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(43) Date of publication: 09.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/19 (21) Application number: 09790029.4 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A46B 3/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/049432 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/002460 (06.01.2011 Gazette 2011/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company New York, NY 10022 (US)	(72) Inventor: PACIULLO, Francis, P. Whitehouse Station NJ 08889 (US) (74) Representative: Jenkins, Peter David  Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF London WC1N 2BF (GB)