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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.03.2002 (43) Date of publication: 02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14 (21) Application number: 01977964.4 (22) Date of filing: 14.05.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H02G 3/16 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0105/464 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/9048 (22.11.2001 Gazette 2001/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 16.05.2000 IT TO000449 (71) Applicant: U.S. Commercial Service LLC 6900 Lugano (CH)	(72) Inventor: MORIGI, Adriano I-10138 Torino (IT) (74) Representative: Lotti, Giorgio  c/o Ing. Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A.Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61 10128 Torino 10128 Torino (IT)