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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Guido Wäschenbach, Oakland, NJ (US);
Harald Magg, Ladenburg, DE;
Richard Neergaard, Brussels, BE;
Enric Carbonell, Barcelona, ES;
Ralf Wiedemann, Griesheim, DE;
Reckitt Benckiser N.V., Hoofddorp, NL;
Abstract
A composition for use in a dishwasher is characterized by a base composition in the form of a tablet which becomes active substantially during the main wash cycle of the dishwasher. At least one separate zone in or on the tablet is provided with a substance that becomes active substantially during the rinse cycle of the dishwasher and with at least one substance that prevents lime scale build-up in the dishwasher and/or on the washed articles. The composition further includes agents that guarantee that at least the substance that becomes active substantially during the rinse cycle of the dishwasher is at least mainly released at the beginning of the rinse cycle at the earliest.