MELTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

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EP 1 753 563 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:
	25.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/30

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	13.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/24

(21)	Application number: 05714326.5

(22)	Date of filing: 30.03.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F27D 27/00^(2010.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/AU2005/000457

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/095026 (13.10.2005 Gazette 2005/41)

(54)	MELTING APPARATUS AND METHOD SCHMELZVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE FUSION

(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

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Priority:

30.03.2004 AU 2004901679

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	21.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/08

(73)	Proprietor: Hindenlang GmbH
	74931 Lobbach (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	BAEKKEDAL, Dag c/-Nordiske Industriovner A/S N-2335 Stange (NO) BOLSTAD, Jan August N-3960 Stathelle (NO) MCGLADE, Paul Brisbane, Queensland 4001 (AU) CALVI, John Adrian Melbourne, Victoria 3165 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Ullrich & Naumann
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schneidmühlstrasse 21 69115 Heidelberg 69115 Heidelberg (DE)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 1 229 250
CA-A1- 2 451 735
US-A- 3 935 003
US-A- 4 322 245
US-A- 4 931 091
US-A- 5 984 999
US-A- 6 074 455

EP-A2- 0 418 481
JP-A- 62 099 423
US-A- 3 997 336
US-A- 4 572 485
US-A- 5 908 488
US-A- 6 068 812
US-A1- 2003 197 313

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