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EP 1 459 135 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39 (21) Application number: 02803590.5 (22) Date of filing: 20.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G03G 7/00, B41M 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/029955 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/044603 (30.05.2003 Gazette 2003/22)

(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: 16.11.2001 JP 2001351009 (71) Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventors: KAMIYAMA, Koji Tama-city, Kanagawa 206-0014 (JP) DOGHOSHI, Shigeaki Sagamibara City, Kanagawa 229-1185 (JP) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)