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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16 (21) Application number: 07798887.1 (22) Date of filing: 21.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 17/00(2006.01) C11D 3/37(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/071782 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/005693 (10.01.2008 Gazette 2008/02)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 30.06.2006 US 479679 (71) Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company New York NY 10022-7499 (US)	(72) Inventors: FAROOQ, Amjad Hillsborough, NJ 08844 (US) HEIBEL, Marija Highland Park, NJ 08904 (US) PEETERS, Myriam B-1030 Bruxelles (BE) JACQUES, Alain B-4670 Blegny (BE) HOLMGREN, Mary Somerville, NJ 08876 (US) (74) Representative: Jenkins, Peter David  Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF John Street London WC1N 2BF (GB)