EP0523922A3 - Fabric softening composition - Google Patents

Fabric softening composition Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0523922A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fabric softening; softening composition; composition; fabric; softening
Prior art date: 1991-07-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19920306336

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EP0523922B1 (en

EP0523922A2 (en

Inventor

Graham Andrew Unilever Research Port Turner

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Unilever PLC

Unilever NV

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Unilever PLC

Unilever NV

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1991-07-15

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1992-07-10

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1993-06-09

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1992-07-10 Application filed by Unilever PLC, Unilever NV filed Critical Unilever PLC

1993-01-20 Publication of EP0523922A2 publication Critical patent/EP0523922A2/en

1993-06-09 Publication of EP0523922A3 publication Critical patent/EP0523922A3/en

1996-09-25 Application granted granted Critical

1996-09-25 Publication of EP0523922B1 publication Critical patent/EP0523922B1/en

2012-07-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Revoked legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
- C11D1/835—Mixtures of non-ionic with cationic compounds
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
- D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
- D06M13/10—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing oxygen
- D06M13/144—Alcohols; Metal alcoholates
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
- C11D3/001—Softening compositions
- C11D3/0015—Softening compositions liquid
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/38—Cationic compounds
- C11D1/62—Quaternary ammonium compounds
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
- C11D1/72—Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Textile Engineering (AREA)
Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)
Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)

EP92306336A 1991-07-15 1992-07-10 Fabric softening composition Revoked EP0523922B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB919115255A GB9115255D0 (en)	1991-07-15	1991-07-15	Fabric softening composition
GB9115255		1991-07-15

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0523922A2 EP0523922A2 (en)	1993-01-20
EP0523922A3 true EP0523922A3 (en)	1993-06-09
EP0523922B1 EP0523922B1 (en)	1996-09-25

Family

ID=10698382

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP92306336A Revoked EP0523922B1 (en)	1991-07-15	1992-07-10	Fabric softening composition

Country Status (16)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0523922B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP3061223B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR950009498B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU662536B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR9202670A (en)
CA (1)	CA2073517C (en)
CZ (1)	CZ285710B6 (en)
DE (1)	DE69214038T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2092051T3 (en)
GB (1)	GB9115255D0 (en)
HU (1)	HU209946B (en)
IN (1)	IN176962B (en)
MY (1)	MY110512A (en)
PL (1)	PL170236B1 (en)
SK (1)	SK281112B6 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA925272B (en)

Families Citing this family (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB9301728D0 (en) *	1993-01-28	1993-03-17	Unilever Plc	Fabric softening composition
GB9218342D0 (en) *	1992-08-28	1992-10-14	Unilever Plc	Use of fabric softening composition
DE4242480A1 (en) *	1992-12-16	1994-06-23	Henkel Kgaa	Aqueous textile softener dispersions
ES2080655B1 (en) *	1993-07-15	1996-10-16	Lorente Hidalgo Antonio	NEW POLYFUNCTIONAL CATIONIC SURFACTANTS, COMPOSITIONS BASED ON THEM, PROCEDURE FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS.
US5413723A (en) *	1993-12-17	1995-05-09	Munteanu; Marina A.	Use of special surfactants to control viscosity in fabric softeners
GB9518012D0 (en) *	1995-09-04	1995-11-08	Unilever Plc	Fabric softening composition
KR100574914B1 (en) *	1999-03-23	2006-04-28	삼성전자주식회사	Video signal synthesizing apparatus and method
GB0014891D0 (en) †	2000-06-16	2000-08-09	Unilever Plc	Fabric softening compositions
GB0121802D0 (en)	2001-09-10	2001-10-31	Unilever Plc	Fabric conditioning compositions
CN105803775A (en) *	2014-12-30	2016-07-27	上海氟聚化学产品有限公司	Softening agent for polyester sewing thread

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0240727A2 (en) *	1986-03-12	1987-10-14	Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien	Concentrated textile softener
US4789491A (en) *	1987-08-07	1988-12-06	The Procter & Gamble Company	Method for preparing biodegradable fabric softening compositions
EP0309052A2 (en) *	1987-09-23	1989-03-29	The Procter & Gamble Company	Stable biodegradable fabric softening compositions containing linear alkoxylated alcohols
EP0331237A2 (en) *	1988-03-01	1989-09-06	Unilever N.V.	Fabric softening composition
EP0346634A1 (en) *	1988-05-27	1989-12-20	Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien	Liquid aqueous composition for the aftertreatment of laundry
EP0506312A1 (en) *	1991-03-25	1992-09-30	Unilever Plc	Use of fabric softening composition

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1567947A (en) *	1976-07-02	1980-05-21	Unilever Ltd	Esters of quaternised amino-alcohols for treating fabrics
GB8704711D0 (en) *	1987-02-27	1987-04-01	Unilever Plc	Fabric softening composition
GB8916306D0 (en) *	1989-07-17	1989-08-31	Unilever Plc	Fabric softening composition

