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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.03.2010 (43) Date of publication: 16.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/11 (21) Application number: 09759450.1 (22) Date of filing: 04.06.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01J 25/34(2006.01) H03F 3/58(2006.01) H01J 23/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/046305 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/149291 (10.12.2009 Gazette 2009/50)

(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: 05.06.2008 US 59182 (71) Applicant: Innosys, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (US)	(72) Inventors: HWU, Ruey-Jen Salt Lake City, UT (US) SADWICK, Laurence, P. Salt Lake City, UT (US) REN, Jishi Ottawa, Ontario K2J0E8 (CA) (74) Representative: Martin, Philip John  Marks & Clerk LLP 62-68 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LA Cambridge CB2 1LA (GB)