: PCT/US0019/136 (87) International publication number: WO 0200/6432 (24.01.2002 Gazette 2002/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: RAMANAN Venkata Ganapathysundaram Kobe 658-0032 (JP) HIDALGO, Noe Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 (JP) ROBLES, Eric San Jose Kobe 658-0032 (JP) SHINDO, Kenji Kobe 658-0032 (JP) (74) Representative: Peet, Jillian Wendy et al Patent DepartmentProcter & Gamble Technical Centres LimitedWhitley RoadLongbenton Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9TS Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9TS (GB)