POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BASED NONWOVEN ARTICLES WITH VIVID COLORS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - Patent 1000188

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EP 1 000 188 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/20

(21)	Application number: 97935260.6

(22)	Date of filing: 31.07.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D04H 1/64

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9713/577

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9906/622 (11.02.1999 Gazette 1999/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT NL

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul,Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WRIGHT, Bradford, B. Cottage Grove, MN 55016 (US) ROCK, Michael, M., Jr. Minneapolis, MN 55403 (US) SHIMABUKURO, Sy, R. Saint Paul, MN 55116 (US)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

(54)	POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BASED NONWOVEN ARTICLES WITH VIVID COLORS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME