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WO/1999/014421A1
Articles designed to clean/refresh soiled fabrics are improved by means of texturing at least one surface and/or by applying tackiness agents. In use, the articles rub against the fabrics, whereupon lint removed from the fabrics is trapp...  
WO/1999/014416A1
A method for authenticating a textile product wherein a colorless composition is applied to at least one portion of at least one thread of the textile product. The composition includes one of a pair of colorformer (A, B) and an activator...  
WO/1999/014303A1
The invention relates to bleaching compositions and cleaning compositions comprising the bleaching compositions, containing a specific photo-bleaching agent and a bleaching agent capable of providing a peroxyacid bleaching compound. The ...  
WO/1999/013037A1
The present invention relates to granular detergent compositions and in particular low density, phosphate-containing detergent compositions, which comprise a specific bleaching system containing hydrophobic peracid bleach and hydrophilic...  
WO/1999/011768A1
Enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved wash performance in any detergent in comparison to their wild type parent en...  
WO/1999/010585A1
A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean the fabric. The liquid dry-cleaning com...  
WO/1999/010586A1
A process for dry cleaning fabrics comprising the steps of: (i) placing one or more fabrics to be cleaned in a device which provides heat and agitation; (ii) placing one or more carrier sheets in the device wherein the carrier sheets hav...  
WO/1999/010588A1
A method for the continuous treatment of a web of wool slivers comprising the following steps separately and in order: (i) continuously treating said web with a non-ionic ethoxylated detergent, (ii) continuously treating said web with pe...  
WO/1999/010587A1
A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a liquid dry-cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean the fabric. The liquid dry-cleaning com...  
WO/1999/009123A1
Bleaching compositions are disclosed which comprise a hypohalite bleach, a polycarboxylate and optionally a catalyst. A method of treating fabrics with such a composition is also disclosed.  
WO/1999/007636A1
Marginally soluble fluorescent whitener agents (optical brigtheners) can be made hypochlorite bleach resistant, stable and formulated into concentrated aqueous hypochlorite solutions and into detergent compositions where the aqueous fluo...  
WO/1999/006320A1
The invention is a method for preparing a stabilized aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal hypobromite solution. The method comprises the steps of: a) mixing an aqueous solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite having from...  
WO/1999/005356A1
The invention relates to mixtures of optical brighteners, consisting of non-ionic polyester brighteners and anionic or non-ionic polyamide brighteners which have a synergistic effect. The inventive brighteners are suitable for polyamide ...  
WO/1999/004082A1
Disclosed is a process for removing stains from a localized area of a fabric, comprising the steps or applying a cleaning composition to said stain, and concurrently or consecutively therewith, applying mechanical action to said stain by...  
WO/1999/002769A1
Disclosed herein are methods for use of a towelette to clean stains from clothing and upholstery. The towelette is impregnated with a cleaning solution that is primarily water, but also contains a volatile cleaning agent and a surfactant...  
WO/1999/002638A1
The present invention relates to detergent compositions, including laundry, fabric care, dishwashing and hard surface cleaner compositions, comprising an oxygenase directed to body soils, which provide effective and efficient cleaning of...  
WO/1998/059108A2
The invention relates to an oxidation and bleaching system with enzymatically produced oxidizing agents, namely an enzyme component system (ECM) as an oxidation and bleaching system for the production of special highly selective oxidizin...  
WO/1998/059105A2
The invention provides a fluorinated surfactant for use with halocarbon and hydrofluoroether solvents. Additionally, the invention provides drying, dry cleaning, and soil repellency compositions containing a halocarbon or hydrofluoroethe...  
WO/1998/058114A1
Articles especially adapted for in-home dry cleaning comprise a carrier sheet which is impregnated with a cleaning composition. The articles are designed to be rolled for packaging, and to be unrolled for use. Rolling the articles help m...  
WO/1998/056976A1
A new method of treating undyed fabrics, garments, or yarn comprising treating the undyed fabric, garment, or yarn in an aqueous medium with a haloperoxidase, a halide source and a hydrogen peroxide source.  
WO/1998/056975A1
A shrinkage prevention agent for water washing of clothing that would conventionally have been dry cleaned. The shrinkage prevention agent is compromised of a steam or vacuum dry-distilled liquid of two or more plants selected from sageb...  
WO/1998/054394A1
A method of cleaning soiled fabrics, particularly fabrics that are hydrophobic, with an aqueous fabric cleaning composition having a non-ionic surfactant. The method involves alternately adjusting the wash temperature to above and below ...  
WO/1998/053131A1
Disclosed is a method for laundering non-structured garments made of delicate fabrics. Such a method employs an aqueous soaking solution. Garments are soaked for from 5 to 30 minutes in this unagitated, unheated soaking solution which co...  
WO/1998/051852A1
The invention relates to a wetting agent for the pre-treatment of textiles, containing a mixture of ether carboxylic acids of the general formula (I) R-O-(C�n?H�2n?O)�x?-CH�2?COOM, in which R is a linear alkyl radical with betwee...  
WO/1998/050511A1
The invention relates to a method for preventing the colours in dyed textiles from running into other textiles during washing or rinsing in a liquid for washing or rinsing. The invention is characterised in that cyclodextrin, cyclodextri...  
WO/1998/050514A1
The invention relates to a method of decolorizing textiles during washing, using an oxidation system dispersed or dissolved in water, said oxidation system containing one per-acid precursor, a source of H�2?O�2?, and a catalyst which...  
