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(43) Date of publication: 06.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/18 (21) Application number: 97934873.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22D 11/ 06( . ) B22D 11/ 124( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/011507 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/001247 (15.01.1998 Gazette 1998/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 10.07.1996 US 19960677953 30.06.1997 US 19970885092 (71) Applicant: HAZELETT STRIP-CASTING CORPORATION Manchester VT 05446 (US)	(72) Inventors: KAGAN, Valery, G. Colchester, VT 05446 (US) HAZELETT, R. William Manchester, VT 05446 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)