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(43) Date of publication: 29.10.1997 Bulletin 1997/44 (21) Application number: 96900206.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.01.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08J 3/ 12( . ) H01B 1/ 12( . ) C08L 65/ 00( . ) C08L 27/ 06( . ) H01L 51/ 30( . ) H01L 51/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1996/000009 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/021694 (18.07.1996 Gazette 1996/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 10.01.1995 AU 1995PN00468 (71) Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY Broadway, NSW 2077 (AU) METAL MANUFACTURES LTD. Liverpool, NSW 2170 (AU)	(72) Inventors: CONN, Costa Stanmore, NSW 2048 (AU) BOOTH, Norman, Garry Penshurst, NSW 2222 (AU) UNSWORTH, Joseph Dundas, NSW 2117 (AU) (74) Representative: Carter, Caroline Ann, et al  ABEL & IMRAY Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London WC1V 7LH London WC1V 7LH (GB)