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(43) Date of publication: 15.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/16 (21) Application number: 96921776.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.06.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D04H 1/ 42( . ) D04H 1/ 56( . ) D04H 5/ 06( . ) D04H 1/ 54( . ) D04H 5/ 00( . ) D04H 5/ 08( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/010832 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/002376 (23.01.1997 Gazette 1997/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE (30) Priority: 30.06.1995 US 19950497629 (71) Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Neenah, WI 54957-0349 (US)	(72) Inventors: POMPLUN, William, Seal Neenah, WI 54956 (US) JACKSON, David, Martin Roswell, GA 30076 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)