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EP 0 937 246 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 25.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/34 (21) Application number: 97909522.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.11.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 1/ 16( . ) G01N 33/ 10( . ) G01N 3/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IB1997/001389 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/021576 (22.05.1998 Gazette 1998/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: RO SI (30) Priority: 08.11.1996 IT 1996FO00025 (71) Applicant: Ruggiero, Nicola 47040 Montecolombo (IT)	(72) Inventor: Ruggiero, Nicola 47040 Montecolombo (IT) (74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi  GLP S.r.l. Piazzale Cavedalis 6/2 33100 Udine 33100 Udine (IT)