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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 00903272.3 (22) Date of filing: 12.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05B 11/00, B05B 11/02, B05B 5/025, A61M 11/00, A61M 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0000/834 (87) International publication number: WO 0041/816 (20.07.2000 Gazette 2000/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 13.01.1999 EP 99870004 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventor: CANN, David Victor Ottershaw,Surrey KT16 0ER (GB) (74) Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas et al Procter & Gamble GmbHSulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)