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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.10.2006 (43) Date of publication: 14.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/07 (21) Application number: 05756027.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D04H 3/00(2006.01) D04H 3/08(2006.01) D04H 3/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/018293 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/118933 (15.12.2005 Gazette 2005/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 26.05.2004 US 574668 P (71) Applicant: Polymer Group, Inc. North Charleston, SC 29405 (US)	(72) Inventors: BRIDGES, Cliff Greensboro, NC 27455 (US) DE LEON, Sergio Diaz Clayton, NC 27520 (US) CARTER, Nick Mooresville, NC 28117 (US) (74) Representative: Altenburg, Udo  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Postfach 86 06 20 81633 München 81633 München (DE)