(19)
(11) EP 1 537 249 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.07.2004

(43) Date of publication:
08.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/23

(21) Application number: 03754452.5

(22) Date of filing: 05.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C22C 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/027856
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/024964 (25.03.2004 Gazette 2004/13)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 13.09.2002 US 410592 P

(71) Applicants:
  • olin Corporation
    Clayton,Missouri 63105-3443 (US)
  • Wieland-Werke AG
    89070 Ulm (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • CARON, Ronald, N.
    Branford, CT 06405 (US)
  • ROBINSON, Peter, W.
    Glen Carbon, IL 62034 (US)
  • TYLER, Derek, E.
    Cheshire, CT 06410 (US)
  • BOEGEL, Andreas
    D-89264 Weissenhorn (DE)
  • KUHN, Hans-Achim
    D-89257 Illertissen (DE)
  • SEEGER, Joerg
    D-89073 Ulm (DE)

(74) Representative: Richter, Thomas Kurt Reinhold 
PatentanwaltRiedgaustrasse 15
81673 München
81673 München (DE)

   


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