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(43) Date of publication: 27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26 (21) Application number: 99948077.5 (22) Date of filing: 31.08.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12P 19/14, C12P 19/00, C08B 31/00, C08B 31/02, C08B 31/08, C08B 31/18, B32B 27/28 (86) International application number: PCT/US9919/750 (87) International publication number: WO 0012/746 (09.03.2000 Gazette 2000/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 31.08.1998 US 98615 P (71) Applicant: PENFORD CORPORATION Bellevue, Washington 98004-5193 (US)	(72) Inventors: PAULEY, Edward Jesup, IA 50648 (US) MARKLAND, Flave Atkins, IA 52206 (US) PAGE, Randy Marion, IA 52302 (US) ROOFF, LuAnn Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 (US) (74) Representative: Brown, John David  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTFranz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)