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(43) Date of publication: 27.05.1992 Bulletin 1992/22 (21) Application number: 90911911.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.08.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 3/ 365( . ) B65D 81/ 38( . ) H05B 3/ 68( . ) A47J 39/ 00( . ) G05D 23/ 19( . ) H05B 3/ 74( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/004312 (87) International publication number: WO 1991/002478 (07.03.1991 Gazette 1991/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 15.08.1989 US 19890394204 29.01.1990 US 19900471483 06.03.1990 US 19900489017 (71) Applicant: ALADDIN SYNERGETICS, INC. Nashville, TN 37210 (US)

(72) Inventors: WIMPEE, Julia, Thomas Smyrna, TN 37167 (US) CUNDIFF, Kevin, Brent Brentwood, TN 37027 (US) PAYTON, Royce, Allen Oakland, MO 63122 (US) PEPPER, Roger, Wade Whitehouse, TN 37288 (US) MITCHUM, Leonard, L., Jr. Huntsville, AL 35802 (US) McCOY, Robert, Alan Franklin, TN 37064 (US) (74) Representative: Lehmann, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing.  Schroeter, Fleuchaus, Lehmann, Wehser, Holzer & Gallo, Patentanwälte, Postfach 71 03 50 D-81453 München D-81453 München (DE)