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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.04.2002 (43) Date of publication: 19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12 (21) Application number: 01946555.8 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60K 11/06, B63H 1/16, C08K 5/00, F01P 7/02, F01P 7/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US0119/623 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/8099 (27.12.2001 Gazette 2001/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 19.06.2000 US 212395 P (71) Applicant: McCord Winn Textron Manchester, NH 03103 (US)	(72) Inventors: PLANT, William D. Anderson, SC 29621 (US) HILTNER, Stephen C. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US) RHODES, Richard D. Somersworth, NH 03878 (US) (74) Representative: Patentanwälte Lippert, Stachow, Schmidt & Partner  Frankenforster Strasse 135-137 51427 Bergisch Gladbach 51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)