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(43) Date of publication: 28.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/09 (21) Application number: 99921772.2 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C23C 18/34, C23C 18/50, B32B 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9910/032 (87) International publication number: WO 9958/741 (18.11.1999 Gazette 1999/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 08.05.1998 US 74703 07.05.1999 US 306848 (71) Applicants: McComas Technologies AG 81679 München (DE) McComas, Edward Richmond Hill,Ontario L4B 1C8 (CA)	(72) Inventor: McCOMAS, Edward Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1C8 (CA) (74) Representative: Frohwitter, Bernhard, Dipl.-Ing.  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte,Possartstrasse 20 81679 München 81679 München (DE)