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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.06.2004 (43) Date of publication: 20.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/29 (21) Application number: 03750186.3 (22) Date of filing: 02.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B29C 49/42, B29C 49/64, B29C 49/02, B29C 45/00, B21C 23/08 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2003/001336 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/026561 (01.04.2004 Gazette 2004/14)

(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: 19.09.2002 US 246916 17.12.2002 US 321940 (71) Applicant: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD. BoltonOntario L7E 5S5 (CA)

(72) Inventors: NETER, Witold Newnan, GA 30265 (US) NIEWELS, Joachim, Johannes Thornton, Ontario L0L 2N0 (CA) UNTERLANDER, Richard, Matthias Nobleton, Ontario L0G 1N0 (CA) URACZ, Tomasz Everett, Ontario L0M 1J0 (CA) ROMANSKI, Zbigniew Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 2L7 (CA) (74) Representative: Dearling, Bruce Clive  Husky Injection Molding Systems SATechnical CenterZone Industrielle RiedgenB.P. 93 3401 Dudelange 3401 Dudelange (LU)