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(43) Date of publication: 09.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/06 (21) Application number: 03724478.7 (22) Date of filing: 05.05.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D06M 15/03, D06M 16/00, A61L 15/46 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/014207 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/095734 (20.11.2003 Gazette 2003/47)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 10.05.2002 US 143380 (71) Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Wilmington,Delaware 19898 (US)	(72) Inventors: JOERGER, Melissa, C. Newark, DE 19702 (US) KONIZ, Ronald, F. Greenville, NC 27834 (US) SABESAN, Subramaniam Wilmington, DE 19810 (US) PENNIAS, John Hockessin, DE 19707 (US) (74) Representative: Towler, Philip Dean et al Frank B. Dehn & Co.,European Patent Attorneys,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)