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EP 1 664 254 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23 (21) Application number: 04764254.1 (22) Date of filing: 18.08.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/02(1985.01) C11D 1/04(1985.01) C11D 1/24(1985.01) C11D 3/30(1985.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/009268 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/026302 (24.03.2005 Gazette 2005/12)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 17.09.2003 US 664374 17.09.2003 US 664310 (71) Applicants: UNILEVER N.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR  UNILEVER PLC London, Greater London EC4P 4BQ (GB) CY GB IE

(72) Inventors: HSU, Feng-Lung, Gordon Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, NJ 07020 (US) ZHU, Yun, Peng Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, NJ 07020 (US) PADRON, Tamara Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, NJ 07020 (US) WOELFEL, Kimball, James Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, NJ 07020 (US) (74) Representative: Rosen Jacobson, Frans Lucas M.  Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)