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                        | (84) | Designated Contracting States: |  
                        |  | AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE |  
 
                     
                        | (30) | Priority: | 23.06.1997 US 880935 01.05.1998 US 71100
 
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                        | (71) | Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY |  
                        |  | Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US) |  
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                        | (72) | Inventors: |  
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                              ALAVA, Norma, DimaculanganCincinnati, OH 45231 (US)
SWAILE, David, FrederickCincinnati, OH 45213 (US)
GUSKEY, Gerald, JohnMontgomery, OH 45249 (US)
MOTLEY, Curtis, BobbyWest Chester, OH 45069 (US)
ORR, Thomas, VincentCincinnati, OH 45239 (US)
LI, LiWest Chester, OH 45069 (US)
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                        | (74) | Representative: Clemo, Nicholas Graham et al |  
                        |  | Procter & GambleTechnical Centres LimitedPatent DepartmentLovett HouseLovett Road Staines, Middlesex TW18 3AZ
 Staines, Middlesex TW18 3AZ (GB)
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