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(43) Date of publication: 28.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/05 (21) Application number: 06704990.8 (22) Date of filing: 09.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D01B 1/14(2006.01) A01D 45/00(2006.01) D01B 1/24(2006.01) D01B 1/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2006/000317 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/094359 (14.09.2006 Gazette 2006/37)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 09.03.2005 AU 2005901132 (71) Applicant: Fibre Laboratory Pty Ltd Blackburn, Victoria 3130 (AU)	(72) Inventors: CLARKE, Adrian, Francis, K. Croydon Hills, Victoria 3136 (AU) CLARKE, Adrian, Ward Croydon Hills, Victoria 3136 (AU) DENNIS, Hamish, Gray, Seymour Point Cook, Australia 3030 (AU) (74) Representative: Rickard, David John et al Ipulse 26 Mallinson Road London SW11 1BP London SW11 1BP (GB)