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EP 1 606 073 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/51 (21) Application number: 03816276.4 (22) Date of filing: 11.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23B 51/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/007184 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/080632 (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: Credo Technology Corporation Broadview,Illinois 60155 (US)	(72) Inventors: WIKER, Juergen 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen (DE) PHILLIPS, Gregory, A. LaGrange, KY 40031 (US) (74) Representative: Barth, Stephan Manuel  Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner GbR, Patentanwälte Friedrichstrasse 31 80801 München 80801 München (DE)