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EP 1 263 649 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 11.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/50 (21) Application number: 01912916.2 (22) Date of filing: 22.02.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65B 3/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US0105/641 (87) International publication number: WO 0106/2596 (30.08.2001 Gazette 2001/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 25.02.2000 US 184887 P (71) Applicant: Robotic Vision Systems Inc. Canton, MA 02021 (US)	(72) Inventor: WEISS, Martin 93059 Regensburg (DE) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)