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(43) Date of publication: 17.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/20 (21) Application number: 03818349.7 (22) Date of filing: 18.08.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B09B 3/00(1980.01) B01J 19/00(1980.01) B01J 8/08(1974.07) C12N 1/38(1980.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/025735 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/018842 (03.03.2005 Gazette 2005/09)

(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 (71) Applicants: Morof, Jerry B. Bloomfield, MI 48301 (US) Lotti, Angelo Beverly Hills 48025 (US) Brown, Claire T. Foret Pierce, FL 34949 (US)	(72) Inventors: MOROF, Jerry, B. Bloomfield, MI 48301 (US) LOTTI, Angelo Beverly Hills 48025 (US) TRIGGER, Vernon, A. deceased (US) (74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King  J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)