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EP 2 777 043 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 17.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/38 (21) Application number: 12766916.6 (22) Date of filing: 31.08.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G11B 27/11(2006.01) G01C 21/36(2006.01) G11B 27/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2012/067008 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/068145 (16.05.2013 Gazette 2013/20)

(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 (30) Priority: 08.11.2011 IE 20110483 (71) Applicant: National University of Ireland, Maynooth Maynooth, County Kildare (IE)	(72) Inventor: McCARTHY, Timothy Dunsany County Meath (IE) (74) Representative: Boyce, Conor et al Hanna Moore & Curley 13 Lower Lad Lane Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)