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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henri Derk Bijsterbosch, Wirral, GB;
Andrew Hopkinson, Wirral, GB;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc, Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/37 ; C11D 3/00 ; E11D 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/37 ; C11D 3/00 ; E11D 7/02 ;
Abstract
A fiber rebuild polymer comprising a cellulose or other &bgr;-1,4 linked polysaccharide backbone with acetate groups pendant thereto, the average degree of substitution of acetate groups on the saccharide groups of the backbone being 0.55-0.70, is used to inhibit wrinkling and improve ironability of cloth during a laundry process.