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(43) Date of publication: 06.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/40 (21) Application number: 03738905.3 (22) Date of filing: 23.05.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C01B 11/02(2006.01) B01J 8/00(2006.01) G06G 7/58(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/014161 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/087657 (22.09.2005 Gazette 2005/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicants: SCHMITZ, Wilfried J. Jacksonville, FL 32257 (US) FRANCIS, David S. Jacksonville, FL 32259 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCHMITZ, Wilfried J. Jacksonville, FL 32257 (US) FRANCIS, David S. Jacksonville, FL 32259 (US) (74) Representative: Germinario, Claudio et al Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Piazza di Pietra, 38-39 00186 Roma 00186 Roma (IT)