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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.04.2007 (43) Date of publication: 28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48 (21) Application number: 06707473.2 (22) Date of filing: 08.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06M 23/08(2006.01) D06M 23/02(2006.01) D06M 11/36(2006.01) D06M 11/79(2006.01) D06M 15/643(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/002116 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/097227 (21.09.2006 Gazette 2006/38)

(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: 18.03.2005 GB 0505618 (71) Applicants: UNILEVER N.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) 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 Blackfriars London Greater London EC4P 4BQ (GB) CY GB IE

(72) Inventors: DONEVA, Teodora A., Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) ORMANDY, Kevin A., Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) SOUTHEY-DAVIS, Hannah M., Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) MOHAMMADI, Mansur S., Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) GRIFFITHS, Llyr G., Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) (74) Representative: Elliott, Peter William  Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ (GB)