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(43) Date of publication: 02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01 (21) Application number: 01922638.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.03.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C08L 23/16, C08L 23/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US0109/435 (87) International publication number: WO 0107/2894 (04.10.2001 Gazette 2001/40)

(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: 24.03.2000 US 192106 P (71) Applicants: Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P. Akron,Ohio 44311-1059 (US) Exxon Chemical Patents Inc. Baytown, Texas 77520 (US)	(72) Inventors: ELLUL, Maria, D. Silver Lake Village, OH 44224 (US) DATTA, Sudhin Houston, TX 77019-6826 (US) CHENG, Jianya Fairlawn, OH 44333 (US) MCDANIEL, Paul Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 (US) WANG, Kang-Bo Copley, OH 44321 (US) (74) Representative: Weber, Thomas, Dr.Dipl.-Chem. et al Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-Werner,Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)