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(43) Date of publication: 21.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/47 (21) Application number: 06709763.4 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01N 3/20(2006.01) B01D 53/90(2006.01) C01C 1/08(2006.01) B01D 53/94(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2006/000526 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/087541 (24.08.2006 Gazette 2006/34)

(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: 16.02.2005 GB 0503181 23.03.2005 GB 0505916 28.04.2005 GB 0508620 22.09.2005 GB 0519322 12.10.2005 GB 0520721 (71) Applicant: IMI VISION LIMITED Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6EU (GB)	(72) Inventors: BARBER, Graham, Richard Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B73 6LS (GB) HEYES, Keith, James Barnt Green, Worcestershire B45 8NR (GB) DAVEY, Stuart, Charles Southam, Warwickshire CV47 1GA (GB) (74) Representative: Holmes, Matthew William  Ollila Lanoe LLP The Coach House Wootton Park Farm Wootton Wawen Warwickshire, B95 6HJ Warwickshire, B95 6HJ (GB)