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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry Thomas Ingram, Whitley Bay, GB;
Stephen Wayne Heinzman, Whitley Bay, GB;
Nathalie Sophie Letzelter, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Robin Gibson Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/08 ; C11D 3/37 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/08 ; C11D 3/37 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to detergent compositions which comprise a flocculating agent and an organophilic smectite clay whereof at least 30%, preferably at least 40% of the exchangeable cations in the clay is replaced by one or more long-chain organic cations, preferably having at least one long carbon chain of at least 10 or even 12 carbon atoms. The compositions provide improved fabric softening and deliver good cleaning.