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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.05.2005 (43) Date of publication: 26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17 (21) Application number: 04705228.7 (22) Date of filing: 26.01.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A44B 18/00(1980.01) A61F 13/15(1990.01) A44B 21/00(1968.09) A61F 13/20(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/001913 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/069093 (19.08.2004 Gazette 2004/34)

(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 (30) Priority: 27.01.2003 US 442531 P (71) Applicant: Tailored Technologies, Inc. Winston-Salem, NC 27106 (US)	(72) Inventor: COATES, Frederica Winston-Salem, NC 27106 (US) (74) Representative: Wilhelm, Jürgen  Patentanwaltskanzlei Wilhelm & Beck, Nymphenburger Strasse 139 80636 München 80636 München (DE)