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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip G. Sliva, Rockford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Amway Corporation, Ada, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/37 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/37 ;
Abstract
A method of inhibiting soil redeposition on fabric stained by one or more quaternary compounds by providing a sulfonated material in an effective amount to a wash liquor. The sulfonated material includes water-soluble sulfonated polymers. Generally, the sulfonated material is incorporated with a laundry detergent to provide a use level of about 30 ppm to about 300 ppm in the wash liquor.