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(43) Date of publication: 25.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/21 (21) Application number: 03791926.3 (22) Date of filing: 27.08.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D01F 8/06, D01F 8/10, D01F 8/12, D01F 8/14, D01F 8/16, D04H 3/16 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/027047 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/020712 (11.03.2004 Gazette 2004/11)

(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: 30.08.2002 US 407172 P 22.08.2003 US 647008 (71) Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 (US)

(72) Inventors: RHIM, Hannong Roswell, GA 30075 (US) CONYER, Sjon-Paul Westmoreland, TN 37186 (US) ESTEY, Paul, Windsor Cumming, GA 30041 (US) GREEN, Ramonica, Frances Alpharetta, GA 30022 (US) KRESSNER, Bernhardt, Edward Appleton, WI 54911-5071 (US) MORMAN, Michael, Tod Alpharetta, GA 30022 (US) POTNIS, Prasad, Shrikrishna Duluth, GA 30097 (US) SHAWVER, Susan, Elaine Roswell, GA 30076 (US) TOPOLKARAEV, Vasily, Aramovich Appleton, WI 54915 (US) UITENBROEK, Duane, Girard Little Chute, WI 54140 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)