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EP 1 497 331 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.10.2003 (43) Date of publication: 19.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/03 (21) Application number: 03700256.5 (22) Date of filing: 14.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07K 16/00 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2003/000044 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/057732 (17.07.2003 Gazette 2003/29)

(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: 14.01.2002 CA 2368708 11.03.2002 WO PCT/CA02/00317 13.08.2002 CA 2397169 19.09.2002 CA 2402930 (71) Applicant: Herman, William Thorn Hill, ON L4J 5V2 (CA)	(72) Inventor: Herman, William Thorn Hill, ON L4J 5V2 (CA) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)