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(43) Date of publication: 29.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/31 (21) Application number: 96928010.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.07.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10M 149/ 04( . ) C10N 40/ 20( . ) C10M 173/ 02( . ) C10N 40/ 22( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/011993 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/004052 (06.02.1997 Gazette 1997/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: LT LV (30) Priority: 20.07.1995 US 19950018102P 11.08.1995 US 19950002178P 10.10.1995 US 19950005017P (71) Applicant: MONSANTO COMPANY St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US)	(72) Inventors: KALOTA, Dennis, J. Fenton, MO 63026 (US) MARTIN, David, A. Balwin, MO 63021 (US) SILVERMAN, David, C. Chesterfield, MO 63017 (US) (74) Representative: Colens, Alain  c/o Bureau Colens SPRL rue Frans Merjay 21 1050 Bruxelles 1050 Bruxelles (BE)