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(43) Date of publication: 16.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/33 (21) Application number: 99953152.8 (22) Date of filing: 14.10.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61C 5/06, B65D 81/32, B05C 17/005 (86) International application number: PCT/US9923/832 (87) International publication number: WO 0023/002 (27.04.2000 Gazette 2000/17)

(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: 19.10.1998 US 104802 P (71) Applicant: DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL, INC. York, PA 17405-0872 (US)	(72) Inventors: WILNER, Ralf D-78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen (DE) WALZ, Uwe D-78465 Konstanz (DE) (74) Representative: Wächtershäuser, Günter, Prof. Dr. et al Wächtershäuser & Hartz,Patentanwälte,Tal 29 80331 München 80331 München (DE)