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(43) Date of publication: 29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39 (21) Application number: 07855207.2 (22) Date of filing: 17.12.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C21D 1/00(2006.01) C21D 1/08(2006.01) C21D 1/10(2006.01) G01F 15/18(2006.01) C21D 1/06(2006.01) C21D 1/09(2006.01) G01F 1/84(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/087745 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/078859 (25.06.2009 Gazette 2009/26)

(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 (71) Applicant: Micro Motion Inc. Boulder, CO 80301 (US)	(72) Inventors: DOLD, Bryan Boulder Colorado 80301 (US) HONEGGER, Allen Berthoud Colorado 80513 (US) BERRY, Gerry Boulder Colorado 80301 (US) GRIFFIN, Clinton, R. Erie, Colorado 80516 (US) (74) Representative: Lanoe, Benjamin  Ollila Lanoe LLP The Coach House Wootton Park Farm Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire B95 6HJ Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire B95 6HJ (GB)