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EP 1 565 319 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 24.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/34 (21) Application number: 03779148.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/165 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/033334 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/050372 (17.06.2004 Gazette 2004/25)

(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: 29.11.2002 JP 2002347424 (71) Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)	(72) Inventors: HATTORI, Jiro Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0037 (JP) SANO, Koichi Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-1123 (JP) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)