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(11) EP 0 890 661 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:
08.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14

(21) Application number: 98112284.9

(22) Date of filing: 02.07.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C30B 9/00, C30B 11/00, C30B 29/22

(54)

Method of preparing oxide superconducting bulk body

Verfahren zur Herstellung einer supraleitender Oxidkörper

Procédé pour la préparation d'un corps massif supraconducteur

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 04.07.1997 JP 17933197

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/02

(73) Proprietors:
  • SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 541 (JP)
  • INTERNATIONAL SUPERCONDUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER
    Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hayashi, Noriki
    1-3, Shimaya 1-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka (JP)
  • Murakami, Masato
    Koto-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 486 698
US-A- 5 611 854
 WO-A-96/21934
   
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  • OGAWA ET AL.: "Preparation of YBCO bulk superconductor by platinum doped melt growth method" SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY., vol. 5, no. 1s, January 1992, pages s89-92, XP000247989 BRISTOL GB
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