(19)
(11) EP 1 222 725 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:
26.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/48

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
18.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/25

(21) Application number: 00946814.1

(22) Date of filing: 15.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H03H 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2000/016518
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/077907 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(54)

UNIVERSAL MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMMON CONDUCTIVE SHIELD STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY AND ENERGY CONDITIONING

UNIVERSELLE MULTIFUNKTIONELLE GEMEINSAME ABSCHIRMSTRUKTUR FÜR ELEKTRISCHE SCHALTUNG UND ENERGIEANPASSUNG

STRUCTURE DE BLINDAGE CONDUCTRICE COMMUNE POLYVALENTE UNIVERSELLE DESTINEE A UN CIRCUIT ELECTRIQUE ET DE CONDITIONNEMENT D'ENERGIE

(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: 15.06.1999 US 139182 P
03.08.1999 US 146987 P
12.11.1999 US 165035 P
13.12.1999 US 460218
03.02.2000 US 180101 P
28.02.2000 US 185320 P
22.03.2000 US 191196 P
28.04.2000 US 200327 P
12.05.2000 US 203863 P
26.05.2000 US 579606

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/29

(73) Proprietor: X2Y Attenuators, L.L.C.
Erie, PA 16506 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ANTHONY, Anthony A.
    Erie, Pennsylvania 16505 (US)
  • ANTHONY, William M.
    Erie, Pennsylvania 16506 (US)

(74) Representative: Fritsche, Rainer 
Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Patentanwälte Arnulfstrasse 25
80335 München
80335 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 140 497
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