(19)

(11)

EP 1 497 404 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3: 25.03.2004 (43) Date of publication: 19.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/03 (21) Application number: 03746071.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 3/00, C11D 7/18, C11D 7/54, C11D 9/42 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/009641 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/085073 (16.10.2003 Gazette 2003/42)

(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 SE SK TR (30) Priority: 01.04.2002 US 369366 P (71) Applicant: Fiber Engineering, Inc. Signal Mountain, TN 37377 (US)	(72) Inventor: MAKANSI, Munzer Signal Mountain, TN 37377 (US) (74) Representative: Barendregt, Frank, Drs.  Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V.,P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)