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(43) Date of publication: 14.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/11 (21) Application number: 99917306.5 (22) Date of filing: 22.03.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B08B 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9906/258 (87) International publication number: WO 9949/996 (07.10.1999 Gazette 1999/40)

(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: 30.03.1998 US 79919 P 02.02.1999 US 243191 (71) Applicants: The Regents of The University of California Los Alamos, NM 87545 (US) Barton, Jerome C. Los Alamos, NM 87544 (US)	(72) Inventor: BARTON, Jerome, C. Los Alamos, NM 87544 (US) (74) Representative: Geyer, Ulrich F., Dr. Dipl.-Phys.  WAGNER & GEYER,Patentanwälte,Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)