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EP 1 410 694 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 02745758.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.07.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H05B 41/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IE2002/000100 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/007666 (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: 10.07.2001 EP 01650080 (71) Applicant: Noontek Limited Country Mayo (IE)	(72) Inventors: NOONE, Sean Belmullet,County Mayo (IE) QUINLAN, Michael Ballysimon Road,County Limerick (IE) (74) Representative: Schütte, Gearoid  Cruickshank & Co.,1 Holles Street Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)