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EP 1 691 901 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 23.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/34 (21) Application number: 04785224.9 (22) Date of filing: 29.09.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A63B 53/04(2006.01) B23K 20/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/031875 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/032667 (14.04.2005 Gazette 2005/15)

(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 (30) Priority: 29.09.2003 US 673613 (71) Applicant: Rockwell Scientific Licensing LLC Thousand Oaks, California 91358-0085 (US)	(72) Inventor: MAHONEY, Murray, W. Camarillo, CA 93010 (US) (74) Representative: Crawford, Andrew Birkby et al A.A. Thornton & Co., 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE London WC1V 7LE (GB)