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EP 1 149 190 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.10.2000 (43) Date of publication: 31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44 (21) Application number: 99966991.4 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C25D 3/48, C25D 3/62 (86) International application number: PCT/EP9910/279 (87) International publication number: WO 0039/367 (06.07.2000 Gazette 2000/27)

(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: 23.12.1998 EP 98124576 (71) Applicant: Half Tone Ltd. Dublin 2 (IE)	(72) Inventors: BOZZINI, Benedetto I-20154 Milano (IT) GIOVANNELLI, Giuseppe I-00060 Formello (IT) (74) Representative: Gislon, Gabriele  Marietti, Gislon e Trupiano S.r.l.Via Larga, 16 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)