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EP 1 525 147 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.06.2004 (43) Date of publication: 27.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/17 (21) Application number: 03772041.4 (22) Date of filing: 29.07.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/023689 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/011354 (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: 29.07.2002 US 398793 P (71) Applicant: Bartell Machinery Systems, LLC. Rome, NY 13440 (US)	(72) Inventor: THOMPSON, Walter Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B4 (CA) (74) Representative: Brunner, Michael John  GILL JENNINGS & EVERY,Broadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)