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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.09.2002 (43) Date of publication: 04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23 (21) Application number: 01959466.2 (22) Date of filing: 03.08.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G02B 26/00, G03B 21/28 (86) International application number: PCT/US0124/332 (87) International publication number: WO 0201/2925 (14.02.2002 Gazette 2002/07)

(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: 03.08.2000 US 631536 30.08.2000 US 229246 P 07.12.2000 US 732445 (71) Applicant: Reflectivity Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)	(72) Inventors: HUIBERS, Andrew, G. Mountain View, CA 94041 (US) ILKOV, Fedor Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US) PATEL, Satyadev Elk Grove, CA 95758 (US) RICHARDS, Peter, W. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) STOCKTON, John Pasadena, CA 91106 (US) (74) Representative: Kirschner, Klaus Dieter, Dipl.-Phys.  Schneiders & BehrendtRechtsanwälte - PatentanwälteSollner Strasse 38 81479 München 81479 München (DE)