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(43) Date of publication: 07.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/45 (21) Application number: 99956453.7 (22) Date of filing: 11.10.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01B 7/12 // (G01B101/70, 121:06) (86) International application number: PCT/SE9901/835 (87) International publication number: WO 0022/375 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 11.10.1998 SE 9803506 (71) Applicant: Merkel, Harald 428 30 Kallered (SE)	(72) Inventor: Tyren, Carl MC-98000 Monaco (MC) (74) Representative: Asketorp, Göran et al Hansson Thyresson Patentbyra AB,Box 73 201 20 Malmö 201 20 Malmö (SE)