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EP 1 725 846 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 29.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/48 (21) Application number: 05722847.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01K 3/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/004040 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/078402 (25.08.2005 Gazette 2005/34)

(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: 09.02.2004 US 542993 P (71) Applicant: Sun Chemical Corporation Parsippany, NJ 07054-1285 (US)	(72) Inventor: VARLET-GRANCHER, Xavier F-44140 Geneston (FR) (74) Representative: Gleiss & Grosse  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Leitzstrasse 45 70469 Stuttgart 70469 Stuttgart (DE)