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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 98966465.1 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 13/15 (86) International application number: PCT/US9827/272 (87) International publication number: WO 0037/001 (29.06.2000 Gazette 2000/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: GRAY, Brian Francis Higashinada-ku,Kobe 658-0032 (JP) MOMOTANI, Yuka Nishinomiya 663-8113 (JP) (74) Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas et al Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH,Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)