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(43) Date of publication: 06.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/19 (21) Application number: 02764837.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01R 33/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2002/008820 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/014757 (20.02.2003 Gazette 2003/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 09.08.2001 US 119478 (71) Applicant: Fast Technology AG 85521 Ottobrunn (DE)	(72) Inventors: MAY, Lutz, Axel D-82538 Gelting (DE) CUNTZE, Georg 85570 Markt Schwaben (DE) (74) Representative: Becker Kurig Straus  PatentanwälteBavariastrasse 7 80336 München 80336 München (DE)