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(43) Date of publication: 12.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/50 (21) Application number: 00913576.5 (22) Date of filing: 22.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41M 3/12, B44C 1/17, B44C 1/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US0004/567 (87) International publication number: WO 0054/980 (21.09.2000 Gazette 2000/38)

(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: 12.03.1999 JP 6713899 (71) Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY St. Paul,Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventor: MORI, Yutaka Woodbury, MN 55125 (US) (74) Representative: Hilleringmann, Jochen et al Bahnhofsvorplatz 1,Deichmannhaus 50667 Cologne 50667 Cologne (DE)