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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.03.2009 (43) Date of publication: 28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44 (21) Application number: 07874557.7 (22) Date of filing: 30.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08G 18/10(2006.01) C08G 18/38(2006.01) C09J 175/12(2006.01) C09K 3/10(2006.01) C08G 18/20(2006.01) C08G 18/48(2006.01) C09J 5/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/004648 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/149180 (11.12.2008 Gazette 2008/50)

(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 LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 30.10.2006 WO PCT/US2006/004213 (71) Applicants: Société de Technologie Michelin 63000 Clermont-Ferrand (FR) MICHELIN Recherche et Technique S.A. 1763 Granges-Paccot (CH)	(72) Inventor: LAUBRY, PHILIPPE 63410 Charbonniers Les Varennes (FR) (74) Representative: Ribière, Joel et al M.F.P. Michelin, SGD/LG/PI - F35 - Ladoux 23, place des Carmes-Déchaux 63040 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 9 63040 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 9 (FR)