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(43) Date of publication: 11.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/33 (21) Application number: 01988180.4 (22) Date of filing: 16.11.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C25D 7/12, C25D 17/10, C25D 1/04, C25D 5/12 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/044055 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/044246 (30.05.2003 Gazette 2003/22)

(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 (71) Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc. Morristown, New Jersey 07962 (US)	(72) Inventors: WHITE, Tamara, L. Spokane, WA 99208 (US) DEAN, Nancy, F. Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) WEISER, Martin, W. Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) PINTER, Michael, R. Colbert, WA 99005 (US) (74) Representative: Hucker, Charlotte Jane  Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)