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(43) Date of publication: 09.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/19 (21) Application number: 98935948.4 (22) Date of filing: 21.07.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C08G 77/20, C09D 183/06, C09J 7/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US9815/233 (87) International publication number: WO 0005/291 (03.02.2000 Gazette 2000/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR GB IT (71) Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY St. Paul,Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventors: THIELE, John, L. Newport, MN 55055 (US) RIVERA, Raymond, R. Cottage Grove, MN 55016 (US) JUNG, Dieter D-47447 Moers (DE) LUCA, Maria, Margareta D-40627 Duesseldorf (DE) (74) Representative: Meyers, Hans-Wilhelm, Dr.Dipl.-Chem. et al Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-WernerPostfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)