CATHODE COLLECTOR BAR WITH SPACER FOR IMPROVED HEAT BALANCE - Patent 1147246

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EP 1 147 246 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/43

(21)	Application number: 00970713.4

(22)	Date of filing: 10.10.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C25C 3/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0027/936

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0127/353 (19.04.2001 Gazette 2001/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

13.10.1999 US 416767
10.04.2000 US 546273

(71)	Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
	Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5858 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HOMLEY, Graham E.,Alcoa of Australia Portland, VIC 3305 (AU) GAUTHIER, ClaudeAluminerie Lauralco, Inc. Deschambault, Quebec G0A 1S0 (CA) PEARSON, LouiseAluminerie Lauralco, Inc. Deschambault, Quebec G0A 1S0 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer
	Ladas & Parry,Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München 80335 München (DE)

(54)	CATHODE COLLECTOR BAR WITH SPACER FOR IMPROVED HEAT BALANCE