WO/1998/049387A1
A new method of manufacturing a fabric or a garment with a stone-washed or worn look, the method comprising coating the yarn or fabric or garment with a polymer, e.g. a xyloglucan, prior to dyeing and afterwards creating the abraded or w...  
WO/1998/046716A1
The present invention discloses dry effervescent granules comprising an acid, carbonate source and optionally a binder, wherein said acid, carbonate source and optionally binder are in close physical proximity. The invention also disclos...  
WO/1998/046820A1
A process for enzymatic discharge printing of the surface of dyed fabric, especially cellulosic fabric such as denim, including an oxidoreductase and enhancing agent system.  
WO/1998/046718A1
The invention provides a bleaching composition of pH 8-14 which comprises an oxygen transfer agent and hypochlorite or a source thereof and a method for bleaching a stained substrate which comprises the step of treating the substrate wit...  
WO/1998/046717A1
The invention concerns the use of a coated antioxidant system, in detergency, to minimise colour fading and the resulting compositions. It is applicable to industrial as well as domestic clothes washing. It consists in the use of a coate...  
WO/1998/045523A1
A method for dry-cleaning garments which comprises treating the garments with a mixture of propylene glycol tertiary-butyl ether or propylene glycol n-butyl ether and water.  
WO/1998/045398A1
The invention aims to increase oxidation of peroxide compounds in oxidation, bleaching, detergent, cleaning and/or disinfectant solutions. This is chiefly accomplished by using compounds cleaving percarboxylic acids and involving perhydr...  
WO/1998/044185A1
The present invention encompasses an article for treating fabrics, comprising: a) an absorbent carrier substrate; and b) a liquid cleaning/refreshment composition releasably absorbed in said substrate; said substrate being wholly (prefer...  
WO/1998/043915A1
The present invention relates to hypochlorite bleaching compositions which comprise a phosphate ingredient, for improved fabric whiteness and improved fabric safety.  
WO/1998/042685A1
The present invention provides new compounds having formula (1), in which X is O or, preferably, NH; M is hydrogen, an alkali metal atom, ammonium or a cation formed from an amine; each R�1?, independently, is an aminoacid residue from...  
WO/1998/038275A1
The present invention relates to a composition for treating synthetic textile material and a method of using it. The composition comprises a smectite clay to scour the textile material, a wetting agent to enhance addition of the clay to ...  
WO/1998/035009A1
The invention relates to a washing process for washing textile fabrics using a solid, detergent compound in particle form containing a coated alkalizing agent, a specially coated ingredient and an acidifier. After dissolution of the dete...  
WO/1998/032832A1
Low hue photobleaching compositions comprising organotin (IV), organogermanium (IV), organoplatinum (IV), organopalladium (IV), organolead (IV) or organophosphorous (III) phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanines having Q-band absorption maxi...  
WO/1998/032470A1
An apparatus comprising a cleaning tank (1) having a pair of electrode plates (2, 3) and a pair of cleaning chambers (5, 6) that are defined by partitioning the space between the electrode plates with a partitioning membrane (4), an oute...  
WO/1998/032829A2
Disclosed are photochemical super oxide generators useful as photobleaches for laundry detergent compositions and as photobleaches or photodisinfectants for use in hard surface cleaning compositions. The compounds described herein compri...  
WO/1998/032909A1
The invention concerns a method of bleaching cotton fibres, the fibres being brought by spraying in a short-time process into contact with an alkaline aqueous H�2?O�2?-containing bleaching liquor which contains compounds of formula (...  
WO/1998/032827A2
Photosensitizing compounds suitable for use as laundry detergent photobleaches are disclosed. The disclosed compounds are phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanines comprising axial moieties selected for their hydrophobic character as measured...  
WO/1998/032826A2
The present invention relates to hybrid metallocyanine ring photosensitizers and mixtures thereof useful in laundry detergent compositions as low hue photobleaches. The hybrid rings are formed from suitable aromatic rings, $i(inter alia)...  
WO/1998/032828A2
The present invention relates to photochemical singlet oxygen generators having enhanced fabric substantivity, said photochemical singlet oxygen generators useful as photobleaches in laundry detergent compositions. The present invention ...  
WO/1998/032825A2
The invention relates to photochemical singlet oxygen generators useful as bleaching agents or anti-microbial agents in laundry detergent compositions or in hard surface cleaning compositions. The singlet oxygen generators described here...  
WO/1998/031863A2
The present invention encompasses, in a process which comprises the steps of laundering or otherwise moistening fabrics using an aqueous medium, thereby securing damp fabrics and, thereafter, subjecting said damp fabrics to a drying proc...  
WO/1998/031867A1
The present invention encompasses a process for removing stain from a localized area on a fabric, comprising: (a) underlaying the area containing said stain with an absorbent stain receiver; (b) applying a fluid cleaning composition to s...  
WO/1998/024870A1
Novel bleaching compositions comprising a peroxygen compound and an oxygen transfer agent of the structure: R?1�R?2�C=N-SO2-N=CR?3�R?4�. Substrates such as fabrics may be bleached in an aqueous solution containing the oxygen tran...  
WO/1998/024965A1
The invention relates to a process for treatment of cellulosic material, as for example, knitted or woven cotton fabric, comprising the steps of preparing an aqueous enzyme solution comprising pectinase, treating the cellulosic material ...  

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