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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.09.2010 (43) Date of publication: 16.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/46 (21) Application number: 10729530.5 (22) Date of filing: 08.01.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B41J 29/377(2006.01) B41J 2/315(2006.01) B41F 23/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/020409 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/080940 (15.07.2010 Gazette 2010/28)

(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 SM TR (30) Priority: 10.01.2009 US 351823 08.10.2009 US 249676 P (71) Applicant: ZIH Corporation Hamilton HM 12 (BM)	(72) Inventors: MAYNARD, Raymond, Eugene Westerly RI 02891 (US) HELMA, Thomas, Richard Wakefield RI 02879 (US) HEFFLEY, Keith, R. Providence RI 02906 (US) (74) Representative: Rees, Simon John Lewis  Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)