AIR HEATER AND HUMIDIFIER USING DIRECT CONTACT HEATING PRINCIPLES AND METHOD OF OPERATION - Patent 0928403

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EP 0 928 403 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/28

(21)	Application number: 97918855.0

(22)	Date of filing: 16.09.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F24F 6/ 04^{( . )}

F24H 1/ 10^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA1997/000678

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/012485 (26.03.1998 Gazette 1998/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE CH DE DK FI FR GB LI SE

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Priority:

18.09.1996 CA 19962185857
23.09.1996 US 19960724041

(71)	Applicants:
	SOFAME, Inc. Montréal, Québec H1W 3Y8 (CA) Mandeville, Luc Terrebonne, Quebec J6X 2T7 (CA) Dallaire, Michel Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec J3V 3J4 (CA) Ratnani, Kébir Boucherville, Quebec J4B 7T9 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	MANDEVILLE, Luc Terrebonne, Quebec J6X 2T7 (CA) DALLAIRE, Michel Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec J3V 3 (CA) RATNANI, Kébir Boucherville, Quebec J4B 7T9 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Moncheny, Michel, et al
	c/o Cabinet Lavoix 2 Place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

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