(19)
(11) EP 1 174 384 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:
07.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/49

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/40

(21) Application number: 01660138.7

(22) Date of filing: 11.07.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66C 23/90, B66C 13/20, B25J 9/16, E02F 9/22

(54)

A method and system for guiding a boom

Verfahren und System zum Steuern eines Auslegers

Procedé et systeme pour le contrôle d'une flèche

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE SE

(30) Priority: 18.07.2000 FI 20001682

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04

(73) Proprietor: John Deere Forestry Oy
33101 Tampere (FI)

(72) Inventors:
  • Handross, Heikki
    53650 Lappeenranta (FI)
  • Kovanen, Janne
    53850 Lappeenranta (FI)

(74) Representative: Pursiainen, Timo Pekka et al
Tampereen Patenttitoimisto Oy, Hermiankatu 12B
33720 Tampere
33720 Tampere (FI)


(56) References cited: : 
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US-A- 5 785 191
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