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(43) Date of publication: 17.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/25 (21) Application number: 96926257.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01J 25/ 00( . ) A23C 19/ 024( . ) A01J 25/ 11( . ) A23C 19/ 028( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/012762 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/006670 (27.02.1997 Gazette 1997/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 11.08.1995 US 19950002153P (71) Applicant: Tortosa, Pedro, J. Houlton, WI 54082 (US)	(72) Inventor: Tortosa, Pedro, J. Houlton, WI 54082 (US) (74) Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis, et al  MacLachlan & Donaldson 47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)