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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Pascal Michaud, Saint Gratien, FR;
Bruno Costes, Deuil-la-Barre, FR;
Yves Henry, Le Chesnay, FR;
Pierre Lascours, Cugnaux, FR;
Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle, Paris, FR;
Elf Atochem S.A., Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a water repellent composition (<<Rain Repellent>>), comprising a hydrophobic agent and a solvent compatible with the hydrophobic active agent, characterized in that the solvent comprises at least one fluorinated hydrocarbon, liquid at ambient temperature, and in that the active hydrophobic agent is a compound of organopolysiloxane type. The invention also relates to a disposable pressurized container containing the above composition and an inert gas. The invention finds application in particular in the removal of water from a surface especially the windscreen of vehicles or aircraft.