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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49 (21) Application number: 03701411.5 (22) Date of filing: 14.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F15B 13/07, B66F 9/22 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2003/000212 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/074884 (12.09.2003 Gazette 2003/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 01.03.2002 US 361075 P 12.04.2002 US 120789 (71) Applicant: Lift Technologies Inc. Guelph,Ontario N1H 8J1 (CA)	(72) Inventors: MONDANI, Luciano 29100 Piacenza (IT) DODD, Mark Seneca, SC 29672 (US) (74) Representative: Hackney, Nigel John et al Mewburn Ellis LLPYork House,23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)