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EP 1 425 106 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.08.2003 (43) Date of publication: 09.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/24 (21) Application number: 02766128.9 (22) Date of filing: 27.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05B 15/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/027270 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/020439 (13.03.2003 Gazette 2003/11)

(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: 28.08.2001 US 940970 12.02.2002 US 76211 26.08.2002 US 227979 (71) Applicant: CARDINAL IG COMPANY Minnetonka, MN 55344 (US)	(72) Inventor: TRPKOVSKI, Paul Loganville, WI 53943 (US) (74) Representative: Howe, Steven  Lloyd WiseCommonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)