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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:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
May. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Noriaki Ushio, Wakayama, JP;
Hiromitsu Hayashi, Wakayama, JP;
Shuji Tagata, Wakayama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The softener composition of the present invention comprises a compound having one or more Chydrocarbon groups and two or more groups selected from an amino group and a quaternary ammonium group in the molecule (component (a)), an anionic surfactant having a Chydrocarbon group (component (b)) and a nonionic surfactant (component (c)), wherein the molar ratio of the component (a) to the component (b) is from 90/10 to 50/50. This softener composition can endow cotton and cotton clothes in particular with a preferred softness, elasticity (fluffy feeling) and feeling of dryness with small oiliness.