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(43) Date of publication: 14.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/11 (21) Application number: 16727002.4 (22) Date of filing: 05.05.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D01F 1/10(2006.01) C08J 3/22(2006.01) D01D 5/253(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/030967 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/179384 (10.11.2016 Gazette 2016/45)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 05.05.2015 US 201562157114 P (71) Applicants: INVISTA Textiles (U.K.) Limited Manchester M2 3DE (GB) Abdulbaki, Mansour K. Columbia, South Carolina 29229 (US) Tung, Wae-Hai Marietta, Georgia 30062-1377 (US)

(72) Inventors: ABDULBAKI, Mansour K Columbia, South Carolina 29229 (US) TUNG, Wae-Hai Marietta, Georgia 30062-1377 (US) (74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP  One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)