INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT- Inter nal Application No PCT/ZA00/00202 A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER IPC 7 A61C19/04 According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC B. FIELDS SEARCHED Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols) IPC 7 A61C Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practical, search terms used) C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT Category ° Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No. X GB 320 167 A (BENNETT) 1-4, 10 October 1929 (1929-10-10) 8-15, 23 the whole document A US 1 944 601 A (GULICK) 1-4, 23 January 1934 (1934-01-23) 8-10,12, 13,21 the whole document; figures 8,9 Further documents are listed in the continuation of box C. zig Patent family members are listed in annex. Special categories of cited documents : or priority date and not in conflict with the application but considered to be of particular relevance cited to understand the principle or theory underlying the invention "E"earlier document but published on or after the international"X"document of particular relevance; the claimed invention filing date cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to "L"document which may throw doubts on priority claim (s) or involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone which is cited to establish the publication date of another-y. document of particular relevance ; the claimed invention citation or other special reason (as specified) cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the "0"document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or document is combined with one or more other such docu- other means ments, such combination being obvious to a person skilled "P"document published prior to the international filing date but in the art. later than the priority date claimed"&"document member of the same patent family Date of the actual completion of the international search Date of mailing of the international search report 13 February 2001 2 . a. oi Name and mailing address of the ISA Authorized officer European Patent Office, P. B. 5818 Patentlaan 2 NL-2280 HV Rijswijk Tel. (+31-70) 340-2040, Tx. 31 651 epo nl, Fax : (+31-70) 3403016 VANRUNXT, J in tationai application No. PCT/ZA 00/00202 INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT Box I Observations where certain claims were found unsearchable (Continuation of item 1 of first sheet) This International Search Report has not been established in respect of certain claims under Article 17 (2) (a) for the following reasons: 1. C Claims Nos.: because they relate to subject matter not required to be searched by this Authority, namely: 2. Claims Nos.: 32-38 because they relate to parts of the International Application that do not comply with the prescribed requirements to such an extent that no meaningful International Search can be carried out, specifically : see FURTHER INFORMATION sheet PCT/ISA/210 3 a Claims Nos.: because they are dependent claims and are not drafted in accordance with the second and third sentences of Rule 6.4 (a). Box 11 Observations where unity of invention is lacking (Continuation of item 2 of first sheet) This International Searching Authority found multiple inventions in this international application, as follows: see additional sheet 1 As all required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this International Search Report covers all searchable claims. 2. As As all searchable claims could be searched without effort justifying an additional fee, this Authority did not invite payment of any additional fee. 3. As only some of the required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this International Search Report covers only those claims for which fees were paid, specifically claims Nos.: 4. No required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant. Consequently, this International Search Report is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims; it is covered by claims Nos.: 1-5,8-29 Remark on Protest ! ! The additional search fees were accompanied by the applicant's protest. No protest accompanied the payment of additional search fees. u FURTHER INFORMATION CONTINUED FROM PCT/ISA/210 This International Searching Authority found multiple (groups of) inventions in this international application, as follows: 1. Claims: 1-5,8-29 Method and device for measuring the distance from a central position between the lips to at least one externally visible landmark on the patient's face. 2. Claims : 6,7,30,31 Method and device for determining the correct placement of teeth in a set of upper and lower dentures including the steps of measuring the distance from an inner surface of a patient's lip. to the ridge of the fully edentulous jaw. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTINUED FROM PCT/ISA/210 Continuation of Box 1. 2 Claims Nos.: 32-38 See rule 6.2 a) PCT The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that claims, or parts of claims, relating to inventions in respect of which no international search report has been established need not be the subject of an international preliminary examination (Rule 66.1 (e) PCT). The applicant is advised that the EPO policy when acting as an International Preliminary Examining Authority is normally not to carry out a preliminary examination on matter which has not been searched. This is the case irrespective of whether or not the claims are amended following receipt of the search report or during any Chapter II procedure. INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT inter na ! Application No , ormation on patent fami. y members pT/ZA 00/00202 Patent document Publication Patent family Publication cited in search report date member (s) date GB 320167 A 10-10-1929 NONE US 1944601 A 23-01-1934 NONE