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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Derek William Emery, Merseyside, GB;
Neil Jones, Merseyside, GB;
Hendrik de Ruijter, Vlaardingen, NL;
Antonius Henricus J Strijbosch, Vlaardingen, NL;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 5/10 ; C08K 3/34 ; C08L 2/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 5/10 ; C08K 3/34 ; C08L 2/518 ;
Abstract
A free-flowing granular polymer composition suitable for incorporation into a particulate detergent composition comprises a defined dye-transfer-inhibiting polymer, preferably poly(4-vinylpyridine) sodium carboxymethyl betaine chloride, and a silica-based carrier material. A preferred carrier material is an acidic silica. The silica-based carrier material may optionally comprise a solid acid, for example, polyacrylic acid or phthalic acid.