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(43) Date of publication: 01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05 (21) Application number: 04731114.7 (22) Date of filing: 05.05.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01G 9/20(1968.09) H01G 9/004(1995.01) H01M 6/36(1974.07) H01G 9/26(1995.01) H01M 14/00(1974.07) H01L 31/05(1990.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2004/000590 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/100196 (18.11.2004 Gazette 2004/47)

(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: 05.05.2003 AU 2003902117 (71) Applicant: Sustainable Technologies International PTY Ltd Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 (AU)	(72) Inventors: TULLOCH, Gavin, Edmund Burra Creek, NSW 2620 (AU) SKRYABIN, Igor, Lvovich Yarralumla, ACT 2600 (AU) (74) Representative: Manitz, Gerhart  Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Martin-Greif-Strasse 1 D-80336 München D-80336 München (DE)