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(11) EP 0 848 402 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(21) Application number: 97309916.1

(22) Date of filing: 09.12.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01H 43/28, F15B 21/10

(54)

Fluid operated timer

Druckmittel betätigter Zeitschalter

Temporisateur actionné par un fluide

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 10.12.1996 GB 9625622

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/25

(73) Proprietor: Expo Technologies Limited
Thames Ditton, Surrey KT7 0RH (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Owler, Anthony McKenzie
    Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2QD (GB)

(74) Representative: Gill, David Alan 
W.P. Thompson & Co., 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ
London WC2B 5SQ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-U- 1 981 913
US-A- 2 772 688
US-A- 3 098 505
 FR-A- 2 302 432
US-A- 2 904 073
US-A- 3 880 178
   
       
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