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(43) Date of publication: 24.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/12 (21) Application number: 97928026.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.05.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08L 33/ 00( . ) C08L 75/ 04( . ) D04H 1/ 68( . ) D06M 15/ 568( . ) D06M 23/ 08( . ) C08G 18/ 65( . ) D04H 1/ 46( . ) D06M 15/ 263( . ) D06M 23/ 04( . ) D06N 3/ 14( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/010216 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/045206 (04.12.1997 Gazette 1997/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 30.05.1996 US 19960018898P (71) Applicant: THE MOORE COMPANY Westerly, RI 02891 (US)	(72) Inventors: RUSSELL, William, E. Middletown, RI 02842 (US) SPRAGUE, Henry, B. Center Tuftonboro, NH 03816 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)