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(43) Date of publication: 22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52 (21) Application number: 03718046.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 1/22, C11D 1/14, C11D 1/831, C11D 3/02, C11D 3/37, C11D 3/00, C11D 3/28, C11D 3/26, C11D 3/33 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/009038 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/083024 (09.10.2003 Gazette 2003/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 27.03.2002 US 108136 30.08.2002 US 231927 (71) Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company New York, N.Y. 10022 (US)	(72) Inventors: DRAPIER, Julien B-4100 Seraing (BE) MERTENS, Baudouin B-5100 Jambes (BE) (74) Representative: Winckels, Johannes Hubertus F. et al VereenigdeNieuwe Parklaan 97 2587 BN Den Haag 2587 BN Den Haag (NL)