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EP 1 404 266 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15 (21) Application number: 02743586.6 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 9/02, B60J 3/02, G02B 1/11, G02C 7/10 (86) International application number: PCT/IE2002/000101 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/005942 (23.01.2003 Gazette 2003/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 11.07.2001 IE 20010649 (71) Applicant: Vlyte Innovations Limited Limerick (IE)	(72) Inventors: O'KEEFFE, Donal Parteen,County Clare (US) O'HALLORAN, Albert Sixmilebridge,County Clare (IE) (74) Representative: Gorman, Francis Fergus  F. F. Gorman & Co.15 Clanwilliam Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)