Method and arrangement for controlling a glow discharge plasma under atmospheric conditions

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EP 1 626 613 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:
	07.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/10

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	13.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/50

(21)	Application number: 04077286.5

(22)	Date of filing: 13.08.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H05H 1/24^(2006.01)

H01J 37/32^(2006.01)

(54)	Method and arrangement for controlling a glow discharge plasma under atmospheric conditions Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Steuerung eines Glühentladungsplasmas unter atmosphärischem Druck Procédé et système pour contrôler un plasma de décharge luminescente sous pression atmosphérique

(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

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

(73)	Proprietor: Fuji Film Manufacturing Europe B.V.
	5047 TK Tilburg (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	De Vries, Hindrik Willem 5045 CM Tilburg (NL) Kamiyama, Yoichiro 5045 MD Tilburg (NL) Bouwstra, Jan Bastiaan 3721 AJ Bilthoven (NL) Van de Sanden, Mauritius Cornelius Maria 5017 JH Tilburg (NL) Aldea, Eugen 5611 SZ Eindhoven (NL) Peeters, Paul 5615 NC Eindhoven (NL)

(74)	Representative: Dohmen, Johannes Maria Gerardus et al
	Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven 5600 AP Eindhoven (NL)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 1 381 257
US-A1- 2001 001 435

EP-A- 1 403 902

BLETZINGER P ET AL: "The effect of displacement current on fast-pulsed dielectric barrier discharges" JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D (APPLIED PHYSICS) IOP PUBLISHING UK, vol. 36, no. 13, 18 June 2003 (2003-06-18), pages 1550-1552, XP002310826 ISSN: 0022-3727
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 14, 31 December 1998 (1998-12-31) & JP 10 247072 A (PIONEER ELECTRON CORP), 14 September 1998 (1998-09-14)
DATABASE WPI Section PQ, Week 200265 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class P85, AN 2002-605420 XP002310827 & KR 2002 018 902 A (ORION ELECTRIC CO LTD) 9 March 2002 (2002-03-09)

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