METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A BARGE AND AN EQUIPMENT FOR CONNECTING A PUSHER TO A BARGE - Patent 1432609

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EP 1 432 609 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	30.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/27

(21)	Application number: 02758492.9

(22)	Date of filing: 09.09.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B63B 21/56, B63B 35/70

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/FI2002/000723

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/022674 (20.03.2003 Gazette 2003/12)

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

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Priority:

07.09.2001 FI 20011781
02.08.2002 FI 20021441

(71)	Applicant: Oy Acomarin Engineering Ltd.
	21111 Naantali (FI)

(72)	Inventor:
	LAIHO, Kari FIN-21110 Naantali (FI)

(74)	Representative: Pirhonen, Kari Lennart
	Patenttitoimisto Kari Pirhonen Oy,P.O. Box 71 20101 Turku 20101 Turku (FI)

(54)	METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A BARGE AND AN EQUIPMENT FOR CONNECTING A PUSHER TO A BARGE