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(43) Date of publication: 05.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/01 (21) Application number: 08743054.2 (22) Date of filing: 18.04.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01K 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/005018 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/128803 (22.10.2009 Gazette 2009/43)

(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: Metglas, Inc. Conway, SC 29526 (US)	(72) Inventors: HASEGAWA, Ryusuke Conway, SC 29526 (US) AZUMA, Daichi Conway, SC 29526 (US) (74) Representative: Graf Lambsdorff, Matthias  Lambsdorff & Lange, Patentanwälte, Dingolfinger Strasse 6 81673 München 81673 München (DE)