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EP 1 395 437 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 10.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/11 (21) Application number: 02726918.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.05.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41M 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/016437 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/096657 (05.12.2002 Gazette 2002/49)

(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: 30.05.2001 JP 2001162314 (71) Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventor: TAKEDA, Yasuyuki Yamagata 990-0061 (JP) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)