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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.05.2008 (43) Date of publication: 31.12.2008 Bulletin 2009/01 (21) Application number: 06750876.2 (22) Date of filing: 20.04.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06P 1/64(2006.01) D06P 1/653(2006.01) D06M 13/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/014960 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/133177 (22.11.2007 Gazette 2007/47)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Southern Mills, Inc. 6501 Mall Boulevard P.O. Box 289 Union City, GA 30291 (US)	(72) Inventors: TRUESDALE, Rembert, Joseph, III Thomaston, Georgia 30286 (US) RIGGINS, Phillip, H. Greensboro, North Carolina 27410 (US) (74) Representative: Boff, James Charles  Phillips & Leigh, 5 Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BA London EC4A 3BA (GB)