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(11) EP 1 443 152 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:
17.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/33

(21) Application number: 04009242.1

(22) Date of filing: 24.11.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E03D 11/13(2006.01)
A47K 13/26(2006.01)
E03D 9/08(2006.01)
E03C 1/10(2006.01)
 E03D 11/00(2006.01)
E03D 3/00(2006.01)
E03D 11/08(2006.01)

(54)

Tankless toilet

Toilette ohne Spülkasten

Toilette sans réservoir de chasse d'eau

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 29.11.1999 JP 33850599
03.12.1999 JP 34509399
11.01.2000 JP 2000002384
09.06.2000 JP 2000173040
09.06.2000 JP 2000173042
11.07.2000 JP 2000209692

(43) Date of publication of application:
04.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/32

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
00977928.1 / 1234921

(73) Proprietor: INAX CORPORATION
Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • TOMITA, Katsunori
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)
  • SHIRAI, Yasuhiro
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)
  • MIWA, Koji
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)
  • ITO, Kenichi
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)
  • IDOTA, Takanori
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)
  • MIZUTANI, Masataka
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)
  • MATUSHITA, Toshiaki
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi 479-8585 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 390 213
EP-A- 0 945 557
US-A- 1 928 717
US-A- 5 987 660
 EP-A- 0 837 193
US-A- 1 111 747
US-A- 4 642 820
   
       
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