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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Deborah Jane Cooke, Wirral, GB;
Sarah Dixon, Wirral, GB;
Timothy David Finch, Wirral, GB;
Colette Elizabeth Laurie, Little Sutton, GB;
Andrew Philip Parker, Wirral, GB;
Inventors:
Deborah Jane Cooke, Wirral, GB;
Sarah Dixon, Wirral, GB;
Timothy David Finch, Wirral, GB;
Colette Elizabeth Laurie, Little Sutton, GB;
Andrew Philip Parker, Wirral, GB;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of treating coloured fabrics with a luminance (L*) less than 50, preferably black garments, which comprises contacting the fabrics with a wash liquor comprising 0.001-0.1 g/L of a hydroxyl C2-C4 alkyl derivative of a beta 1-4 polysaccharide, which is preferably hydroxyethyl cellulose, and a surfactant.