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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.04.2011 (43) Date of publication: 04.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/27 (21) Application number: 10749573.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A46B 9/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/046806 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/028607 (10.03.2011 Gazette 2011/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 (30) Priority: 26.08.2009 US 547627 (71) Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company New York, NY 10022 (US)	(72) Inventors: JIMENEZ, Eduardo Manalapan New Jersey 07725 (US) ROONEY, Michael Millburn New Jersey 07041 (US) MOSKOVICH, Robert East Brunswick New Jersey 08816 (US) CASINI, Luca I-20124 Milano (IT) PRINGIERS, Jacob Colombo 5 (LK) (74) Representative: Jenkins, Peter David  Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF London WC1N 2BF (GB)