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(43) Date of publication: 18.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/34 (21) Application number: 02759509.9 (22) Date of filing: 27.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B32B 3/00, B32B 5/16, B32B 7/00, D21H 11/00, D21H 13/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/027759 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/020502 (13.03.2003 Gazette 2003/11)

(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: 31.08.2001 US 943920 31.08.2001 US 943919 (71) Applicant: Milliken & Company Spartanburg, SC 29303 (US)	(72) Inventors: LI, Shulong Spartanburg, SC 29301 (US) BRANDON, Anthony S. Moore, SC 29369 (US) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE  Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)