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(43) Date of publication: 04.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/31 (21) Application number: 08806326.8 (22) Date of filing: 19.09.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22C 9/04(2006.01) B28B 7/34(2006.01) B22C 9/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2008/003171 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/040503 (02.04.2009 Gazette 2009/14)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 24.09.2007 GB 0718637 11.10.2007 GB 0719889 (71) Applicant: Goodwin Plc Ivy House Foundry Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3NR (GB)	(72) Inventors: GOODWIN, Richard, Stanley Croxton, Staffordshire ST21 6PG (GB) TERMPITTAYAVEJ, Kongsak Bangkok 10700 (TH) (74) Representative: Jackson, Martin Peter  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)