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EP 1 601 808 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/49 (21) Application number: 03714940.8 (22) Date of filing: 07.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C23C 2/06 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/050043 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/079032 (16.09.2004 Gazette 2004/38)

(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 (71) Applicant: N.V. BEKAERT S.A. 8550 Zwevegem (BE)	(72) Inventors: ETIENNE, Pierre B-8550 Zwevegem (BE) LAUDADIO, Antonio I-64015 Nereto (IT)