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EP 1 603 829 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 14.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/50 (21) Application number: 03709977.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B81B 3/00, B81C 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2003/001069 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/080886 (23.09.2004 Gazette 2004/39)

(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: BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED London EC4M 7SB (GB)	(72) Inventors: MONTELIUS, Lars, G. Bjerred (SE) LING, Torbjorn, G., I. Lund (SE) LITWIN, Andrej Danderyd (SE) (74) Representative: Simpson, Paul Christopher  BTG International Limited 10 Fleet Place Limeburner Lane GB-London EC4M 7SB GB-London EC4M 7SB (GB)