The Procter Gamble Company

Whirlpool Corporation

Andre Christian Convents

Alfred Busch

Andre Cesar Baeck

John Christian Haught

Don K Liu

Gregory Scot Miracle

Johan Smets

Brian Joseph Roselle

Corey Michael Bischoff

David Johnathan Kitko

Stephan James Andreas Meschkat

Robb Richard Gardner

Mary Vijayarani Barnabas

Stefan Hubert Hollinger

George Douglas Hiler, Ii

Graeme Duncan Cruickshank

Peter Gerard Gray

Mark William Glogowski

Saroj Rai

Rosa Laura Moese

Michael Duncan

Lieven Richard Deketele

Adam Costello

Pascale Claire Annick Van Steenwinckel

Olivier Paquatte

Ashoke Kumar Mitra

Isabelle M De Groote

Petrus Johannes Leeuwen

Petrus Johannes Van Leeuwen

Thierry Laurent Cachet

Conny Erna Joos

Pascale Claire Van Steenwinckel

A device for refreshing fabrics by reducing malodors and/or wrinkles without requiring that the fabrics to be put through an entire standard laundry process. The device comprises an extractable drawer which is pulled out of the device to allow for loading of a fabric into a receiving region. The extractable drawer can then be closed transporting the fabric into the interior of the device. A fabric treatment composition is sprayed or otherwise dispensed onto the fabrics when the device is operated. The device comprises an air flow path and a heating element which allows for the fabrics to be treated during use. The extractable drawer of the present invention can be positioned to extract laterally or vertically out of the shell of the device.

Fabric refreshing cabinet device

A method for cleaning within a washing zone comprising: placing at least one article for treatment in the washing zone, providing of at least partially deionized water into the washing zone, and optionally providing cleaning composition into the washing zone wherein the combination of said optional cleaning composition and partial deionized water have a specific conductance of less than about 200 &#x3bc;S/cm.

Methods for cleaning laundry with reduced sorting

The present invention provides antibacterial compounds, antibacterial compositions, bacteria-reducing methods, bacteria-reduced substrates/articles made by the methods that employ an antibacterial agent comprising a non-halogenated nitrile-substituted salicylanilide, and processes for producing 5-acyl salicylamides.

Non-halogenated antibacterial agents and processes for making same

Laundry or cleaning products comprising one or more enzymes exhibiting endoglucanase activity specific for xyloglucan, and methods for laundering fabrics and cleaning dishes and tableware with aqueous solutions containing an effective amount of one or more enzymes exhibiting endoglucanase activity specific for xyloglucan.

Laundry and cleaning compositions containing xyloglucanase enzymes

Enzymatic detergent compositions

Cellulase activity control by a terminator

Laundry detergent composition comprising substantially water-insoluble

Detergent compositions inhibiting dye transfer comprising copolymers of

Detergent compostions inhibiting dye transfer comprising copolymers of

The present invention provides a detergent composition comprising a quaternary ammonium compound of formula: R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4 N.sup.+ X.sup.-,wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 alkyl, each of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxy alkyl, benzyl or --(C.sub.2 H.sub.40).sub.x H where x has a value from 2 to 5, not more of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 or R.sub.4 being benzyl, and X is an anion, and a cellulase characterized in that said cellulase provides at least 10% removal of immobilized radio-active labelled carboxymethylcellulose according to the CMC-method at 25.times.10.sup.-6 % by weight of cellulase protein in the laundry test solution. According to the present invention, a preferred cellulase consists of a homogeneous endoglucanase component which is immunoreactive with a monoclonal antibody raised against a partially purified=43 kD cellulase derived from Humicola insolens DM 1800.

Detergent compounds with high activity cellulase and quaternary ammonium

Softening through the wash compositions

Dye transfer inhibiting systems are disclosed, comprising an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity, a hydrogen peroxide source, an additional oxidizable substrate, and a accelerator preferably having the formula ##STR1## wherein X is S or O and R.sub.1 is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH.sub.2, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH Detergent compositions containing the dye transfer inhibition system and typical detergent ingredients are also disclosed. More effective and efficient dye transer inhibition of fugitive dyes is achieved by using the dye transfer inhibition system as an detergent additive or in a detergent composition matrix.

Dye transfer inhibition system containing a peroxidase/accelerator system

Dye transfer inhibiting systems are disclosed, comprising an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity, a hydrogen peroxide source, an additional oxidizable substrate, and an accelerator preferably having the formula ##STR1## Detergent compositions free of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate containing the dye transfer inhibition system and typical detergent ingredients are also disclosed. More effective and efficient dye transfer inhibition of fugitive dyes is achieved by using the dye transfer inhibition system as a detergent additive or in a detergent composition matrix free of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate.

Detergent compositions containing a peroxidase/accelerator system

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Diegem, Belgium

Andre Christian Convents