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(43) Date of publication: 11.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/46 (21) Application number: 96932700.0 (22) Date of filing: 02.10.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C01G 49/ 02( . ) C09C 3/ 08( . ) G11B 5/ 706( . ) H01F 1/ 11( . ) G01J 3/ 28( . ) C09C 1/ 24( . ) C09D 11/ 02( . ) G11B 5/ 712( . ) H01F 41/ 16( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/GB1996/002414 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/012941 (10.04.1997 Gazette 1997/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 03.10.1995 US 19950004701P 18.01.1996 US 19960588215 24.05.1996 US 19960653357 19.07.1996 US 19960684417 (71) Applicant: VIDEOJET SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Wood Dale, Illinois 60191-673 (US)	(72) Inventor: KWAN, Wing, Sum, Vincent Deerfield, IL 60015 (US) (74) Representative: McGowan, Nigel George  The General Electric Company plc GEC Patent Department Waterhouse Lane Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2QX Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2QX (GB)