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(43) Date of publication: 28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44 (21) Application number: 08712937.5 (22) Date of filing: 03.01.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22D 19/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/000027 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/085820 (17.07.2008 Gazette 2008/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 11.01.2007 US 652305 (71) Applicant: THE GATES CORPORATION Denver, CO 80202 (US)	(72) Inventor: HODJAT, Yahya Oxford, MI 48371-3410 (US) (74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)