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EP 1 549 142 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.05.2005 (43) Date of publication: 06.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/27 (21) Application number: 97954808.8 (22) Date of filing: 19.12.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01N 43/16 (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/024224 (87) International publication number: WO 1999/032563 (01.07.1999 Gazette 1999/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE (71) Applicant: Sugerman, Gerald Allendale, NJ 07401 (US)	(72) Inventor: Sugerman, Gerald Allendale, NJ 07401 (US) (74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd et al Boult Wade Tennant,Verulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)