(19)
(11) EP 1 802 800 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.09.2011 Bulletin 2011/37

(21) Application number: 05795059.4

(22) Date of filing: 27.09.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 39/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2005/010573
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/042631 (27.04.2006 Gazette 2006/17)

(54)

AUTOMATIC DISPENSING DEVICE FOR LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITION

AUTOMATISCHE SPENDERVORRICHTUNG FÜR WASCHMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN

DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATISÉ D'UNE COMPOSITION D'ENTRETIEN DE BLANCHISSERIE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 18.10.2004 US 967870

(43) Date of publication of application:
04.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/27

(73) Proprietors:
  • Unilever N.V.
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR 
  • Unilever PLC
    London EC4Y 0DY (GB)
    Designated Contracting States:
    CY GB IE 

(72) Inventors:
  • HSU, Feng-Lung, Unilever Home & Personal Care USA
    Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 (US)
  • PUVVADA, Sudhakar, Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
    Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB)
  • VOGEL, Ronald F, Unilever R & D Edgewater
    Edgewater, New Jersey 07020 (US)
  • WOLF, Diane N, Unilever Home & Personal Care USA
    Trumball Connecticut 06611 USA (US)
  • HSU, Gary C, Unilever R & D Edgewater
    Edgewater, New Jersey 07020 (US)

(74) Representative: Hardy, Susan Margaret et al
Unilever Patent Group
Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ
Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 403 296
US-A- 4 103 520
US-A- 4 981 024
 US-A- 3 982 666
US-A- 4 932 227
   
       
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