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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.11.2007 (43) Date of publication: 16.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/29 (21) Application number: 06816547.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E04H 9/00(2006.01) E04C 2/00(2006.01) E04B 1/94(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/039413 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/044676 (19.04.2007 Gazette 2007/16)

(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: 07.10.2005 US 724587 P (71) Applicant: Composite Support & Solutions, Inc. Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275 (US)	(72) Inventor: HIEL, Clement Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 (US) (74) Representative: Müller, Wolfram Hubertus et al Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann Postfach 15 09 20 10671 Berlin 10671 Berlin (DE)