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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49 (21) Application number: 03715973.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H05B 6/64, B29C 35/08, C01B 31/00, B01D 53/34, B32B 3/26, C08J 9/00, C08G 18/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/003219 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/067931 (14.08.2003 Gazette 2003/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 06.02.2002 US 72661 (71) Applicant: Touchstone Research Laboratory Ltd. Triadelphia, WV 26059 (US)	(72) Inventor: JOSEPH, Brian, E. Wheeling, WV 26003 (US) (74) Representative: Kröncke, Rolf, Dr.  Gramm, Lins & PartnerFreundallee 13 a 30173 Hannover 30173 Hannover (DE)