METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMO-MECHANICAL CONTROLLED ROLLING OF METAL PLATES AND STRIPS - Patent 2111309

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EP 2 111 309 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44

(21)	Application number: 08707621.2

(22)	Date of filing: 08.02.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B21B 39/00^(2006.01)

C21D 8/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2008/000976

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/098709 (21.08.2008 Gazette 2008/34)

(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

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Priority:

16.02.2007 EP 07270012

(71)	Applicant: Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Ltd.
	Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch Dorset BH23 6EW (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHAMPION, Nick Sheffield S7 2BR (GB) CLARK, Michael, Trevor Sheffield S17 3DB (GB) SCHMIDT, Birger 09618 Brand-Erbisdorf (DE) STEEPER, Michael, Mick Sheffield S20 5JS (GB)

(74)	Representative: Maier, Daniel Oliver et al
	Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München 80506 München (DE)

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