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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.11.2001 (43) Date of publication: 26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26 (21) Application number: 00959963.0 (22) Date of filing: 07.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07C 209/60, C10M 133/12 (86) International application number: PCT/US0024/500 (87) International publication number: WO 0123/343 (05.04.2001 Gazette 2001/14)

(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: 30.09.1999 US 409327 (71) Applicant: Noveon IP Holdings Corp. Cleveland, OH 44141-3247 (US)	(72) Inventor: LAI, John, Ta-Yuan Broadview Heights, OH 44147 (US) (74) Representative: Weber, Thomas, Dr. Dipl.-Chem. et al Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-Werner,Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus) 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)