(19)
(11) EP 1 194 822 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:
02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21

(21) Application number: 00939852.0

(22) Date of filing: 13.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G05D 7/00(2006.01)
F17D 5/04(2006.01)
 G01M 3/28(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2000/016258
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/077587 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(54)

ANNULAR FLUID MANIPULATION IN LINED TUBULAR SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE COMPONENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FLOW INTEGRITY

VERÄNDERUNGEN IN RINGFÖRMIG FLIESSENDEN FLÜSSIGKEITEN IN AUSGEKLEIDETEN RÖHRENFÖRMIGEN SYSTEMEN UM DIE EIGENSCHAFTEN DER MECHANISCHEN TEILE UND DER DURCHFLUSSINTEGRITÄT ZU ERHÖHEN

MANIPULATION DE FLUIDES ANNULAIRES DANS DES SYSTEMES TUBULAIRES GARNIS POUR AMELIORER LES PROPRIETES MECANIQUES DES COMPOSANTS ET L'INTEGRITE DE L'ECOULEMENT

(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: 14.06.1999 US 138814 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15

(60) Divisional application:
05106425.1 / 1596265

(73) Proprietor: Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Chesterfield MO 63004 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • TAYLOR, Jack, Curtis
    Conroe, TX 77385 (US)

(74) Representative: Vinazzer, Edith 
European Patent Attorney Schönburgstrasse 11/7
1040 Wien
1040 Wien (AT)


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US-A- 4 338 812
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