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(43) Date of publication: 09.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/10 (21) Application number: 09769352.7 (22) Date of filing: 26.06.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01D 5/20(2006.01) F16F 9/32(2006.01) F15B 15/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2009/058035 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/156504 (30.12.2009 Gazette 2009/53)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 27.06.2008 EP 08159245 27.06.2008 US 76234 P (71) Applicant: NCTEngineering GmbH 82008 Unterhaching (DE)	(72) Inventor: MAY, Lutz 82335 Berg (DE) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)