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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.06.2004 (43) Date of publication: 18.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/34 (21) Application number: 02730232.2 (22) Date of filing: 02.05.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01D 3/02, G01D 18/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2002/004871 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/090891 (14.11.2002 Gazette 2002/46)

(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: 10.05.2001 GB 0111482 (71) Applicant: Fast Technology GmbH 85521 Ottobrunn (DE)	(72) Inventor: MAY, Lutz, Axel Gelting 82538 (DE) (74) Representative: Becker Kurig Straus  PatentanwälteBavariastrasse 7 80336 München 80336 München (DE)