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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 01903080.8 (22) Date of filing: 16.01.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B24B 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/001389 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/053038 (26.07.2001 Gazette 2001/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 18.01.2000 US 176658 P (71) Applicant: NCRX Optical Solutions, Inc. Wooster, OH 44691 (US)	(72) Inventors: SIDERS, Larry, K. Wooster, OH 44691 (US) BAECHTEL, Donald, F. Lyndhurst, OH 44149 (US) (74) Representative: Linser, Heinz  Patentanwalt Heinz LinserFichtestrasse 8 16548 Glienicke/Nordb. 16548 Glienicke/Nordb. (DE)