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EP 0 868 389 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41 (21) Application number: 96940101.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B66C 23/ 20( . ) F03D 1/ 00( . ) B66C 23/ 28( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IE1996/000079 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/021621 (19.06.1997 Gazette 1997/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT NL PT (30) Priority: 08.12.1995 IE 19950000927 14.12.1995 IE 19950000945 (71) Applicant: Tymon Corporation Limited County Waterford (IE)	(72) Inventor: TYMON, Michael, Finbar County Waterford (IE) (74) Representative: Gorman, Francis Fergus  F. F. Gorman & Co. 54, Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)