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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.10.2010 (43) Date of publication: 30.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/48 (21) Application number: 09833843.7 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 9/00(2006.01) B23K 9/20(2006.01) B23K 31/02(2006.01) B23K 101/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/068786 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/071823 (24.06.2010 Gazette 2010/25)

(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: 19.12.2008 JP 2008324269 (71) Applicant: Newfrey LLC Newark, DE 19711 (US)	(72) Inventor: MIURA, Daisuke Toyohashi Aichi 441-8540 (JP) (74) Representative: Haar, Lucas Heinz Jörn et al Patentanwälte Haar & Schwarz-Haar Lessingstrasse 3 61231 Bad Nauheim 61231 Bad Nauheim (DE)