EP0409504A2
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Fabric softening composition
Assignee: Unilever PLC
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Filing: 1990-07-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A fabric softening composition which comprises: (i) an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of the formula: wherein each R 1 group is independently selected from C 1 -4 alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl groups; each R 2 group is independently selected from C8-28 alkyl or alkenyl groups; T is and n is an integer from 0-5; and (ii) an extender material selected from: (a) quaternary ammonium compounds, comprising one long alkyl or alkenyl group; (b) predominantly linear nonionic materials; or (c) mixtures thereof; said composition being obtainable by heating a mixture comprising the materials (i) and (ii) to a temperature of above 40°C, followed by dispersing the mix into water.
Inventors
- 👤 Amrat Paul Singh
- 👤 Graham Andrew Turner
- 👤 Edwin Willis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:44
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/835; C11D1/38; C11D1/645; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/0015; C11D1/62; C11D1/662; C11D1/667; C11D1/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A fabric softening composition comprising (i) at least 1 % by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of the formula: wherein each R 1 group is independently selected from C 1-4 alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl groups; each R 2 group is independently selected from C 8 - 28 alkyl or alkenyl groups; T is and n is an integer from 0-5; and (ii) at least 0.1% by weight of an extender material selected from: (a) quaternary ammonium compounds, comprising one long alkyl or alkenyl group; (b) predominantly linear nonionic mateials; or (c) mixtures thereof said composition being obtainable by heating a mixture comprising the materials (i) and (ii) to a temperature of above 40 C, followed by dispersing the mix into water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A fabric softening composition comprising (i) at least 1 % by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of the formula: wherein each R 1 group is independently selected from C 1-4 alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl groups; each R 2 group is independently selected from C 8 - 28 alkyl or alkenyl groups; T is and n is an integer from 0-5; and (ii) at least 0.1% by weight of an extender material selected from: (a) quaternary ammonium compounds, comprising one long alkyl or alkenyl group; (b) predominantly linear nonionic mateials; or (c) mixtures thereof said composition being obtainable by heating a mixture comprising the materials (i) and (ii) to a temperature of above 40 C, followed by dispersing the mix into water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
109 words
A fabric softening composition which comprises a dispersion in water of: (i) at least 1 % by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of the formula: wherein each R 1 group is independently selected from C 1 -4 alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl groups; each R 2 group is independently selected from C8-28 alkyl or alkenyl groups; T is and n is an integer from 0-5; and (ii) at least 0.1% by weight of an extender material selected from: (a) quaternary ammonium compounds, comprising one long alkyl or alkenyl group; (b) predominantly linear nonionic materials; or (c) mixtures thereof; said dispersion having mean partice diameter of less than 10µm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
109 words
A fabric softening composition which comprises a dispersion in water of: (i) at least 1 % by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of the formula: wherein each R 1 group is independently selected from C 1 -4 alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl groups; each R 2 group is independently selected from C8-28 alkyl or alkenyl groups; T is and n is an integer from 0-5; and (ii) at least 0.1% by weight of an extender material selected from: (a) quaternary ammonium compounds, comprising one long alkyl or alkenyl group; (b) predominantly linear nonionic materials; or (c) mixtures thereof; said dispersion having mean partice diameter of less than 10µm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in claim 1 or 2 comprising at least 3% by weight of the ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of formula (1).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim comprising at least 8% by weight of the ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of formula (1).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim comprising from 3 to 30% by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material of formula (1).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim comprising as an extender material a quaternary ammonium compound comprising one long alkyl or alkenyl group connected via an ester link.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim comprising as an extender material an ester-linked quaternary ammonium material selected from materials of formula (II) and (III) as hereinbefore defined.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim comprising at least 0.5% of the extender material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim comprising from 0.5% to 10% of the extender material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A fabric softening composition as claimed in any preceding claim having a pH in the range from 2 to 8.
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