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(43) Date of publication: 13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46 (21) Application number: 01909152.9 (22) Date of filing: 12.02.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D21F 1/00, D03D 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0104/511 (87) International publication number: WO 0106/1105 (23.08.2001 Gazette 2001/34)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 14.02.2000 US 503363 (71) Applicant: ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. Albany,New York 12204 (US)	(72) Inventor: SENELLART, Jean F-16002 Angouleme (FR) (74) Representative: Forstmeyer, Dietmar, Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Chem. et al Boeters & Bauer,Bereiteranger 15 81541 München 81541 München (DE)