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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 99972273.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.11.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D04H 5/02, D01F 8/06, D01F 8/12, D01F 8/14, D04H 1/42, D04H 3/10, D04H 1/46, D21H 15/06, D21H 15/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US9926/526 (87) International publication number: WO 0029/658 (25.05.2000 Gazette 2000/21)

(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: 13.11.1998 US 191733 (71) Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 (US)

(72) Inventors: McDOWALL, Debra, Jean Roswell, GA 30075 (US) MARMON, Samuel, Edward Alpharetta, GA 30004 (US) CREAGAN, Christopher, Cosgrove Marietta, GA 30062 (US) NING, Xin Alpharetta, GA 30004 (US) MYERS, David, Lewis Cumming, GA 30040 (US) DUELLMAN, Justin, Max Little Rock, AR 73332 (US) HAYNES, Brian, David Cumming, GA 30040 (US) McMANUS, Jeffrey, Lawrence Canton, GA 30115 (US) SMITH, Charles, Allen Snellville, GA 30078 (US) SMITH, Kevin, Edward Roswell, GA 30076 (US) CLARK, Darryl, Franklin Alpharetta, GA 30022 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)