(19)
(11) EP 1 363 109 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:
08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.12.2008 Bulletin 2009/01

(21) Application number: 01906144.9

(22) Date of filing: 21.02.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01F 1/684(2006.01)
 G01F 1/69(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2001/001222
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/066936 (29.08.2002 Gazette 2002/35)

(54)

FLOWMETER WITH RESISTOR HEATER

STRÖMUNGSMESSER MIT WIDERSTANDSHEIZELEMENT

DEBITMETRE AVEC RESISTANCE CHAUFFANTE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(43) Date of publication of application:
19.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/47

(60) Divisional application:
08019956.5 / 2034279

(73) Proprietors:
  • Hitachi, Ltd.
    Tokyo 100-8280 (JP)
  • Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIKAWA, Hiromu, Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • IGARASHI, Shinya, Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • KOZAWA, Masayuki, Automotive Products, Hitachi, Ltd
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • SAITOU, Naoki, Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)
  • SAITOU, Takayuki, Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd
    Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-0062 (JP)

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(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 0 708 315
JP-A- 11 014 421
US-A- 5 325 712
US-A- 5 780 735
 JP-A- 6 265 385
US-A- 4 478 075
US-A- 5 404 753
   
       
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