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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.04.2003 (43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 02742354.0 (22) Date of filing: 28.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C08L 67/02, C08L 69/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/020700 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/004561 (16.01.2003 Gazette 2003/03)

(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 SI (30) Priority: 05.07.2001 US 303170 P 19.07.2001 US 306638 P 23.08.2001 US 314398 P 26.11.2001 US 333406 P (71) Applicant: Engineered Plastics Corporation Akron, OH 44301 (US)	(72) Inventors: RAUH, James, T. Akron, OH 44313 (US) RAUH, Joseph, M. Akron, OH 44303 (US) (74) Representative: Tongbhoyai, Martin, Dr.  Patentanwälte FreischemAn Gross St. Martin 2 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)