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(43) Date of publication: 06.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/40 (21) Application number: 96940374.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 15/ 46( . ) A61F 13/ 15( . ) A61F 13/ 53( . ) C08J 3/ 20( . ) C08J 7/ 06( . ) C08L 101/ 14( . ) A61F 5/ 44( . ) A61F 13/ 49( . ) A61L 15/ 60( . ) C08J 3/ 24( . ) C08J 7/ 12( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/018079 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/020916 (22.05.1998 Gazette 1998/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: HSUEH, Kesyin, Fugger Kobe 658 (JP) KIM, Sang-Tae Kobe 658 (JP) NAKAMURA, Reiko Hyogo 663 (JP) SHIMIZU, Motohiro Hyogo 658 (JP) REZAI, Ebrahim Kobe 658 (JP) (74) Representative: Canonici, Jean-Jacques, et al  Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)