MEANS FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING AND CONTROLLING PIPELINE LEAKAGES - Patent 0383864

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EP 0 383 864 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.08.1990 Bulletin 1990/35

(21)	Application number: 89907745.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.07.1989

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F16L 9/ 18^{( . )}
G01M 3/ 28^{( . )}

F17D 5/ 04^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP1989/000791

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1990/000698 (25.01.1990 Gazette 1990/03)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

08.07.1988 AU 19880009213

(71)	Applicants:
	RIB LOC GROUP LIMITED Dry Creek, S.A. 5094 (AU) STEIN, Dietrich D-44892 Bochum (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	STEIN, Dietrich D-4630 Bochum 7 (DE) MENZEL, Stanley, William, Otto Burnside, S.A. 5066 (AU)

(74)	Representative: May, Hans Ulrich, Dr.
	Patentanwalt Dr.H.U.May, Thierschstrasse 27 D-80538 München D-80538 München (DE)

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