Patent · US Expired

Fabric care composition

US7008916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2003
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06M2200/20
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a fabric care composition comprising a polycarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, a catalyst and a thermoplastic elastomer, a method of treating fabric with such a composition and the use of such a composition to increase the tensile strength (especially the tear strength) of a fabric, to reduce creasing and/or wrinkling of a fabric and/or to improve the elasticity and/or shape retention of a fabric.

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