1991
- 1991-07-15 GB GB919115255A patent/GB9115255D0/en active Pending
1992
- 1992-01-15 IN IN222BO1992 patent/IN176962B/en unknown
- 1992-07-09 CA CA002073517A patent/CA2073517C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-07-10 ES ES92306336T patent/ES2092051T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-07-10 EP EP92306336A patent/EP0523922B1/en not_active Revoked
- 1992-07-10 DE DE69214038T patent/DE69214038T2/en not_active Revoked
- 1992-07-13 SK SK2183-92A patent/SK281112B6/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-07-13 CZ CS922183A patent/CZ285710B6/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-07-13 MY MYPI92001202A patent/MY110512A/en unknown
- 1992-07-14 BR BR929202670A patent/BR9202670A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-07-14 HU HU9202314A patent/HU209946B/en unknown
- 1992-07-14 KR KR1019920012472A patent/KR950009498B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-07-14 JP JP4186679A patent/JP3061223B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-07-15 AU AU19680/92A patent/AU662536B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1992-07-15 ZA ZA925272A patent/ZA925272B/en unknown
- 1992-07-15 PL PL92295287A patent/PL170236B1/en unknown

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0240727A2 (en) *	1986-03-12	1987-10-14	Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien	Concentrated textile softener
US4789491A (en) *	1987-08-07	1988-12-06	The Procter & Gamble Company	Method for preparing biodegradable fabric softening compositions
EP0309052A2 (en) *	1987-09-23	1989-03-29	The Procter & Gamble Company	Stable biodegradable fabric softening compositions containing linear alkoxylated alcohols
EP0331237A2 (en) *	1988-03-01	1989-09-06	Unilever N.V.	Fabric softening composition
EP0346634A1 (en) *	1988-05-27	1989-12-20	Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien	Liquid aqueous composition for the aftertreatment of laundry
EP0506312A1 (en) *	1991-03-25	1992-09-30	Unilever Plc	Use of fabric softening composition
EP0507478A1 (en) *	1991-03-25	1992-10-07	Unilever Plc	Fabric softening composition

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
KR950009498B1 (en)	1995-08-23
HU9202314D0 (en)	1992-10-28
ES2092051T3 (en)	1996-11-16
PL295287A1 (en)	1993-04-05
EP0523922B1 (en)	1996-09-25
CA2073517A1 (en)	1993-01-16
EP0523922A2 (en)	1993-01-20
ZA925272B (en)	1994-01-17
CZ285710B6 (en)	1999-10-13
SK281112B6 (en)	2000-12-11
PL170236B1 (en)	1996-11-29
GB9115255D0 (en)	1991-08-28
SK218392A3 (en)	1995-02-08
AU1968092A (en)	1993-01-21
IN176962B (en)	1996-10-12
MY110512A (en)	1998-07-31
CA2073517C (en)	1999-12-28
AU662536B2 (en)	1995-09-07
HU209946B (en)	1994-12-28
DE69214038D1 (en)	1996-10-31
CZ218392A3 (en)	1993-02-17
BR9202670A (en)	1993-03-23
HUT62043A (en)	1993-03-29
JPH05195434A (en)	1993-08-03
JP3061223B2 (en)	2000-07-10
KR930002597A (en)	1993-02-23
DE69214038T2 (en)	1997-02-06

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB9106308D0 (en)	1991-05-08	Fabric softening composition
ZA891584B (en)	1990-11-28	Fabric softening composition
ZA905607B (en)	1992-03-25	Fabric softening composition
ZA905608B (en)	1992-03-25	Fabric softening composition
GB8914054D0 (en)	1989-08-09	Fabric softening composition
ZA901609B (en)	1991-11-27	Fabric softening composition
EP0415698A3 (en)	1991-04-10	Fabric softening composition
GB9114540D0 (en)	1991-08-21	Fabric softening composition
GB9403242D0 (en)	1994-04-13	Fabric softening composition
EP0479608A3 (en)	1992-11-19	Concentrated softener composition
GB9115255D0 (en)	1991-08-28	Fabric softening composition
ZA94539B (en)	1995-07-26	Fabric softening composition
HUT66690A (en)	1994-12-28	Concentrated fabric softening compositions
GB9406824D0 (en)	1994-06-01	Fabric softening composition
ZA907142B (en)	1992-05-27	Fabric softening composition
PL309976A1 (en)	1995-11-13	Fabric softening composition
EP0409503A3 (en)	1991-11-21	Fabric softening composition
GB9222200D0 (en)	1992-12-02	Fabric softener composition
GB8915848D0 (en)	1989-08-31	Fabric softening composition
GB9307031D0 (en)	1993-05-26	Fabric softening composition
GB9321969D0 (en)	1993-12-15	Fabric softening composition
GB8807204D0 (en)	1988-04-27	Fabric softening composition
IE891775L (en)	1989-11-27	Fabric softening compositions
IE901413L (en)	1990-10-21	Fabric softener compositions
GB9406825D0 (en)	1994-06-01	Fabric softening composition

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