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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.12.2006 (43) Date of publication: 14.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/07 (21) Application number: 05745385.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.04.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B41J 3/00(2006.01) B41J 29/38(2006.01) B41J 2/01(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/015165 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/104807 (10.11.2005 Gazette 2005/45)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 28.04.2004 US 566468 P (71) Applicant: Elesys, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)	(72) Inventors: LUGARESI, Thomas Los Gatos, CA 95032 (US) GARDNER, Clayton Alamo, CA 94507 (US) BRADSHAW, George, L. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) JONES, Randy, Q. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) UNTER, Jan, E. Alamo, CA 94507 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Hugh Ronald  Brookes Batchellor LLP 102-108 Clerkenwell Road GB-London EC1M 5SA GB-London EC1M 5SA (GB)