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(43) Date of publication: 21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34 (21) Application number: 00976599.1 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01S 3/00, H01S 3/14, H01S 3/22, H01S 3/223 (86) International application number: PCT/US0028/930 (87) International publication number: WO 0102/9938 (26.04.2001 Gazette 2001/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 20.10.1999 US 160527 P (71) Applicant: Neokismet L.L.C. San Frqncisco, CA 94104 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZUPPERO, Anthony, C. Pollock Pines, CA 95726-9456 (US) GIDWANI, Jawahar, M. San Francisco, CA 94133 (US) (74) Representative: West, Alan Harry et al R.G.C. Jenkins & Co.26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)