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(43) Date of publication: 18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03 (21) Application number: 09841636.5 (22) Date of filing: 12.08.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22C 38/58(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/053505 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/104527 (16.09.2010 Gazette 2010/37)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 09.03.2009 US 400283 (71) Applicant: National Bronze & Metals, Inc. Houston, TX 77008-6113 (US)	(72) Inventor: LAZARUS, Norman, Michael Houston TX 77024 (US) (74) Representative: Woods, Geoffrey Corlett  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ (GB)