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(43) Date of publication: 21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30 (21) Application number: 02794942.9 (22) Date of filing: 19.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D04H 3/16, D04H 3/14, D04H 3/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/027182 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/016606 (27.02.2003 Gazette 2003/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 17.08.2001 US 313200 P 20.11.2001 US 331812 P (71) Applicant: CEREX ADVANCED FABRICS, INC. Cantonment, FL 32533 (US)	(72) Inventors: ORTEGA, Albert E. Pensacola, FL 32514 (US) THOMLEY, R., Wayne Pensacola, FL 32514 (US) MACKEY, Jan Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 (US) (74) Representative: Perry, Robert Edward  GILL JENNINGS & EVERYBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)