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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/28 (21) Application number: 96931560.0 (22) Date of filing: 11.09.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H05K 5/ 00( . ) H05K 9/ 00( . ) H05K 7/ 14( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/014711 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/011592 (27.03.1997 Gazette 1997/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 22.09.1995 US 19950004197 06.12.1995 US 19950569403 (71) Applicant: METRICOM, INC. Los Gatos, California 95030-2375 (US)	(72) Inventor: CASEBOLT, Matthew, P. Fremont, CA 94536 (US) (74) Representative: Fuchs Mehler Weiss  Patentanwälte Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 7 65189 Wiesbaden 65189 Wiesbaden (DE)