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EP 1 776 170 A2

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(43) Date of publication: 25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17 (21) Application number: 05723203.5 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 53/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/005048 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/091838 (06.10.2005 Gazette 2005/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 09.03.2004 US 797985 09.03.2004 WO PCT/US2004/007368 09.09.2004 US 936873 (71) Applicant: 3K Technologies, Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 (US)	(72) Inventor: KRANTZ, Jeffrey Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 (US) (74) Representative: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S  Sundkrogsgade 9, P.O. Box 831 2100 Copenhagen Ø 2100 Copenhagen Ø (DK)