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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.09.2002 (43) Date of publication: 14.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/20 (21) Application number: 01921742.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.03.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23B 1/00, G01D 21/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IB0100/692 (87) International publication number: WO 0107/0437 (27.09.2001 Gazette 2001/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 20.03.2000 US 190745 P (71) Applicant: Cognitens, Ltd 47282 Ramat Hasharon (IL)	(72) Inventors: GURA, Ram 74028 Nes Ziona (IL) LASKER, Israel 44288 Kfar Saba (IL) (74) Representative: Skone James, Robert Edmund et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERYBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)