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(43) Date of publication: 10.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/45 (21) Application number: 98902812.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.01.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F24F 7/ 007( . ) B08B 15/ 02( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1998/000956 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/031481 (23.07.1998 Gazette 1998/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE DK ES FR GB NL SE (30) Priority: 22.01.1997 US 19970035997P (71) Applicants: Flow Safe, Inc. and Labcrafters Inc. jointly Denville, NJ 07834 (US) Deluca, Robert A. Patchoque, NY 11772 (US) Morris, Robert H. Wharton, NJ 02885 (US)	(72) Inventors: DELUCA, Robert, A. Patchoque, NY 11772 (US) MORRIS, Robert, H. Wharton, NJ 02885 (US) (74) Representative: Wagner, Karl H., Dipl.-Ing.  WAGNER & GEYER Patentanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)