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(43) Date of publication: 08.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/02 (21) Application number: 00922008.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60C 9/20, B60C 9/22, B60C 9/26, B60C 9/18, D02G 3/48, B29D 30/70, B29D 30/42 (86) International application number: PCT/US0009/565 (87) International publication number: WO 0107/6892 (18.10.2001 Gazette 2001/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: AlliedSignal Inc. Morristown,New Jersey 07962-2245 (US)

(72) Inventors: SOCCI, Edward, Peter Stewartsville, NJ 08886 (US) JHAVERI, Uday, Bharatkumar Westfield, NJ 07090 (US) GOLDEN, Thomas, Hoyt Denville, NJ 07834 (US) PRATT, Jeffrey, Donald Budd Lake, NJ 07828 (US) NELSON, Charles, Jay Chesterfield, VA 23236 (US) KWON, Young, Doo Mendham, NJ 07945 (US) (74) Representative: Hucker, Charlotte Jane et al Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)