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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51 (21) Application number: 01914453.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.02.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B32B 3/00, B32B 3/26, B32B 27/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0105/851 (87) International publication number: WO 0106/2486 (30.08.2001 Gazette 2001/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 24.02.2000 US 184743 P 24.02.2000 US 184639 P 24.02.2000 US 184564 P 29.01.2001 US 264916 P (71) Applicant: Conix Corporation Dearborn, MI 48126-6201 (US)	(72) Inventor: PORTER, Marshall, Ray Oakdale, IL 62268 (US) (74) Representative: Hössle Kudlek & Partner  Patentanwälte,Postfach 10 23 38 70019 Stuttgart 70019 Stuttgart (DE)