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(43) Date of publication: 21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21 (21) Application number: 06721478.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.05.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22D 19/02(2006.01) B22D 19/08(2006.01) B22D 19/14(2006.01) B22D 25/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2006/000601 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/119554 (16.11.2006 Gazette 2006/46)

(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: 06.05.2005 AU 2005902313 (71) Applicant: PACIFICA GROUP TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD Victoria, 3165 (AU)	(72) Inventors: WHITE, Stephen, James Belgrave South, Victoria 3160 (AU) HOLLOWAY, Scott Minnesota 55109 (US) (74) Representative: Von Renesse, Dorothea et al König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Lohengrinstrasse 11 40549 Düsseldorf 40549 Düsseldorf (DE)