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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark John Berry, Sharnbrook, GB;
Daniel Convents, Vlaardingen, NL;
Paul James Davis, Sharnbrook, GB;
Michael John Gidley, Sharnbrook, GB;
Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Sharnbrook, GB;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/00 ; C11D 3/16 ; C11D 3/395 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/00 ; C11D 3/16 ; C11D 3/395 ;
Abstract
There is provided a bleaching enzyme capable of generating a bleaching chemical and having a high binding affinity for non-colored compounds present in stains on fabrics, said non-colored compounds having a molecular weight of at least 100, preferably of at least 1,000 and more preferably of at least 5,000. Furthermore, there is provided an enzymatic bleaching composition comprising said bleaching enzyme and a surfactant and a process for bleaching stains present of fabrics.