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(43) Date of publication: 04.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/32 (21) Application number: 01995867.7 (22) Date of filing: 16.11.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A23L 1/314, A23L 1/315, A23L 1/318 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/043484 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/032754 (24.04.2003 Gazette 2003/17)

(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: 16.10.2001 US 982569 16.10.2001 US 982570 (71) Applicant: Micro-Tender Industries, Inc. Denver, CO 80216 (US)	(72) Inventor: TERAN, James, Frank Highlands Ranch, CO 80216 (US) (74) Representative: Garavelli, Paolo  A.BRE.MAR. S.R.L.,Via Servais 27 10146 Torino 10146 Torino (IT)