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(43) Date of publication: 12.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/02 (21) Application number: 03726335.7 (22) Date of filing: 17.04.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B30B 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/011953 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/089227 (30.10.2003 Gazette 2003/44)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 18.04.2002 US 373568 P 20.03.2003 DE 10312464 (71) Applicant: Stowe Woodward, LLC. Westborough, MA 01581 (US)	(72) Inventor: LUTZ, Andreas 52385 Nideggen (DE) (74) Representative: Sajda, Wolf E., Dipl.-Phys. et al MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNERPostfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)