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(43) Date of publication: 12.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/07 (21) Application number: 12716058.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.04.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D02G 3/38(2006.01) D04B 1/02(2006.01) B32B 5/26(2006.01) D03D 15/00(2006.01) B32B 5/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2012/000320 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/136962 (11.10.2012 Gazette 2012/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 08.04.2011 GB 201105993 (71) Applicant: China National Bluestar (Group) Co. Ltd. Beijing 100029 (CN)	(72) Inventors: HILL, David Grimsby N.E. Lincolnshire DN31 2SS (GB) SAVILLE, Neil Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9TD (GB) (74) Representative: Spencer, Michael David  Bromhead Johnson Sovereign House 212-224 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8HQ London WC2H 8HQ (GB)