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(43) Date of publication: 11.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/15 (21) Application number: 98960155.4 (22) Date of filing: 02.11.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G11B 7/24, G11B 3/70, G11C 11/00, B32B 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9823/194 (87) International publication number: WO 9923/650 (14.05.1999 Gazette 1999/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 31.10.1997 US 63797 (71) Applicant: OMD Devices LLC Wilmington, DE 19805 (US)

(72) Inventors: KOROTEEV, Nicolai I. Moscow (RU) MAGNITSKII, Sergei A. Moscow (RU) KRIKUNOV, Sergei A. Moscow (RU) SHUBIN, Vladimir V. Moscow, 117192 (RU) MALAKHOV, Dimitry A. Moscow (RU) LEVICH, Eugene, V. New York, NY 10036 (US) MALKIN, Jacob, N. 77461 Ashdod (IL) (74) Representative: Ritscher, Thomas, Dr.  RITSCHER & SEIFERTPatentanwälteForchstrasse 452Postfach 8029 Zürich 8029 Zürich (CH) (56) References cited: :