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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.10.2003 (43) Date of publication: 02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01 (21) Application number: 02723205.7 (22) Date of filing: 18.02.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G02B 5/126 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/005153 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/009019 (30.01.2003 Gazette 2003/05)

(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: 06.03.2001 JP 2001061823 30.11.2001 JP 2001366100 (71) Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventor: NAKAJIMA, Toshitaka Nishimurayama, Yamagata 999-3511 (JP) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)