(19)
(11) EP 1 597 285 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:
22.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/08

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

(21) Application number: 04715379.6

(22) Date of filing: 27.02.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08C 19/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2004/000827
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/076492 (10.09.2004 Gazette 2004/37)

(54)

RUBBER TREATMENT METHOD

GUMMIBEHANDLUNGSMETHODE

PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DU CAOUTCHOUC

(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

(30) Priority: 28.02.2003 GB 0304574

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47

(73) Proprietor: Recyclatech Group Limited
Edinburgh, EH9 3JF (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHRISTOFI, Nicholas
    Edinburgh EH16 6GH (GB)
  • MORTON, John Geoffrey
    Edinburgh EH9 1ND (GB)
  • BOND, David Edward
    Balerno, Edinburgh EH14 5SX (GB)

(74) Representative: Main, Malcolm Charles 
Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL
Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
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US-A- 5 854 058
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  • ARENSKOTTER ET AL: "Taxonomic characterization of two rubber degrading bacteria belonging to the species Gordonia polyisoprenivorans and analysis of hyper variable regions of 16S rDNA sequences" FEMS MICROBIOLOLGY LETTERS, vol. 205, no. 2, 15 November 2001 (2001-11-15), pages 277-282, XP002292422
   
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