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25.04.1996 US 637399
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29.10.1997 Bulletin 1997/44 |
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Proprietor: Itron, Inc. |
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Spokane, WA 99216 (US) |
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- Goodwin, Wendell R.
Dunwoody,
Georgia 30328 (US)
- Makinson, David N.
Seneca,
South Carolina 29678 (US)
- Timko, Richard
Seneca,
South Carolina 29672 (US)
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Representative: Schlief, Thomas P. et al |
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Patentanwälte
Canzler & Bergmeier
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 84 85055 Ingolstadt 85055 Ingolstadt (DE) |
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EP-A- 0 459 570 US-A- 5 338 996
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