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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.05.2006 (43) Date of publication: 28.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/13 (21) Application number: 05751900.1 (22) Date of filing: 20.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61C 17/02(2006.01) A61C 1/00(2006.01) F04B 43/08(2006.01) A61C 17/34(2006.01) A61C 17/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/017716 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/120387 (22.12.2005 Gazette 2005/51)

(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 (30) Priority: 03.06.2004 US 861253 (71) Applicant: The Gilette Company Boston, MA 02199 (US)

(72) Inventors: BROWN, William, R. Peabody, MA 01960 (US) CHENVAINU, Alexander, T. Sudbury, MA 01776 (US) CHRISTMAN, Thomas, A. Lexington, MA 02420 (US) CLAIRE-ZIMMET, Karen Waltham, MA 02052 (US) FARRELL, Mark, E. Medfield, MA 02052 (US) MEADOWS, Mark, S. Boston, MA 02120 (US) ORTINS, Marc, Philip Woburn, MA 01801 (US) (74) Representative: Zetterer, Gerd  Braun GmbH Patentabteilung Frankfurter Strasse 145 61476 Kronberg 61476 Kronberg (DE)