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(43) Date of publication: 08.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/45 (21) Application number: 99902342.7 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D06F 43/00, C08L 77/02, C08L 77/00, C08L 77/06 // C08L77:02, C08L77:06, C08L77:06, C08L77:02 (86) International application number: PCT/US9901/042 (87) International publication number: WO 9936/610 (22.07.1999 Gazette 1999/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.01.1998 US 71295 P 07.01.1999 US 226728 (71) Applicant: AlliedSignal Inc. Morristown,New Jersey 07962-2245 (US)	(72) Inventors: INSEL, James, F. Clinton, NJ 08809 (US) ALTMAN, Carl, E. Pitman, PA 17964 (US) MOULTON, Jeffrey, D. Morristown, NJ 07960 (US) (74) Representative: Sturm, Christoph  Honeywell AG,Kaiserleistrasse 39 63067 Offenbach am Main 63067 Offenbach am Main (DE)