(19)
(11) EP 1 059 166 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:
21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/50

(21) Application number: 00201866.1

(22) Date of filing: 25.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41F 23/04

(54)

Method and apparatus for drying printed materials

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Trocknen von Druckerzeugnissen

Procédé et dispositif pour sécher des produits imprimés

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

(30) Priority: 07.06.1999 NL 1012251

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/50

(73) Proprietor: Roto Smeets De Boer Holding B.V.
1216 GK Hilversum (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Van den Bosch, Petrus Wilhelmus Johannes Maria
    4711 CJ Willebrord (NL)

(74) Representative: Dokter, Hendrik Daniel et al
Octrooibureau Dokter P.O. Box 657
7300 AR Apeldoorn
7300 AR Apeldoorn (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
FR-A- 1 140 692
US-A- 3 259 992
 FR-A- 1 144 031
   
       
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