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(43) Date of publication: 13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33 (21) Application number: 06817560.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.11.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F42D 1/04(2006.01) F42D 7/00(2006.01) F42D 5/00(2006.01) F42D 3/04(2006.01) F42B 3/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2006/001811 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/062467 (07.06.2007 Gazette 2007/23)

(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: 30.11.2005 US 740671 P (71) Applicant: Orica Explosives Technology Pty Ltd Melbourne, VIC 3000 (AU)	(72) Inventor: LOWNDS, Charles Michael Aurora, Colorado 80016 (US) (74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ (GB)