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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 00937995.9 (22) Date of filing: 31.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H05B 3/68, F24C 3/00, G01K 11/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2000/014990 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/093640 (06.12.2001 Gazette 2001/49)

(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 RO (71) Applicant: Lerner, William S. New York, NY 10021-5279 (US)	(72) Inventor: Lerner, William S. New York, NY 10021-5279 (US) (74) Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis et al MacLachlan & Donaldson47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)