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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 00942748.5 (22) Date of filing: 12.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C01B 9/08, C01B 25/10, C01B 33/10, C01B 35/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US2000/016051 (87) International publication number: WO 2000/076915 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 11.06.1999 US 138924 P (71) Applicant: Honeywell Intellectual Properties Inc. Tempe, AZ 85284 (US)	(72) Inventor: RAJORIA, Dalbir Glen Gardner, NJ 08826 (US) (74) Representative: Hucker, Charlotte Jane  Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)