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(11) EP 1 733 797 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:
08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/02

(21) Application number: 05727279.1

(22) Date of filing: 01.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B05B 5/057(2006.01)
 B05B 5/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2005/006496
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/097338 (20.10.2005 Gazette 2005/42)

(54)

ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER

ELEKTROSTATISCHER ZERSTÄUBER

VAPORISATEUR ÉLECTROSTATIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 08.04.2004 JP 2004114364
21.06.2004 JP 2004182920
26.01.2005 JP 2005018682

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/51

(73) Proprietor: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
Kadoma-shi Osaka (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • IMAHORI, Osamu c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • HIRAI, Toshihisa c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • SUGAWA, Akihide c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • MIHARA, Fumio c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • AKISADA, Shousuke c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • WATANABE, Tomoharu c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • YOSHIOKA, Hirokazu c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • KOBAYASHI, Kentaro c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • MURASE, Shinya c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • HIRAI, Kouichi c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)
  • IMAI, Junji c/o Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686 (JP)

(74) Representative: Appelt, Christian W. 
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
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JP-A- 2001 286 546
JP-A- 2003 014 261
JP-B2- 3 260 150
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JP-A- 2002 203 657
JP-A- 2003 079 714
   
       
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