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EP 1 993 759 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 26.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/48 (21) Application number: 07749717.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.02.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/11(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/002763 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/094973 (23.08.2007 Gazette 2007/34)

(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: 09.02.2006 US 349600 (71) Applicant: Appliedus Corporation Irvine, CA 92620 (US)	(72) Inventor: ECER, Gunes, M. Irvine, CA 92614 (US) (74) Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner  Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München 80538 München (DE)