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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.03.2006 (43) Date of publication: 07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23 (21) Application number: 04821485.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B05D 3/06(1974.07) C23C 14/14(1985.01) C22C 29/02(1985.01) C23C 14/34(1985.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/031510 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/081685 (09.09.2005 Gazette 2005/36)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 27.09.2003 US 506336 P 22.09.2004 US 947648 (71) Applicant: NanoDynamics, Inc. Buffalo, NY 14203 (US)	(72) Inventor: DORFMAN, Benjamin Postdam NY 13676 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner  Steinsdorfstrasse 6 80538 München 80538 München (DE)