ULTRASENSITIVE SURVEILLANCE OF SENSORS AND PROCESSES

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EP 1 055 239 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:
	07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	22.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/12

(21)	Application number: 99903131.3

(22)	Date of filing: 14.01.1999

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G21C 7/00^(2006.01)
G05B 23/00^(2006.01)

G21C 17/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1999/000956

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1999/036920 (22.07.1999 Gazette 1999/29)

(54)	ULTRASENSITIVE SURVEILLANCE OF SENSORS AND PROCESSES ULTRASENSITIVE ÜBERWACHUNG VON SENSOREN UND PROZESSEN SURVEILLANCE ULTRASENSIBLE DE CAPTEURS ET DES PROCEDES

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

14.01.1998 US 6713

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	29.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/48

(73)	Proprietor: Arch Development Corporation
	Chicago, IL 60637 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WEGERICH, Stephan, W. Glendale Heights, IL 60139 (US) JARMAN, Kristin, K. Richland, WA 99352 (US) GROSS, Kenneth, C. Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, John et al
	Barker Brettell, 138 Hagley Road, Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)

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References cited: :

WO-A-97/14105
US-A- 5 223 207
US-A- 5 459 675
US-A- 5 629 872

WO-A-97/49011
US-A- 5 410 492
US-A- 5 586 066

SINGER ET AL.: "Model-based nuclear power plant monitoring and fault detection: theoretical foundations" INTELLIGENT SYSTEM APPLICATION TO POWER SYSTEMS (ISAP'97), 1997, pages 60-65, XP001070043 Seoul, Korea
GROSS ET AL.: "Application of a model-based fault detection system to nuclear plant signals" INTELLIGENT SYSTEM APPLICATION TO POWER SYSTEMS (ISAP'97), 1997, pages 66-70, XP001070044 Seoul, Korea

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