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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION
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INDIA (21) Application No: 243/MUMNP/2004 A
(22) Date of filing of Application : 22/04/2004
(54) Title of the invention: DRY CLEANING PROCESS.
(51) International Classification: D 06 L 1/22, 1/04 (71)
(31) Priority Document No. : 01204114.1
(32) Priority Date :
(33) Name of priority country :
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26/10/2001
EUROPE
International Application : PCT/EP02/11723
No. and Filing Date : 17/10/2002
(87) International :
Publication No. WO03/038179 A1
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Patent of addition to
Application No. : NIL
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(43) Publication Date: 24/06/2005
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Name of the Applicant:
HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED.
Address of the Applicant:
HINDUSTAN LEVER HOUSE,
165/166, BACKBAY RECLAMATION,
MUMBAI – 400 020,
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.
Name of the Inventors:
1. EVERS JOOP
2. GOEDHART MACHIEL
3. KERPELS FRED
4. VAN KRALINGEN CORNELIS G.
5. OVERDEVEST PIETER E.
6. REINHOUDT HANK R.
7. VRIESWIJK KARIN
Filed U/S 5(2) before the
Patents (Amendment)
Ordinance,2004 : NO
(57) Abstract : A process for dry cleaning laundry articles comprising at least one dry cleaning step
followed by at least one regeneration step wherein said regeneration step comprises contacting the articles
with a regeneration composition comprising 0 to 10 wt.% of a surfactant; 0.001 to 10wt. of water, 0 to 50
wt% of a cosolvent and the balance being organic dry cleaning solvent, preferably a non-flammable, nonchlorine
containing organic dry cleaning solvent, wherein the regeneration composition comprises an
aqueous phase having a pH of at least 5.
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Total Pages : 38.
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