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(43) Date of publication: 17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07 (21) Application number: 08755448.1 (22) Date of filing: 14.05.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 26/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/063594 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/144335 (27.11.2008 Gazette 2008/48)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 18.05.2007 DE 202007007226 U (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark, Delaware 19711 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCHMITT, Klaus-Gisbert 35390 Giessen (DE) DOKUPIL, Wolfgang 35396 Wieseck (DE) GERLACH, Lothar 35435 Wettenberg (DE) SCHNEIDER, Michael 35633 Lahnau (DE) (74) Representative: Witte, Weller & Partner  Phoenixbau Königstrasse 5 70173 Stuttgart 70173 Stuttgart (DE)