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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.09.2005 (43) Date of publication: 13.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/37 (21) Application number: 04804475.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25D 7/06(2006.01) C25D 19/00(2006.01) C25D 5/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/014894 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/064043 (14.07.2005 Gazette 2005/28)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 23.12.2003 EP 03078988 (71) Applicant: Corus Staal BV 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL)	(72) Inventors: SCHNETZ, Kokkie NL-2011 WD Haarlem (NL) DE VREUGD, Daniël, Adriaan NL-1948 AM Beverwijk (NL) WIJNBEEK, Eric, Bob NL-1851 SL Heiloo (NL) WIJENBERG, Jacques, Hubert, Olga, Joseph NL-1019 PE Amsterdam (NL) (74) Representative: Herman de Groot, Johan Willem et al Corus Technology BV Corus Intellectual Property Department PO Box 10000 1970 CA Ijmuiden 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL)