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(43) Date of publication: 27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35 (21) Application number: 06804735.6 (22) Date of filing: 16.11.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/954(2006.01) E02D 29/12(2006.01) G01N 21/84(2006.01) B60D 1/07(2006.01) G01D 11/30(2006.01) G06F 17/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2006/001871 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/056855 (24.05.2007 Gazette 2007/21)

(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: 16.11.2005 US 274316 17.11.2005 US 280201 17.11.2005 US 280202 (71) Applicant: CT-Zoom Technologies Inc. Terrebonne, Québec J6Y 1J4 (CA)	(72) Inventors: LORTIE, Alain Terrebonne, Québec J6Y 1J4 (CA) BLIER, Sébastien Montréal, Québec H2M 2T5 (CA) (74) Representative: Tetaz, Franck Claude Edouard et al Cabinet Régimbeau 139, rue Vendôme 69477 Lyon Cedex 06 69477 Lyon Cedex 06 (FR)