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(11) EP 1 166 704 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:
15.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/51

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/32

(21) Application number: 01305528.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47K 10/48

(54)

Hand-driers

Händetrockner

Sèche-main

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

(30) Priority: 27.06.2000 GB 0015597

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(73) Proprietor: White, Matthew Edward Thomas
Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3PP (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • White, Matthew Edward Thomas
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3PP (GB)

(74) Representative: Coles, Graham Frederick 
Graham Coles & Co. 24 Seeleys Road
Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1SZ
Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1SZ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-A- 19 905 985
IT-B- 1 242 776
 DE-U- 7 526 106
US-A- 6 038 786
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 11, 29 November 1996 (1996-11-29) & JP 08 168449 A (YAMAZAKI:KK;SHOWA DEVICE PLANT KK), 2 July 1996 (1996-07-02)
   
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