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(43) Date of publication: 16.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/42 (21) Application number: 10795293.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 26/00(2006.01) B23K 26/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2010/069390 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/076064 (14.06.2012 Gazette 2012/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: Solneva SA 3270 Aarberg (CH)	(72) Inventors: SCHNEEBERGER, Stefan CH-1595 Faoug (CH) FREI, Bruno CH-3634 Thierachern (CH) (74) Representative: Scheuzger, Beat Otto  Bovard AG Patent- und Markenanwälte Optingenstrasse 16 3000 Bern 25 3000 Bern 25 (CH)