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(11) EP 0 874 776 A2

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(43) Date of publication:
04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45

(21) Application number: 97923401.0

(22) Date of filing: 21.01.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 54/ 71( . )
B65H 69/ 08( . )
B29L 31/ 00( . )
 B29C 65/ 02( . )
D02J 1/ 22( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1997/002494
(87) International publication number:
WO 1997/028079 (07.08.1997 Gazette 1997/34)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE IT

(30) Priority: 19.01.1996 JP 19960026046

(71) Applicants:
  • E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Wilmington Delaware 19898 (US)
  • DU PONT-TORAY COMPANY, LTD.
    Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103 (JP)
  • TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530 (JP)
  • Ichikawa Iron Works Company, Ltd.
    Gamagori-shi, Aichi 443-01 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MARUYAMA, Tetsuo
    Kusatsu-shi, Shiga 525 (JP)
  • WAKISAKA, Satoshi
    Ohtsu-shi, Shiga 520 (JP)
  • NAGATA, Mitsutoshi
    Moriyama-shi, Shiga 524 (JP)
  • NOJIRI, Akira
    Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569 (JP)
  • AOYAMA, Hiroshi
    Akashi-shi, Hyogo 674 (JP)
  • ICHIKAWA, Hiroshi
    Gamagoori-shi, Aichi-ken 443-01 (JP)

(74) Representative: R.A. KUHNEN & P.A. WACKER 
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

   


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