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(43) Date of publication: 13.08.2014 Bulletin 2014/33 (21) Application number: 11873589.3 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 26/18(2006.01) B41M 5/24(2006.01) B23K 26/36(2014.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/054638 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/052034 (11.04.2013 Gazette 2013/15)

(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: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Portland, OR 97229 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOWERTON, Jeffrey Portland, OR 97229 (US) REICHENBACH, Robert Portland, OR 97209 (US) ALPAY, Mehmet Portland, OR 97229 (US) (74) Representative: McCrann, Sarah Ann  HGF Limited 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5DN London EC2Y 5DN (GB)