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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.08.2006 (43) Date of publication: 18.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/29 (21) Application number: 05817299.0 (22) Date of filing: 02.11.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01L 41/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/039465 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/050357 (11.05.2006 Gazette 2006/19)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 02.11.2004 US 978825 (71) Applicant: Cross Match Technologies, Inc. Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (US)	(72) Inventor: SCOTT, Walter, G. North Palm Beach, Florida 33408 (US) (74) Representative: Cross, James Peter Archibald et al R.G.C. Jenkins & Co., 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)