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(43) Date of publication: 19.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/21 (21) Application number: 01951102.1 (22) Date of filing: 03.07.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D01F 8/00, D01F 8/12 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/041240 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/004738 (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 RO SI (71) Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc. Morristown, New Jersey 07962 (US)

(72) Inventors: ZHOU, Qiang,Honeywell International Inc. Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) LOBOVSKY, Alex,Honeywell International Inc. Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) MATRUNICH, Jim,Honeywell International Inc. Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) TWOMEY, Conor,Honeywell International Inc. Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) MCGRATH, Barbara,Honeywell International Inc. Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) (74) Representative: Hucker, Charlotte Jane  Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)