(19)
(11) EP 1 075 632 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:
28.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/39

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/30

(21) Application number: 99917686.0

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F25C 3/04
(86) International application number:
PCT/AU1999/000312
(87) International publication number:
WO 1999/056067 (04.11.1999 Gazette 1999/44)

(54)

SNOW MAKING METHOD AND APPARATUS

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR SCHNEEERZEUGUNG

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR FABRIQUER DE LA NEIGE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 23.04.1998 AU PP312098

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/07

(73) Proprietor: Snow Factories S.A.
Bruxelles (BE)

(72) Inventor:
  • BUCCERI, Alfio
    Queensland 4051 (AU)

(74) Representative: Evens, Paul Jonathan et al
Maguire Boss, 5 Crown Street St. Ives,
Cambridgeshire PE27 5EB
Cambridgeshire PE27 5EB (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
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FR-A- 2 613 639
US-A- 2 519 844
 DE-A- 1 915 337
NL-A- 7 411 523
   
  • DATABASE WPI Week 197620, Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 1976-E5461X, XP002949897 & DE 25 48 338 A (ETR ETUD TECHN REA) 06 May 1976
   
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