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(43) Date of publication: 12.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/02 (21) Application number: 03728421.3 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C25F 1/00, C25F 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/011782 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/089691 (30.10.2003 Gazette 2003/44)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 16.04.2002 US 63368 12.03.2003 US 387055 (71) Applicant: Visions In Technology, Inc. Nyack, NY 10960 (US)	(72) Inventor: ACCATTATO, Carlo, L. West Haverstraw, NY 10993 (US) (74) Representative: Riebling, Peter, Dr.-Ing.  PatentanwaltPostfach 31 60 88113 Lindau 88113 Lindau (DE)