APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING MOLTEN METAL FROM A VESSEL TO ANOTHER VESSEL - Patent 1624986

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EP 1 624 986 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.07.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/07

(21)	Application number: 04733384.4

(22)	Date of filing: 17.05.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B22D 41/00^(1968.09)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2004/002122

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/101199 (25.11.2004 Gazette 2004/48)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

16.05.2003 GB 0311292

(71)	Applicant: EMP Technologies Limited
	Stretton, Burton on Trent DE13 0BB (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	PEEL, Alan Michael Hathersage, Hope Valley S32 1AZ (GB) HOWITT, Roger Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9RQ (GB)

(74)	Representative: Pawlyn, Anthony Neil
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

(54)	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING MOLTEN METAL FROM A VESSEL TO ANOTHER VESSEL