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(11) EP 1 579 918 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:
29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.09.2011 Bulletin 2011/38

(21) Application number: 03768302.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.12.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B04B 3/04(2006.01)
 B04B 15/12(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2003/016873
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/058410 (15.07.2004 Gazette 2004/29)

(54)

CENTRIFUGAL MACHINE

ZENTRIFUGE

CENTRIFUGEUSE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE GB

(30) Priority: 26.12.2002 JP 2002013612
26.12.2002 JP 2002013613

(43) Date of publication of application:
28.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/39

(60) Divisional application:
09008729.7 / 2108458

(73) Proprietors:
  • TOMOE Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 1410032 (JP)
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Tokyo 108-0014 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • FUJIMOTO, Koji, c/o TOMOE Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032 (JP)
  • ONODERA, Atsushi, c/o TOMOE Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 (JP)
  • OHASHI, Jun, c/o TOMOE Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 (JP)
  • NUMATA, Motoki, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 806-0004 (JP)
  • ISOGAI, Takayuki, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 806-0004 (JP)
  • FUKUDA, Katsunori
    Matsuyama-shi, Ehime 791-8057 (JP)

(74) Representative: Winkler, Andreas Fritz Ernst 
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
BE-A- 445 623
JP-A- 62 019 266
JP-A- 2002 018 320
US-A- 3 438 501
US-B1- 6 478 163
 JP-A- 10 028 899
JP-A- 2000 350 946
JP-A- 2003 093 924
US-A- 5 942 130
   
       
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