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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.05.2005 (43) Date of publication: 01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05 (21) Application number: 04750509.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 13/15(1990.01) A61F 13/20(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/012512 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/101000 (25.11.2004 Gazette 2004/48)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 07.05.2003 US 431200 22.08.2003 US 646937 (71) Applicant: First Quality Products, Inc. Great Neck, New York 11021 (US)	(72) Inventor: KARAMI, Hamzeh Brewster, MA 02631 (US) (74) Representative: Minderop, Ralph H.  COHAUSZ & FLORACK Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bleichstrasse 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)