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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.01.2004 (43) Date of publication: 15.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/51 (21) Application number: 03708449.8 (22) Date of filing: 19.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A44C 1/00, G01N 21/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IL2003/000133 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/070043 (28.08.2003 Gazette 2003/35)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 19.02.2002 IL 14825602 (71) Applicants: Dialit Ltd. Holon 58117 (IL) Porat, Zvi Petah Tikva 49223 (IL)	(72) Inventors: PORAT, Zvi Petah Tikva 49223 (IL) CASPI, Akiva Ra'anana 43722 (IL) (74) Representative: Gymer, Keith Francis et al Page Hargrave,Southgate,Whitefriars Lewins Mead,Bristol BS1 2NT Lewins Mead,Bristol BS1 2NT (GB)