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(43) Date of publication: 15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46 (21) Application number: 03777960.0 (22) Date of filing: 28.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/034284 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/051363 (09.06.2005 Gazette 2005/23)

(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 (71) Applicant: J.M. HUBER CORPORATION Edison, NJ 08837 (US)	(72) Inventors: CORNELIUS, John, Mark Forest Hills, MD 21050 (US) TARQUINI, Michael, E. Havre de Grace, MD 21078 (US) NEADES, June, M. Havre de Grace, MD 21078 (US) FREEMAN, Gary, M. Macon, GA 31210 (US) (74) Representative: Jacob, Reuben Ellis et al R G C Jenkins & Co., 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)