(19)
(11) EP 1 960 262 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:
23.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/52

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/45

(21) Application number: 06829535.1

(22) Date of filing: 12.12.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B64C 9/32(2006.01)
 B64C 23/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2006/011954
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/068450 (21.06.2007 Gazette 2007/25)

(54)

RUDDER OF A COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

SEITENRUDER FÜR EIN VERKEHRSFLUGZEUG

GOUVERNE DE DIRECTION D'UN AERONEF COMMERCIAL

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 13.12.2005 DE 102005059370

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35

(73) Proprietor: Airbus Operations GmbH
21129 Hamburg (DE)

(72) Inventor:
  • BENDER, Klaus
    22765 Hamburg (DE)

(74) Representative: Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH 
Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München
80335 München (DE)


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GB-A- 722 842
US-A- 4 290 612
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