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EP 1 294 333 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.03.2002 (43) Date of publication: 26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13 (21) Application number: 00944774.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 13/15 (86) International application number: PCT/US0017/084 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/7734 (27.12.2001 Gazette 2001/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: SPRENGARD-EICHEL, Cornelia D-65929 Frankfurt (DE) HIPPE, Matthias, Konrad D-65843 Sulzbach (DE) EHRNSPERGER, Bruno, Johannes D-65812 Bad Soden (DE) SCHMIDT, Mattias D-65510 Idstein (DE) (74) Representative: Borbach, Markus  Procter & Gamble Service GmbH,Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)