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(43) Date of publication: 09.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/50 (21) Application number: 97906787.0 (22) Date of filing: 21.02.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C09D 9/ 00( . ) C09D 10/ 00( . ) C09D 11/ 16( . ) C09D 9/ 04( . ) C09D 11/ 02( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/003051 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/031070 (28.08.1997 Gazette 1997/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE ES FR GB IT (30) Priority: 22.02.1996 US 19960605725 08.04.1996 US 19960629096 (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (US)	(72) Inventor: WANG, Yichun Canton, MA 02021 (US) (74) Representative: Baillie, Iain Cameron  Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2 80331 München 80331 München (DE)