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EP 1 399 282 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13 (21) Application number: 02747992.2 (22) Date of filing: 26.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B21J 15/36, B21J 15/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/020405 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/002283 (09.01.2003 Gazette 2003/02)

(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: 27.06.2001 JP 2001194044 (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark,Delaware 19711 (US)	(72) Inventor: SHIBATA, Hiroshi Toyohashi-shi,Aichi-ken (JP) (74) Representative: Haar, Lucas H., Dipl.-Ing. et al Patentanwälte Haar & Schwarz-Haar,Lessingstrasse 3 61231 Bad Nauheim 61231 Bad Nauheim (DE)