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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12 (21) Application number: 07734549.4 (22) Date of filing: 14.05.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 25/00(2006.01) G01N 15/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/001240 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/132334 (22.11.2007 Gazette 2007/47)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 15.05.2006 JP 2006135602 (71) Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)	(72) Inventors: MIZOGUCHI, Hiroaki Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) FUJIWARA, Takahiko Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) (74) Representative: May, Mark Andrew et al Kuhnen & Wacker, Patent-und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)