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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51 (21) Application number: 00957856.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H02P 1/22 (86) International application number: PCT/US0023/525 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/6142 (02.08.2001 Gazette 2001/31)

(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: 31.01.2000 US 494998 (71) Applicant: Prospects, Corp. Novi, MI 48375 (US)	(72) Inventors: O'CONNOR, Christopher, J. Northville, MI 48167 (US) HAWLEY, Stephen, A. Bedford, MA 01730 (US) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & PartnerPatentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)