From: Sullivan, Nancy E SCC-CBAR Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11: 11 AM To: Tholstrup, Susan C SCC; Clegg, Patsy M SCC-CHSE-PC Subject: FW: Action Requested/Final Ballot - Benzene Health Research Consortium Program fyi-any comments?

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RECEIVED S MAR 1 u 1 1 POUtO MOMKRG &PWMAN 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 3X FRED DOUGLAS and MARGARET DOUGLAS, 4 Plaintiffs f - against - 5 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., formerly 6 ARMSTRONG CORK CO., A.P.

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United States Patent 4,217,255 Page 3 of 9 r The friction material of claim 11, wherein the synthetic fiber is polyester fiber 13 An asbestos-free and lead-free composition friction material, comprising, by weight, 1 4-3 5% synthetic fiber, 74-82% filler and 16-21% organic binder 14 The friction matenal of claim 13, wherein the synthetic fiber is glass fiber 15 The asbestos-free and lead-free composition friction material, comprising, by weight, 2 7-3 5% synthetic fiber, 74-82% filler and 16-19% organic binder 16 The friction matenal of claim 15, wherein the synthetic fiber is glass fiber Description This invention relates generally to composition type railroad friction matenals and, more particularly, to such matenals which feature the use of synthetic fibers and the absence of asbestos and lead BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Most of the composition type railroad friction matenals m use today include asbestos and lead An example of this type of matenal is shown in U S Pat No 3,168,487--Spokes et al Some Kivironmentalists have warned of possible problems caused by the use of lead in friction matenals As a suit, demand has developed for a lead-free friction matenal Examples of some composition fnction matenals which exclude lead are U S Pat Nos 3,492,262--Gnffith and 3,959,194--Adelmann The former patent discloses a composition which has no lead and includes up to 16 5% by weight asbestos fiber, while the latter patent discloses some compositions which delete lead and have up to 11 1 % by weight asbestos fiber More recently, certain environmentalists have pointed out that possible problems may be caused by the use of asbestos fiber in fnction matenals Thus, it may be desirable to eliminate asbestos as well as lead from composition friction materials US Pat No 3,959,194 has some examples which utilize cellulosic fiber in a range of 3 5-8 0% by weight as a substitute for asbestos, although the patent is not concerned with eliminating asbestos in friction matenals Asbestos has traditionally been used in friction matenals because of its high heat resistance and strength and its low cost.

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BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL NUMBER EXPIR APPL # 040129 040511 040129 040129 020624 020747 040068 030116 030538 021091 021083 020647 030176 020633 030547 030547 030290 030315 030315 020413 040259 040260 030315 020386 040511 040511 020387 020655 020656 030191 021013 030290 030701 030702 030703 07 07 01 08 07 07 07 07 07 05 07 05 07 07 07 06 07 06 01 06 07 05 07 05 07 06 07 05 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 05 07 07 07 07 07 06 07 05 01 08 01 08 07 05 07 05 07 05 07 06 01 06 07 05 01 07 01 07 01 07 00950 59950 00950 00950 00950 00950 00950 00950 00950 00950 67620 51150 51150 10700 51750 51750 01100 74725 74725 49930 02700 02700 74725 59950 59950 59950 59950 59950 59950 80120 01100 01100 74075 74075 74075 5/6/2005 MARKINGS WED 68 EE WED 72 FF WED 73 EE WED 73 EE WED 76 EE WED 77 EE WED 79 FE WED 80 EE WED 81 EE WED 83 EE WSDSD2EE WTNB FF WTNEFF WW AMI FF WWISE 20K FF WWISE 23K FF XDQ 103 FF XPAD 1212 EF XPAD RS-E EF XPB 271 OFF XS ZQE FE XS ZRE EE XT 12 EF ZAF 20 FF ZAF 70 FF ZAF 72 FF ZAF 74 FF ZAF 75 FF ZAF 76 FF ZAF A17EE ZLX 3000 FF ZLX 9000 FF ZR 101 FE ZR 102 FE ZR 201 FF SECTION 10-65

Elzufon Austin Reardon T & M , P.A.arlov ondell ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW John A.

Honeywell Generic Material Safety Data Sheet Friction Materials Containing Asbestos 1.

Nos. 02-1426, 02-1491, 02-1492, 02-1528, 02-1652 02-1664, 02-1688 & 02-1741 (Consolidated) IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT In re: Federal-Mogul Global, Inc., et al., Debtors.