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(43) Date of publication: 02.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/44 (21) Application number: 10704026.3 (22) Date of filing: 27.01.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A42B 3/12(2006.01) F16F 9/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/000211 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/087957 (05.08.2010 Gazette 2010/31)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 28.01.2009 US 360864 (71) Applicant: Xenith, LLC Lowell, MA 01854 (US)	(72) Inventors: FERRARA, Vincent, R. Wellesley MA 02482 (US) HIBCHEN, Kurt Montreal QC H2W 2L3 (CA) (74) Representative: Somervell, Thomas Richard  Marks & Clerk LLP Alpha Tower Suffolk Street Queensway GB-Birmingham B1 1TT GB-Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)