APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AND/OR REPAIRING AN OPTICAL SURFACE - Patent 0998743

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EP 0 998 743 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/19

(21)	Application number: 98936507.7

(22)	Date of filing: 27.07.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G11B 7/24, G02B 1/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB9802/229

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9906/994 (11.02.1999 Gazette 1999/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

31.07.1997 GB 9716268

(71)	Applicant: Optidisc International Limited
	Grand Cayman (KY)

(72)	Inventor:
	BURROUGHS, Trevor, Alan London W10 6JL (GB)

(74)	Representative: Suèr, Steven Johannes et al
	Ablett & Stebbing,Caparo House,101-103 Baker Street London W1M 1FD London W1M 1FD (GB)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AND/OR REPAIRING AN OPTICAL SURFACE