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(43) Date of publication: 31.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/13 (21) Application number: 96921556.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.06.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B32B 29/ 00( . ) C08L 97/ 00( . ) D21H 19/ 58( . ) D21H 11/ 14( . ) C08K 3/ 34( . ) D21H 19/ 44( . ) D21H 27/ 38( . ) D21H 17/ 02( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/010156 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/047702 (18.12.1997 Gazette 1998/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL SE (71) Applicants: Alcell Technologies Inc. Montreal, Quebec H3B 4W8 (CA) Lyons, Anthony, V. Macon, GA 31210 (US) Berry, Edward, M. Trappe, PA 19426 (US)	(72) Inventors: LYONS, Anthony, V. Macon, GA 31210 (US) BERRY, Edward, M. Trappe, PA 19426 (US) (74) Representative: Haimelin, Jukka Ilmari, et al  Oy Jalo Ant-Wuorinen Ab Iso Roobertinkatu 4-6 A 00120 Helsinki 00120 Helsinki (FI)