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                        | (84) | Designated Contracting States: |  
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                        | (71) | Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY |  
                        |  | St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US) |  
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                        | (72) | Inventors: |  
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                              HAMROCK, Steven, J.Saint Paul, MN 55106 (US)
ONWUMERE, Fidelis, C.Woodbury, MN 53125 (US)
WRIGHT, Bradford, B.Cottage Grove, MN 55016 (US)
YANDRASITS, Michael, A.Hastings, MN 55033 (US)
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                        | (74) | Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER |  
                        |  | Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München
 81675 München (DE)
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