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(11) EP 1 546 421 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.06.2004

(43) Date of publication:
29.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/26

(21) Application number: 03759315.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C22C 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/029552
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/027101 (01.04.2004 Gazette 2004/14)
(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: 20.09.2002 US 411872 P
14.11.2002 US 293694

(71) Applicant: SPX Corporation
Charlotte,North Carolina 28277 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SHA, Deepak
    Worcester, MA 01609 (US)
  • APELIAN, Diran
    West Boylston, MA 01583 (US)
  • DASGUPTA, Rathindra
    Portage, MI 49024 (US)

(74) Representative: Lang, Friedrich, Dipl.-Ing. 
Patentanwälte Lang & TomeriusPostfach 15 13 24
80048 München
80048 München (DE)

   


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