(19)
(11) EP 1 697 709 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:
28.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/13

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03

(21) Application number: 04808178.0

(22) Date of filing: 27.12.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01L 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2004/019828
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/064299 (14.07.2005 Gazette 2005/28)

(54)

CONVEX OR CONCAVE SURFACE CURVATURE AMPLIFYING DEVICE AND CONVEX OR CONCAVE SURFACE CURVATURE DETECTING METHOD USING THE SAME

VERSTÄRKUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE KONVEXE ODER KONKAVE OBERFLÄCHENKRÜMMUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM DETEKTIEREN EINER KONVEXEN ODER KONKAVEN OBERFLÄCHENKRÜMMUNG DAMIT

DISPOSITIF D'AMPLIFICATION DU COURBURE DU SURFACE CONVEXE OU CONCAVE ET PROCEDE DE DETECTION UNE COURBURE DE SURFACE CONVEXE OU CONCAVE L'UTILISANT

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 26.12.2003 JP 2003435068
31.03.2004 JP 2004106923

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/36

(73) Proprietors:
  • Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Aichi-ken 471-8572 (JP)
  • Sano, Akihito
    Motosu-gun, Gifu-ken 501-0431 (JP)
  • Mochiyama, Hiromi
    Aichi-ken 456-0035 (JP)
  • Takesue, Naoyuki
    Tenpaku-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 468-0003 (JP)
  • Kikuuwe, Ryo
    Nagoya-shi Aichi 461-0001 (JP)
  • Fujimoto, Hideo
    Nagoya-shi Aichi 460-0022 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • SANO, Akihito
    501-0431 (JP)
  • MOCHIYAMA, Hiromi
    Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken 456-0035 (JP)
  • TAKESUE, Naoyuki
    Nagoya-shi Aichi-Ken 468-0003 (JP)
  • KIKUUWE, Ryo
    Nagoya-shi Aichi-Ken 461-0001 (JP)
  • FUJIMOTO, Hideo
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-Ken 460-0022 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen, Rainer-Andreas 
Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Fresing
85354 Fresing (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-00/66970
US-A- 5 946 727
US-B1- 6 179 790
 WO-A-02/37466
US-A- 5 989 199
US-B1- 6 445 284
   
       
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