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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Fabio Corradini, Mira, IT;
Mike Kosub, Bruchsal, DE;
Inventors:
Fabio Corradini, Mira, IT;
Mike Kosub, Bruchsal, DE;
Assignee:
Reckitt Benckiser N.V., Hoofddorp, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 5/02 (2006.01); C02F 5/04 (2006.01); C02F 5/10 (2006.01); C02F 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of softening water and/or in which the deposition of hard water scale is inhibited. The invention relates in particular to such a method carried out in a domestic environment, in particular in ware-washing machines. In particular the method relates to the softening of water after the main wash of a ware-washing machine, in particular in the rinse cycle of a ware-washing machine. The invention also relates to water-softening compositions for such methods.