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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.05.2004 (43) Date of publication: 01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49 (21) Application number: 03709000.8 (22) Date of filing: 06.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23P 19/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/003725 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/066278 (14.08.2003 Gazette 2003/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 08.02.2002 JP 2002032538 (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark,Delaware 19711 (US)	(72) Inventors: Kato, Toru Toyohashi-shi,Aichi-ken (JP) Umemura, Hironori Toyohashi-shi,Aichi-ken (JP) Naitoh, Nobuharu Toyohashi-shi,Aichi 441-8540 (JP) (74) Representative: Haar, Lucas H., Dipl.-Ing. et al Patentanwälte Haar & Schwarz-Haar,Lessingstrasse 3 61231 Bad Nauheim 61231 Bad Nauheim (DE)