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(43) Date of publication: 26.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/21 (21) Application number: 97937308.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.08.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08J 5/ 04( . ) D01F 6/ 04( . ) D04H 3/ 16( . ) D01D 5/ 11( . ) D04H 3/ 03( . ) D04H 13/ 02( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/014513 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/007906 (26.02.1998 Gazette 1998/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE ES FR GB IT (30) Priority: 19.08.1996 US 19960699281 27.03.1997 US 19970825267 (71) Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Wilmington Delaware 19898 (US)

(72) Inventors: SHIN, Hyunkook Wilmington, DE 19803 (US) MC GINTY, David, Jackson Midlothian, VA 23113 (US) MARSHALL, Larry, Ray Chesterfield, VA 23838 (US) PAKURAR, Thomas, A. Midlothian, VA 23112 (US) HUVARD, Gary, Stephen Quinton, VA 23141 (US) (74) Representative: Woodman, Derek, et al  Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)