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(43) Date of publication: 10.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/45 (21) Application number: 08725141.9 (22) Date of filing: 04.02.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G11B 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/001464 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/099406 (13.08.2009 Gazette 2009/33)

(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 (71) Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America Peachtree City, GA 30269 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHRIST, James, R. Peachtree City GA 30269 (US) COLALILLO, Michael, P. Peachtree City GA 30269 (US) HICKERSON, Dallas, D. Sharpsburg GA 30277 (US) (74) Representative: Schmidt, Steffen  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)