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(43) Date of publication: 07.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/02 (21) Application number: 02717831.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C21C 5/46 (86) International application number: PCT/AU2002/000458 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/083958 (24.10.2002 Gazette 2002/43)

(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: 11.04.2001 AU PR436901 (71) Applicant: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY. LTD. Melbourne, VIC 3000 (AU)	(72) Inventors: DUNNE, Martin, Joseph West Midland, Western Australia 6056 (AU) HARDIE, Gregory, John Windermere, Tasmania 7252 (AU) (74) Representative: Kador & Partner  Corneliusstrasse 15 80469 München 80469 München (DE)