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(43) Date of publication: 08.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/15 (21) Application number: 96901646.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.02.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04D 23/ 00( . ) F04D 25/ 12( . ) F04F 5/ 16( . ) F04D 25/ 08( . ) F04D 29/ 52( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1996/000064 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/024772 (15.08.1996 Gazette 1996/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 10.02.1995 AU 1995PN01027 (71) Applicant: MAGIVIEW PTY LTD Arundel, QLD 4214 (AU)	(72) Inventor: DAY, Terence, Robert Commbabah, QLD 4216 (AU) (74) Representative: March, Gary Clifford  Batchellor, Kirk & Co. 2 Pear Tree Court Farringdon Road London EC1R 0DS London EC1R 0DS (GB)