A FLEXIBLE TENSIONED STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF CALCULATING SUCH A STRUCTURE - Patent 1386046

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EP 1 386 046 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/06

(21)	Application number: 02729666.4

(22)	Date of filing: 02.05.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E04H 15/18, E04B 7/14

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/BE2002/000068

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/090691 (14.11.2002 Gazette 2002/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

10.05.2001 EP 01870099

(71)	Applicant: VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
	1050 Brussel (BE)

(72)	Inventor:
	HEBBELINCK, Sven B-9400 Ninove (BE)

(74)	Representative: Van Malderen, Joelle et al
	Office Van Malderen,Place Reine Fabiola 6/1 1083 Bruxelles 1083 Bruxelles (BE)

(54)	A FLEXIBLE TENSIONED STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF CALCULATING SUCH A STRUCTURE