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(43) Date of publication: 22.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/47 (21) Application number: 04711824.5 (22) Date of filing: 17.02.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08F 4/06(2006.01) C08F 4/00(2006.01) C08F 118/02(2006.01) C08F 120/44(2006.01) C08F 4/52(2006.01) C08F 120/06(2006.01) C08F 218/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/004584 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/085297 (15.09.2005 Gazette 2005/37)

(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) Applicants: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION University Park, PA 16802 (US) Daikin Institute of Advanced Chemistry and Technology, Inc. Orangeburg, NY 10962 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHUNG, Tze-Chiang State College, PA 16803 (US) HONG, Han State College, PA 16803 (US) OKA, Masahiko Mahwah, NJ 07430 (US) KUBO, Katsuyoshi Rye, NY 10580 (US) (74) Representative: Gillard, Richard Edward  Elkington and Fife LLP, Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)