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(43) Date of publication: 13.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/02 (21) Application number: 08743181.3 (22) Date of filing: 21.04.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C02F 1/32(2006.01) C02F 1/72(2006.01) C02F 1/78(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/005178 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/130710 (30.10.2008 Gazette 2008/44)

(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: 19.04.2007 US 925645 P 28.09.2007 US 995834 P 03.04.2008 US 72991 (71) Applicant: Applied Process Technology, Inc. Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (US)	(72) Inventors: ROBINSON, B., Keel Richmond, CA 94804 (US) GUSTAFSON, Douglas Antioch, CA 94509 (US) (74) Representative: Jenkins, Peter David  Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF John Street London WC1N 2BF (GB)