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(11) EP 1 575 884 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.09.2004

(43) Date of publication:
21.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/38

(21) Application number: 03790238.4

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C07C 7/12, C07C 7/13, C10G 25/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/038297
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/060840 (22.07.2004 Gazette 2004/30)
(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: 24.12.2002 US 328809

(71) Applicant: Sud-Chemie Inc.
Louisville, KY 40210 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WAGNER, Jon, P.
    Louisville, KY 40241 (US)
  • WESTON, Eric, J.
    Shepherdsville, KY 40165 (US)
  • SPIVEY, R., Steve
    Memphis, IN 47143 (US)
  • OSBORNE, R., Scott
    Louisville, KY 40299 (US)

(74) Representative: Teipel, Susanne et al
Schwabe, Sandmair, Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München
81677 München (DE)

   


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