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(43) Date of publication: 09.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/19 (21) Application number: 05758896.4 (22) Date of filing: 13.07.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22D 7/00(2006.01) B22D 35/04(2006.01) B22D 21/04(2006.01) B22D 9/00(2006.01) B22D 21/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2005/001025 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/005131 (19.01.2006 Gazette 2006/03)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 14.07.2004 AU 2004903884 (71) Applicant: Cast Centre Pty., Ltd. Saint Lucia, QLD 4072 (AU)

(72) Inventors: ALGUINE, Vladimir Moscow, 121357 (RU) CLEARY, Paul, William Burwood East, VIC 3151 (AU) GRANDFIELD, John West Brunswick, VIC 3055 (AU) NGUYEN, Vu Springvale, VIC 3171 (AU) PRAKASH, Mahesh Narre Warren, VIC 3805 (AU) ROHAN, Patrick East Geelong, VIC 3219 (AU) SINNOTT, Mathew Fairfield, VIC 3078 (AU) (74) Representative: Cabinet Plasseraud  52 rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)