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(43) Date of publication: 02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01 (21) Application number: 02757811.1 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 13/703, H04Q 1/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/009177 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/080313 (10.10.2002 Gazette 2002/41)

(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: 29.03.2001 EP 01420073 (71) Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventors: BONVALLAT, Pierre F-74300 Cluses (FR) FASCE, Xavier F-74970 Marignier (FR) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)