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(11) EP 1 525 070 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
27.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/17

(21) Application number: 03771532.3

(22) Date of filing: 11.04.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23K 26/38, B41J 2/14, B41J 2/16
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/011041
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/011186 (05.02.2004 Gazette 2004/06)
(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: 25.07.2002 US 398639 P
08.10.2002 US 267009

(71) Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Kadoma-shi,Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • LIU, Xinbing
    Acton, MA 01720 (US)
  • CHENG, Chen-Hsiung
    Chelmsford, MA 01824 (US)
  • MIZUYAMA, Yosuke
    Munakata, Fukuoka 811-3516 (JP)
  • TOYOFUKU, Yosuke
    Kasuga City, Fukuoka 816-0861 (JP)
  • HOGAN, Dan
    Acton, MA 01720 (US)
  • EDWARDS, Nancy
    Essex Junction, VT 05452 (US)

(74) Representative: Atkinson, Ralph et al
Atkinson Burrington Ltd28 President BuildingsPresident Way
Sheffield S4 7UR
Sheffield S4 7UR (GB)

   


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