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EP 1 410 042 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 01994076.6 (22) Date of filing: 19.11.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 33/80 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/043250 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/059622 (01.08.2002 Gazette 2002/31)

(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: 17.11.2000 US 249477 P 22.11.2000 US 252725 P (71) Applicant: Burstein Technologies, Inc. Irvine, CA 92614 (US)	(72) Inventors: GORDON, John Irvine, CA 92606 (US) HURT, Susan Lake Forest, CA 92630 (US) (74) Representative: Mannucci, Michele et al Ufficio Tecnico Ing.A. Mannucci,Via della Scala 4 50123 Firenze 50123 Firenze (IT)