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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.03.2006 (43) Date of publication: 05.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/27 (21) Application number: 04821469.6 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F41G 3/12(1968.09) F41G 3/16(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/029975 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/080908 (01.09.2005 Gazette 2005/35)

(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: 12.09.2003 US 502693 P 10.09.2004 US 938321 (71) Applicant: Vitronics, Inc. Eatontown, NJ 07724 (US)	(72) Inventors: LENNER, Gerald, E. Tinton Falls, NJ 07753 (US) KARCHER, Philip, B. Wall, NJ 07719 (US) (74) Representative: Hemmer, Arnd  Patentanwälte Wilcken & Vollmann, Bei der Lohmühle 23 23554 Lübeck 23554 Lübeck (DE)