MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS COMPRISING A DISSOLVABLE STARCH COMPONENT, PROCESSES THEREFOR, AND FIBERS THEREFROM - Patent 1563129

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EP 1 563 129 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/33

(21)	Application number: 02808137.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.11.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D01F 8/18, D01F 8/06, D01F 8/10, D01F 8/12, D01F 8/14, D04H 1/42

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/036593

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/044288 (27.05.2004 Gazette 2004/22)

(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

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BOND, Eric, Bryan Maineville, OH 45039 (US) PHAN, Dean, Van West Chester, OH 45069 (US) O'DONNEL, Hugh, Joseph Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US) NODA, Isao Fairfield, OH 45014 (US) MACKEY, Larry, Neil Fairfield, OH 45014 (US)

(74)	Representative: Veronese, Pancrazio et al
	Procter & Gamble Italia S.p.A.Italian Research CenterVia Aterno 92/94 66020 Sambuceto di San Giovanni Teatino 66020 Sambuceto di San Giovanni Teatino (IT)

(54)	MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS COMPRISING A DISSOLVABLE STARCH COMPONENT, PROCESSES THEREFOR, AND FIBERS THEREFROM