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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Inventors:
David Moorfield, Merseyside, GB;
Alyn James Parry, Merseyside, GB;
Assignee:
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 11/00 (2006.01); C11D 1/94 (2006.01); C11D 1/14 (2006.01); C11D 1/24 (2006.01); C11D 1/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 11/0017 (2013.01); C11D 1/94 (2013.01); C11D 11/0064 (2013.01); C11D 1/146 (2013.01); C11D 1/24 (2013.01); C11D 1/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of laundering articles, the method comprising combining a detergent composition and water to provide a detergent solution, wherein the detergent composition comprises a surfactant system containing a betaine, then introducing into a washing machine basket the detergent solution so as to dampen articles in the basket; and then waiting for a duration of time during which no water or further detergent solution is added to the basket containing the dampened articles.