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(11) EP 0 997 064 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:
14.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/04

(21) Application number: 99308655.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.11.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01C 7/10, A01C 15/00, A01M 7/00, A01C 17/00, A01C 23/00

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Primer system for agricultural product distribution machines

Startvorrichtung für Verteilmaschinen von landwirtschaftlichen Produkten

Dispositif de démarrage pour machines de distribution de produits agricoles

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 30.10.1998 CA 2252321

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18

(73) Proprietor: CNH Canada Ltd.
Toronto, ON, M5X 1B8 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lang, Francis G.
    Saskatoon, SK S7H 4S9 (CA)
  • Benneweis, Robert K.
    Saskatoon, SK, S7K 4V9 (CA)
  • Durant, Shane Curtis
    Saskatoon, SK, S7S 1C7 (CA)
  • Weisberg, Paul Gerhard
    Saskatoon, SK, S7J 5E5 (CA)
  • Neudorf, Blake Robert
    Langham, SK, S0K 2L0 (CA)
  • Hundeby, David Robert
    Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3J7 (CA)
  • Mayerle, Dean Jay
    Sasaktoon, SK, S7S 1J9 (CA)

(74) Representative: Messulam, Alec Moses 
A. Messulam & Co. Ltd., 43-45 High Road
Bushey Heath, Herts WD23 1EE
Bushey Heath, Herts WD23 1EE (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 308 154
US-A- 3 904 129
US-A- 5 475 614
 WO-A-97/21337
US-A- 4 991 341
   
       
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