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(43) Date of publication: 11.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/33 (21) Application number: 01270110.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.11.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A62B 35/00, C08G 63/60, D03D 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/043494 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/041802 (22.05.2003 Gazette 2003/21)

(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: SRIDHARAN, Srinivasan,Honeywell International Inc Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) YOUNG, John,Honeywell International Inc Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) ARTHUR, Donald,Honeywell International Inc Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) TAM, Thomas,Honeywell International Inc Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) (74) Representative: Samuels, Lucy Alice  Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)