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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.09.2002 (43) Date of publication: 04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23 (21) Application number: 00958063.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01F 1/42, G01F 1/684, G01F 25/00, G01F 1/696, A61B 5/087, G01D 1/02, H03M 1/20, G01D 3/032 (86) International application number: PCT/CA0001/026 (87) International publication number: WO 0101/8496 (15.03.2001 Gazette 2001/11)

(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 (71) Applicant: Microbridge Technologies Inc. Westmount, Québec H3Z 1Z5 (CA)	(72) Inventors: GRUDIN, Oleg Montréal, Québec H3H 2N7 (CA) GENDIN, Alexander Montréal, Québec H3H 2N7 (CA) FROLOV, Gennadiy Montréal, Québec H3H 2N7 (CA) (74) Representative: Reinhardt, Harry et al Reinhardt & Pohlmann Partnerschaft,Grünstrasse 1 75172 Pforzheim 75172 Pforzheim (DE)