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(43) Date of publication: 08.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/23 (21) Application number: 03795001.1 (22) Date of filing: 09.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01B 9/04, G06T 7/60 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/010013 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/025217 (25.03.2004 Gazette 2004/13)

(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 (30) Priority: 13.09.2002 DE 10242628 (71) Applicant: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG 9435 Heerbrugg (CH)	(72) Inventor: NEY, Christophe CH-9435 Heerbrug (CH) (74) Representative: Grunert, Marcus, Dipl.-Phys.  Hössle Kudlek & PartnerPatentanwältePostfach 10 23 38 70019 Stuttgart 70019 Stuttgart (DE)