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EP 1 453 392 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.05.2004 (43) Date of publication: 08.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/37 (21) Application number: 01274329.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.07.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A42C 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/021570 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/000081 (03.01.2003 Gazette 2003/01)

(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: 20.06.2001 US 887755 (71) Applicant: Fleming, Ward Palenville, NY 12463 (US)	(72) Inventor: FLEMING, Ward Palinville, NY 12643 (US) (74) Representative: Finnie, Peter John  Gill Jennings & Every,Broadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)