DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE BETWEEN FABRICS AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS - Patent 2091374

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EP 2 091 374 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.10.2008

(43)	Date of publication:
	26.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/35

(21)	Application number: 07864613.0

(22)	Date of filing: 19.11.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A44B 19/16^(2006.01)

B65D 33/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/085127

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/064170 (29.05.2008 Gazette 2008/22)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

19.11.2006 US 866427 P

(71)	Applicant: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
	Newark, DE 19714-9206 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MEAGER, Benjamin Bozeman, MT 59715 (US) McCUNE, Matt Bozeman, MT 59715 (US) YOUNG, Bryce Bozeman, MT 59715 (US)

(74)	Representative: Shanks, Andrew et al
	Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS Glasgow G2 7JS (GB)

(54)	DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE BETWEEN FABRICS AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS