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(43) Date of publication: 04.06.1997 Bulletin 1997/23 (21) Application number: 95927161.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.07.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 13/ 49( . ) A61F 5/ 44( . ) A61F 13/ 56( . ) A01M 1/ 24( . ) A61F 13/ 15( . ) A61F 13/ 58( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/008819 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/004873 (22.02.1996 Gazette 1996/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE (30) Priority: 12.08.1994 US 19940288167 (71) Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 (US)

(72) Inventors: JOHNSON, Eric, Donald Larsen, WI 54947 (US) HUANG, Yung, Hsiang Appleton, WI 54914 (US) ROESSLER, Thomas, Harold Menasha, WI 54952 (US) VAN GOMPEL, Paul, Theodore Hortonville, WI 54944 (US) ZEHNER, Georgia, Lynn Larsen, WI 54947 (US) (74) Representative: Diehl, Hermann, Dr. Dipl.-Phys., et al  DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER Patentanwälte Flüggenstrasse 13 80639 München 80639 München (DE)