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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.11.2010 (43) Date of publication: 09.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/45 (21) Application number: 10722448.7 (22) Date of filing: 12.02.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B29C 44/56(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/024089 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/071900 (24.06.2010 Gazette 2010/25)

(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: 09.12.2008 GB 0822426 (71) Applicant: CARPENTER CO. Richmond, VA 23230 (US)	(72) Inventors: GAROCHE, Jean-Paul F-49460 Cantennay Epinard (FR) BILLIARD, Jean-Pierre F-49100 Angers (FR) (74) Representative: Hammler, Martin Franz  Phillips & Leigh 5 Pemberton Row GB-London EC4A 3BA GB-London EC4A 3BA (GB)