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(11) EP 2 103 223 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:
18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/23

(21) Application number: 08005019.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.03.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A23G 1/12(2006.01)
 B02C 4/32(2006.01)

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Method of controlling a process in which the particle size of a material is reduced, a machine for reducing the particle size of a material and a method of calibrating such a machine

Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Prozesses, bei dem die Teilchengröße eines Materials verkleinert wird, Maschine zur Verkleinerung der Teilchengröße eines Materials und Verfahren zur Eichung einer solchen Maschine

Procédé de contrôle d'un processus dans lequel la taille de la particule d'un matériau est réduite, machine pour réduire la taille de la particule d'un matériau et procédé d'étalonnage d'une telle machine

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/39

(73) Proprietor: Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
Northfield, IL 60093 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bernauer, Hans-Peter
    79540 Lörrach (DE)
  • Stankmann, Wolfgang
    68128 Village Neuf (FR)
  • Sill, Jürgen
    79650 Schopfheim (DE)
  • Balzer, Olaf
    79539 Lörrach (DE)
  • Mecklenburg, Oliver
    79639 Grenzach/Wyhlen (DE)
  • Merten, Jörg
    79650 Schopfheim (DE)
  • Derijck, Bruno
    79539 Lörrach (DE)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 953 291
DE-A1- 4 226 158
FR-A- 2 512 691
US-A- 3 445 070
 DE-A1- 3 707 745
DE-C1- 19 618 077
US-A- 3 372 878
US-A- 5 154 364
   
       
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