(19)
(11) EP 4 530 391 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/14

(21) Application number: 25157734.2

(22) Date of filing: 06.10.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06L 1/08(2006.01)
C11D 1/66(2006.01)
 C11D 3/08(2006.01)
C11D 3/37(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
D06M 11/45; D06M 13/224; D06M 13/46; D06M 15/6436; D06M 2200/50; C11D 1/62; C11D 1/662; C11D 3/001; C11D 3/128; C11D 1/667; C11D 3/3742
(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 21.11.2014 US 201414550225
21.11.2014 US 201414550283
21.11.2014 US 201414550481

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
15861757.1 / 3221506

(71) Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
Saint Paul, MN 55102 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BLATTNER, Amanda Ruth
    Prior Lake, 55372 (US)
  • HODGE, Charles Allen
    Cottage Grove, 55016 (US)
  • NOTERMANN, Claire Lucille
    St. Paul, 55102 (US)
  • PANAMA, Julio R.
    Blaine, 55434 (US)
  • KENNEDY, Shaun Patrick
    North Oaks, 55127 (US)

(74) Representative: Godemeyer Blum Lenze Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB - werkpatent 
An den Gärten 7
51491 Overath
51491 Overath (DE)

   


(54) METHOD TO BOOST FABRIC SOFTENER PERFORMANCE


(57) The present invention relates to a combination of a liquid or solid fabric conditioning composition and a softening booster for treating a textile to impart softness within a single wash and/or rinse cycle. In particular, the present invention refers to a conditioning and softening fabric system comprising:
a first fabric conditioning composition comprising an amino-functionalized silicone softening agent and a softening agent selected from the group consisting of amidoamine quaternary ammonium, ester quaternary ammonium, dimethyl ditallowamine, imidozoline quaternary amine and mixtures thereof; and
a second softening booster composition comprising in a use solution on an actives % basis from about 0.1% to about 40% of (i) an alumino-silicates clay softening booster, (ii) a quaternary ammonium compound softening booster, (iii) a sucrose fatty acid ester softening booster.





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