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(43) Date of publication: 28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52 (21) Application number: 04760758.5 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G02B 26/12, H04N 1/113, B41J 2/47 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2004/000364 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/102255 (25.11.2004 Gazette 2004/48)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 12.03.2003 US 453832 P (71) Applicant: Escher-Grad Technologies Inc. Montréal,Québec H8T 3H2 (CA)	(72) Inventor: KHALID, Najeeb, A. Westmount, Québec H3Y 1C1 (CA) (74) Representative: Reinhardt, Harry et al Reinhardt & Pohlmann Partnerschaft, Grünstrasse 1 75172 Pforzheim 75172 Pforzheim (DE)