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(43) Date of publication: 22.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/17 (21) Application number: 90908866.0 (22) Date of filing: 31.05.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B32B 27/ 04( . ) F41H 1/ 02( . ) F41H 5/ 04( . ) B32B 27/ 12( . ) F41H 1/ 04( . ) F41H 5/ 08( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/003035 (87) International publication number: WO 1991/000181 (10.01.1991 Gazette 1991/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE GB IT NL (30) Priority: 05.07.1989 US 19890375562 (71) Applicant: AlliedSignal Inc. Morristown New Jersey 07962-2245 (US)	(72) Inventors: LIN, Leroy, Chi-Tson Richmond, VA 23237 (US) BHATNAGAR, Ashok Chester, VA 23831 (US) LI, Hsin, Lang Parsippany, NJ 07054 (US) CHANG, Heh-Won Bethesda, MD 20817 (US) (74) Representative: Brock, Peter William, et al  Urquhart-Dykes & Lord 1 Richfield Place Richfield Avenue Reading RG1 8EQ Berkshire Reading RG1 8EQ Berkshire (GB)