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(43) Date of publication: 20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47 (21) Application number: 00902432.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H05H 1/36 (86) International application number: PCT/US0001/123 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/4464 (26.07.2001 Gazette 2001/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: SCIENTIFIC UTILIZATION, INC. Huntsville, AL 35824-0787 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHISM, Paul, E., Jr. Decatur, AL 35603 (US) GREENE, Hugh, W. Somerville, AL 35670 (US) RUTBERG, Philip G. St.Petersburg, 191065 (RU) SAFRONOV, Alexei A. St.Petersburg, 193230 (RU) SHIRIAEV, Vasili, N. St.Petersburg, 194350 (RU) (74) Representative: Strachan, Victoria Jane  Urquhart-Dykes & Lord,Alexandra House,1 Alexandra Road Swansea SA1 5ED Swansea SA1 5ED (GB)