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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.09.2004 (43) Date of publication: 31.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/35 (21) Application number: 03796556.3 (22) Date of filing: 02.12.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 3/42, C11D 7/18, C11D 7/54, C11D 9/42, C11D 9/44, C11D 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/038231 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/050810 (17.06.2004 Gazette 2004/25)

(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: 02.12.2002 US 307561 (71) Applicant: Diamond Chemical Company, Inc. East Rutherford, NJ 07073 (US)	(72) Inventors: DIAMOND, Harold Alpine, NJ 07620 (US) SCHWARZ, Joshua Wesley Hills, NY 10901 (US) (74) Representative: Walcher, Armin  Louis, Pöhlau, Lohrentz & Segeth Postfach 3055 90014 Nürnberg 90014 Nürnberg (DE)